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AI-driven energy startup Octopus hits $2B mark after $200M investment from Tokyo Gas

TechCrunch

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has set a target of reaching net-zero by 2050. Residential renewable energy developer Swell is raising $450 million for distributed power projects in three states. Japanese renewables lag the U.K. by 50% (renewables in Japan in 2019 accounted for 18.9% of electricity versus 37.9% in the U.K.),

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Longevity startup Longevica plans to launch supplements based on long-term research

TechCrunch

The longevity space is a growing sector for tech startups. Longevica’s CEO Aynar Abdrakhmanov, backing up his company’s aim to tap the desire for people to live longer, said: “According to the WHO, by 2050, 2 billion people will be 60+ years old. It now aims to produce medicines, dietary supplements and food products.

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AppHarvest is now APPH: Rise of the Rest’s First Publicly Traded Company

Revolution

the company’s DNA is wired with an urgency that meets the moment: the United Nations has predicted that by 2050 we will need up to 50% more food to meet a rising population and growing middle class. It is a pioneer in what the American startups of the future can?—?and But in reality –and without jest?—?the and should?—?look look like.

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Rebranded Toyota Ventures invests $300 million in emerging tech and carbon neutrality 

TechCrunch

So while Toyota Ventures’ investment approach isn’t changing, it’s broadening the scope of startups it will consider investing in. . “AI Startups are experiments in the marketplace, and this is a way for us to understand and get comfortable with where innovations are coming from.” . We think carbon capture and storage will play a role.

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ZEBOX, an incubator for supply chain startups, launches its Asia hub in Singapore

TechCrunch

The APAC hub is backed by Enterprise Singapore, a board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry to foster SME development, and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, alongside industry partners Bureau Veritas Marine and Offshore, PSA unboXed and Synergy Marine Group.

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IFC launches new platform to bolster digital economy in Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan

AsiaTechDaily

This will be used to strengthen venture capital ecosystems and invest in early-stage companies in order to address development challenges through technological innovations in climate, health care, education, agriculture, e-commerce, and other sectors. But despite all these, growth potentials remained enormous across these regions.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

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One of the most common areas of attention respondents highlighted were startups focused on construction and manufacturing. Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t? According to UN forecasts, the number of people living in cities is expected to double by 2050, growing from 3.5