Remove 2050 Remove development Remove enablement Remove financing
article thumbnail

Banyan wants to unlock financing for a (more) sustainable future

TechCrunch

When it comes to sustainable infrastructure development, technology is making terrific leaps and bounds. For one thing, the processes remain largely manual, with financing in this sector remaining reliant on emails, spreadsheets and documents in a variety of formats. The money to make it happen, however?

article thumbnail

SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the world’s next bread basket, one solar water pump at a time

TechCrunch

The world’s food supply must double by the year 2050 to meet the demands of a growing population, according to a report from the United Nations. “We have to double the amount of food we have to create by 2050, and if you look at where there are enough resources to grow food — all signs point to Africa.

energy 89
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Energy X secures $20M at $120M valuation to slash building sector emissions

TechCrunch

Countries worldwide have pledged to reduce their energy usage and reach net-zero energy targets by 2050. The steep environmental cost and looming deadlines inspired Energy X, a Seoul-based startup and marketplace that “enables the construction of zero-energy buildings,” from architectural design to completion of construction.

energy 97
article thumbnail

Minna Technologies, a subscription management tool for banking customers, raises $18.8M

TechCrunch

Founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2016, Minna enables customers to manage subscription services via their existing bank’s app. IDC predicts that by 2050, 50% of the world’s largest enterprises will focus the majority of their businesses on digitally enhanced products, services and experiences. It has now raised $18.8 million (€15.5

article thumbnail

TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Travis Connors, Building Ventures At Building Ventures, we see enormous opportunities developing for the use of robotics in construction over the next 20 years. AI has also begun to play a bigger role in the construction supply chain, production scheduling, labor management, insurance and financing, risk assessment etc.

article thumbnail

Backed by Epic Games, distributed computing startup Hadean nabs $30M to power the metaverse

TechCrunch

At its core, Hadean is all about helping developers scale their codebase to support software that requires significant computing power, something that Minecraft demands particularly when it involves multiplayer engagement across the internet. and metaverse applications.

startup 98
article thumbnail

REEF Technology raises $700M from SoftBank and others to remake parking lots

TechCrunch

SoftBank and Mubadala are joining private equity and financial investment giants Oaktree, UBS Asset Management and the European venture capital firm Target Global in providing the cash for the massive equity financing. on potential partnerships). . “We’re building a platform of proximity,” says Ojalvo.