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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 world’s best and the brightest scientists and engineers are given crucial resources for success.

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The gray revolution: Fundraising within the older adult space

TechCrunch

We see an emphasis on young founders (“40 Under 40”), innovative ideas and disruptive challenges to legacy brands, incumbent companies and “old” ways of thinking. billion in 2050. Lawrence Kosick is the co-founder of GetSetUp , the largest online learning community designed specifically for older adults. per year (compared with 0.8%

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Hopper raises $170M and partners with Capital One on a new cardholder travel booking portal

TechCrunch

This is Hopper’s second raise in a year that has been marked by turmoil for the travel industry, owing to the disruptions caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. And one that’s working really surprisingly well is the disruption insurance.”

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Finishing is the ripest for disruption. According to UN forecasts, the number of people living in cities is expected to double by 2050, growing from 3.5 This is an indication that the industry is ready for disruption. Something in both the masonry and bricklayer arena as well as framing would be interesting.

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FarmSense uses sensors and machine learning to bug-proof crops

TechCrunch

And with the continual disruption caused by COVID-19, it’s difficult to imagine a world that isn’t keenly aware of how biosecurity’s successes — or failures — ripple throughout our myriad systems.

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Accelerating Sustainable Food Business Solutions to Reshape Our Cities

Impact Hub

The UN predicts that by 2050, this proportion will rise to more than two thirds. In early 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting food supply chains across the planet, it was time to double down on the Feeding the City mission. More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities and urban areas. Photo: Kina Mama.

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The biggest moonshots in YC’s S22 batch

TechCrunch

That’s a whole lot of potential mouths to feed; seafood consumption is poised to nearly double by 2050, per researchers at Stanford. The BNPL space is difficult for a variety of reasons, and to still be disrupting in the category — despite public market rumblings — is impressive. – Harri Weber.