Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Together, we aim to mitigate the negative impact of climate change and help to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming below 2°C by 2050. Impact Hub supports 24.000+ impact-driven entrepreneurs and innovators by connecting them with 100s of organizations, investors and the public sector. About Impact Hub.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Two years ago, South Korea unveiled a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. I spoke with Sopoong chief executive Max Sang-Yeop Han , a serial entrepreneur who joined Sopoong in 2016 and acquired the firm in 2019, to learn about the VC’s plans. Getting there will be another story. Sopoong has closed on around $8 million (10.3

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

He said IFC’s Venture Capital Platform will help tech companies and entrepreneurs expand during a time of capital shortage, thus creating scalable investment opportunities and backing countries’ efforts to build transformative tech ecosystems. But despite all these, growth potentials remained enormous across these regions.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

By that same token, the new Climate Fund seeks to invest in startups that can help Toyota accelerate its goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. The fund is accepting online pitches on its website from entrepreneurs seeking early-stage funding.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

An aviator, entrepreneur and investor, Cyrus Sigari is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on the AAM and eVTOL aircraft industries, which Morgan Stanley predicts will become a $9 trillion global market by 2050.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 20, 2023

According to a recent McKinsey report , reaching net zero by 2050 could require a 60% increase in capital spending on physical assets compared to current levels. trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5 The total investment needed amounts to $9.2 trillion annually allocated to low-emissions assets and enabling infrastructure.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2023

On the bright-ish side, research shows that 69% of Americans want our nation to become carbon neutral by 2050. Charles Denby: Berkeley Yeast co-founder and CEO Charles Denby is a scientist turned entrepreneur. In case you missed it, July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. clean diesel).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2020

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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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

For Val Miftakhov, the founder and chief executive of ZeroAvia and a serial entrepreneur whose last company, eMotorWerks, was sold to Enel, the flights prove out his thesis that hydrogen power is the answer for the aviation industry. “By 2050 everybody wants to be zero emission and net zero. 2050 is one vehicle lifetime away.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

The market size of Africa’s digital economy is massive and, if projections go as planned, should top $712 billion by 2050. The report, which included analysis from McKinsey & Company, says its assertions are backed by an acceleration in strong market fundamentals and the impact of the pandemic.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Investors include Flexport, Transmedia Capital, Signal Ventures, Motion Ventures, Rebel Ventures, Y Combinator (Greywing was part of its winter 2021 batch) and Entrepreneur First. Greywing was created in 2019 after founders Clarke and chief technology officer Hrishi Olickel met at Entrepreneurs First in Singapore.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 10, 2023

Impact Hub Network Global team Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp According to a recent McKinsey report , reaching net zero by 2050 could require a 60% increase in capital spending on physical assets compared to current levels. trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5 The total investment needed amounts to $9.2

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

billion tonnes of waste projected by 2050, as highlighted by the World Bank, a paradigm shift is imperative. As part of their commitment, they have initiated the Circularity Tales series, shedding light on entrepreneurs within their network leading the circular charge. To combat the looming 3.40

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 20, 2021

More than half the world’s population currently lives in cities – a proportion that will reach 70% by 2050 – which account for approximately 80% of GDP generated worldwide. Entrepreneurs are reinventing the future. LIVE with Impact Hub events are free for all our members.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

The Subak incubator launched last summer — with a goal of making a tangible difference to not-for-profit climate action by linking eco-minded entrepreneurs and projects with an ecosystem of tech innovators who know how to scale projects and create global impact.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The 2019 Institute for Policy Study on the national racial wealth gap reported if the trajectory of the past three decades continues, by 2050 the median White family will have $174,000 of wealth, while Latino median wealth will be $8,600 and Black median wealth will be $600. And before I am done, it will be the ‘City of Entrepreneurs’.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 19, 2020

The UN predicts that by 2050, this proportion will rise to more than two thirds. In 2018, Impact Hub King’s Cross kicked off an incubation program for UK-based social entrepreneurs aiming to combat the key challenges in our urban food systems. More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities and urban areas.

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Impact Hub

JUNE 4, 2022

billion tonnes of waste lingering out there by 2050 (World Bank), our current system has to change: we need to re-learn how to manage resources, rethink how we make and use products, and reflect on what we do with the materials afterwards. To avoid some catastrophic 3.40

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 16, 2016

Multi-generational office environments are now the norm, and although many entrepreneurs have written favorable articles about integrating the millennial workforce, Generation Y is still associated with entitlement, laziness and an overdependence on technology. Check us out on Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn and Instagram !

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 1, 2019

By 2050, it is estimated that 140 million people (from Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Mexico, for instance) could become climate migrants if we don’t take action very soon. So, what exactly is the fundamental problem at hand when it comes to climate change, and how can entrepreneurs and other individuals do more to make progress in this area?

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Over the last few years, we’ve seen many entrepreneurs begin to tackle challenges in the construction world using robotics and AI, ranging from data-collection to completion of actual construction tasks like electrical wiring, drywall installation, concrete pouring, pad leveling and much more. billion today to more than 7 billion.

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Impact Hub

JUNE 6, 2019

Plastic waste is expected to quadruple from 2010 to 2050 and global recycling capacity will only cover 1/3 of the waste. By 2050, it is predicted that there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans. It costs 1-2 euros per kilogram production of virgin plastic and it requires 2-3 liters to produce a 1-liter bottle.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

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.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

It’s something he’s promised to update at the start of every year until 2050, “as I will then be 95 years old, and I suspect I’ll be a little too exhausted by then to carry on arguments about why I was right or wrong on particular points.” I recommend serial entrepreneurs get some version of that tattooed somewhere on their person.

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