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Is cell-cultured meat ready for prime time?

TechCrunch

Across cultures and geographies, animals have been such a vital part of the food chain that it’s hard to imagine a world where animals are not put to the knife to produce protein. Cell-cultured meat is one such source. Investments in this sector are heating up, though. Friederike Grosse-Holz. High steaks.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Cell-cultured meat, alternative financing, avoiding tech debt

TechCrunch

But a United Nations report estimates that we’ll need to double global food production by 2050 to meet the needs of 10 billion people. Is cell-cultured meat ready for prime time? Rising demand for meat is driven in part by the rise of a global middle class. So it is good there are so many players and a space for them.”.

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Make accessibility part of your startup’s products and culture from day one

TechCrunch

Moreover, the world’s population of those who are 60 and older is expected to reach 2 billion by 2050, up from 900 million in 2015. Being proactive about your hires and making sure they will contribute to a culture of accessibility and inclusion will save you major headaches. It’s not woven into the business culture.

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Berkeley Yeast, S2G dish on the future of beer, meat and more at TC Disrupt 2023

TechCrunch

On the bright-ish side, research shows that 69% of Americans want our nation to become carbon neutral by 2050. Will we make room on our plates for lab-cultured meat or pour frosty mugs of genetically modified beer? Can we really preserve beer, meat and other cultural touchstones — like coffee and wine — while mitigating climate chaos?

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Rebuilding the California Dream 

Andreessen Horowitz

California has long been ground zero for the new: new technologies, new frontiers, new arts and culture. From a cultural perspective, I grew up on a diet of Hollywood culture and movies and TV shows. And so, there’s a lot of cultural heritage and history of that. And I think there were two influences.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Matt Murphy and Grace Ge, Menlo Ventures Which trends are you most excited about in construction robotics from an investing perspective? We are active in construction with investments such as HOVER and Fieldwire and believe the entire sector is right for a digital and automation overhaul. About 10 percent of our time.