TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Marie Ekeland has unveiled her next act — and it’s a new fund called 2050. But it’s not your average French VC fund as it’s going to be an evergreen fund focused on building a better world. If you’re not familiar with Marie Ekeland, she used to be an investor at French VC firm Elaia. Let’s start with the investment thesis.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

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.

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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 first highlights the growth of venture capital on the continent over the past six years; within this period, investments in African startups have grown 18x. The continent’s investment story.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

Over the past decade, some of the biggest names in the tech, VC, automotive and aerospace industries have poured millions of dollars into developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. And that investment trend shows no sign of slowing any time soon.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. 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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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

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. Not that dream is subsidized by VC.” As REEF acknowledges, cities are the future.

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