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TechCrunch+ roundup: Cell-cultured meat, alternative financing, avoiding tech debt

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But a United Nations report estimates that we’ll need to double global food production by 2050 to meet the needs of 10 billion people. Use alternative financing to fuel VC-level growth without diluting ownership. Use alternative financing to fuel VC-level growth without diluting ownership. 3 views on CES 2022.

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

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Global growth of sustainable investing strategies 2016-2020 (The 2020 GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT REVIEW by Global Sustainable Investment Alliance) This wave of change is sweeping across various stakeholders. Here, environmental stalwart Lee Yu-jin shed light on strategies for carbon neutrality and green growth.

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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. That same strategy will likely apply to other aspects of the company’s services, as well.

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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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Mistaking performance for competence

TechCrunch

Kelly Chen, DCVC: Robotics startups have an additional layer to their banking relationship, typically tying equipment financing and other debt structures to banking. Murielle Thinard McLane, Intuitive Ventures: Robotics capitalization strategies will shift. Fair enough.