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

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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. For Banyan, these inefficiencies in communication and monitoring are pain points it wants to solve with its purpose-built project finance software.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

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AI has also begun to play a bigger role in the construction supply chain, production scheduling, labor management, insurance and financing, risk assessment etc. According to UN forecasts, the number of people living in cities is expected to double by 2050, growing from 3.5 billion today to more than 7 billion.

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

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The full list of (known) backers include lead investor Molten Ventures (formerly Draper Esprit), Tencent, 2050 Capital, Alumni Ventures, Aster Capital, Entrepreneur First, InQtel, and the mighty Epic Games, which also happens to be a Hadean customer. and metaverse applications.

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

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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. “We’re building a platform of proximity,” says Ojalvo. To basically build their marketplaces.”