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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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Breakthrough Energy Fellows announces 3rd Cohort to accelerate Climate-tech Innovation

American Entrepreneurship

With the goal of getting the world to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Breakthrough Energy’s fellows program seeks to help innovators accelerate their clean technology. The end goal is to fast-track the early development of novel technologies that takes them from lab to market—in view of the timeline set to meet the world’s needs.

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Pangyo Techno Valley: Leading the Charge in ESG Management and Building a Sustainable Industry Ecosystem

AsiaTechDaily

Aimed at supporting SMEs grappling with burgeoning ESG demands, this initiative also strengthens carbon reduction regulations, paving the path for 2050 carbon neutrality. Moreover, they’ve committed a whopping 260 billion won to uplift indie game developers in South Korea, fortifying the country’s gaming ecosystem.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Of the sub-verticals in construction that tend to cost the most (structural support like concrete and steel or mechanical and plumbing), not many can be automated because of the complexity of the task. According to UN forecasts, the number of people living in cities is expected to double by 2050, growing from 3.5

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NJEDA Seeks Information to Support Commercial Building Decarbonization Projects

American Entrepreneurship

(June 13, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) yesterday issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking insight from qualified stakeholders on opportunities to accelerate building decarbonization within the commercial building sector. The subject line of the e-mail should state: RFI Response-2023-RFI-180.

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ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-powered vision for aviation nets $21.4 million from Amazon, Shell and Bill Gates-backed fund

TechCrunch

ZeroAvia is now developing and testing the certification-ready ZA-600 powertrain, which can fly a 10 to 20-seat aircraft up to 500 miles, the company said. “By 2050 everybody wants to be zero emission and net zero. 2050 is one vehicle lifetime away. It will also require government intervention.

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Tanso banks a seed for its CO2 footprint software for industrial manufacturers

TechCrunch

The EU program aims to support homegrown startups to scale and the accelerator’s 2023 work program included “environmental intelligence” among a number of green tech areas of focus, aligning with the bloc’s overarching goal of becoming ‘climate neutral’ by 2050.