AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Register Healthcare infrastructure, digital health, pharma, and foodtech will be among the industries that will impact the world in 2-3 years, according to Angel Low , principal at early-stage venture capital investor and studio The Hive Southeast Asia. The Hive is a seed stage venture fund based in Palo Alto, CA.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Green hydrogen is a burgeoning sector with immense potential, anticipated to reach a market size between 450 and 600 million tons per annum (MTPA) by 2050. . “We launched Hy24 to catalyze the development of the hydrogen industry at scale by investing in hydrogen leaders and entrepreneurs,” stated Hy24 CEO Pierre-Etienne Franc.

energy

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 As part of our global environmental strategy, Impact Hub is dedicated to supporting green ventures in scaling their solutions rapidly.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

We asked three venture capital firms investing at the intersection of proptech and climate tech about how a focus on reducing emissions can trim a building’s carbon footprint and offer new opportunities for returns. trillion every year between now and 2050, according to McKinsey. Anja Rath , managing partner, PropTech1 Ventures.

real estate

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.

VC

TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

This is an especially critical area for CMA CGM Group, since its goal is to reach net zero carbon by 2050. Another is decarbonization and ZEBOX is looking at alternative fuels, net zero energy, asset recovery, green infrastructure, emissions tracking and reporting and sustainable warehousing and distribution.

incubation

TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Series A was led by SEB Private Equity, which is part of Nordic corporate bank SEB, with existing investors Brightly Ventures and Spintop Ventures also participating. million in Series A funding to step on the growth gas. The raise brings Worldfavor’s total raised to date to €13.4

sustainability

Impact Hub

AUGUST 10, 2023

Scaling green ventures: meet the innovators accelerating climate action In a world echoing with the urgent call for environmental change, the Impact Hub Network is committed to supporting innovative green ventures for a brighter tomorrow. trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5 The total investment needed amounts to $9.2

innovation

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. Rising demand for meat is driven in part by the rise of a global middle class.

culture

TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

Ford reached a deal with DTE Energy to power its electricity supply in Michigan with clean energy, a step toward its goal to become carbon neutral by 2050. BMW and Toyota will team up to produce hydrogen fuel cell vehicles starting mid-decade.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

And then the second was this period of, I would say, limited engagement between the defense community and at least some of the venture firms in the Valley and how that worked. Katherine: I want to ask: building a new city, we’ve done it many times in America, yet there’s a lot of skepticism around building a new city today.

culture

Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Circularity tales: From organic waste to alternative proteins AgriLife, a Tanzania-based venture established in 2021, is on a mission to revolutionise sustainability by transforming organic waste into a valuable resource. billion tonnes of waste projected by 2050, as highlighted by the World Bank, a paradigm shift is imperative.

sustainability

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. ” REEF Technology last mile delivery vehicle and DHL-branded vehicle. As REEF acknowledges, cities are the future.

technology

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

That’s a whole lot of potential mouths to feed; seafood consumption is poised to nearly double by 2050, per researchers at Stanford. Perhaps there is a venture market for the future of flight. – Harri Weber. When Boom came around , I figured it was a cool idea that would go precisely nowhere.

incubation

TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

That’s why so much of our robotics coverage revolves around startups and venture funding. ” Here is what they told me: Peter Barrett, Playground Global: Why the venture community decided to call in an airstrike on their portfolio companies is quite beyond me. It’s a lens through which we attempt to view technology at large.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Having the opportunity to learn from the founders you back is by far one of the most rewarding parts of being a venture capital investor. the company’s DNA is wired with an urgency that meets the moment: the United Nations has predicted that by 2050 we will need up to 50% more food to meet a rising population and growing middle class.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2020

stake, in order to launch a joint venture. Octopus will own 30% of the venture, with Tokyo Gas owning the majority. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has set a target of reaching net-zero by 2050. s Octopus Energy has attained a $2.06 billion valuation (£1.5 Japanese renewables lag the U.K. of electricity versus 37.9%

energy

TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2021

The new round — a Series C — for the Hyderabad-headquartered startup was led by Salesforce Ventures, the venture arm of the American enterprise giant. This is one of Salesforce Ventures’ rare investments in Asia. Salesforce Ventures is exploring more investment opportunities in India, he said.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 29, 2023

Register Singapore-based venture capital firm TRIREC and Thai energy innovations company INNOPOWER announced today the formation of Energy Ignition Ventures, a $100-million growth-stage fund aimed at promoting decarbonisation initiatives.

energy

TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

million in a round led by Boston fund One Way Ventures for its longevity company that will leverage AI to maximize people’s health span. Longevica’s CEO Aynar Abdrakhmanov, backing up his company’s aim to tap the desire for people to live longer, said: “According to the WHO, by 2050, 2 billion people will be 60+ years old.

startup

TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The deal could pave the way for a new business that would offer carbon capture and sequestration services to commercial enterprises around the world, if the joint venture between Climeworks and the newly formed Northern Lights company is successful. We are enthusiastic about this collaboration with Climeworks.

transportation

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The world is headed for a food shortage by 2050 as its population increases, so anything to make it easier for farmers to grow food will go a long way. million in a seed round in 2021, led by MS&AD Ventures, and is now back with $16 million in Series A funding. The company raised $5.65 This time, Deere & Co.

sustainability

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.

transportation

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.

energy

TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2021

billion by 2050, and members of this cohort — who are leading longer, active lives — have plenty of money to spend. In a candid guest post, Scott Lenet, president of Touchdown Ventures, writes about the cognitive dissonance currently plaguing venture capital. The global population of people older than 65 will reach 1.5

venture capital

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Food production is both energy and water-intensive (“fun” fact: agricultural irrigation uses 70% of water worldwide ) and with the global population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050 , it strikes me that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to use a bit less water to grow our food.

sustainability

TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

The outlook is bleak: The United Nations estimates food production will need to double to feed the nearly 10 billion people expected to populate the planet by 2050. Overcultivation, human-made climate change and diminishing sources of water are all contributing to a future where food insecurity will be a gigantic problem.

culture

TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

trillion per year investment gap in renewable infrastructure that is required in order to meet our net zero targets by 2050. The climate founders’ guide to the Inflation Reduction Act The $25 million funding round was led by climate software investor Energize Ventures.

sustainability

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

According to the accelerator, the decision to downsize the S22 batch — significantly smaller than its most recent batches — was a result of the economic downturn and changes to the venture funding environment this year. That’s a vast market where YC hopes Garage Mobility can be a dominant player in years to come.

startup

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. Costantine Edward: We recommend ventures to implement sharing models.

sustainability

TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

Other investors that chipped in include Canadian pension fund OMERS, Decarbonization Partners, private equity firm Riverstone, Vsquared Ventures and Moore Strategic Ventures. Decarbonization Partners, for example, is a joint venture between BlackRock and Temasek. million or so in venture dollars and government grants.

energy

AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 26, 2023

The funding was secured through the issuance of new shares to investors, including Osaka Gas, Century Tokyo, Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service, and Pegasus Tech Ventures. Japan’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and transitioning to a decarbonized power supply underscores the importance of expanding the adoption of EVs.

startup

TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund and Revaia are also participating in the investment. Some existing investors are also putting more money on the table, such as Hi Inov and Statkraft Ventures. The global real estate sector needs to act now if it is to halve its emissions by 2030 and meet the net zero target by 2050.

real estate

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. Rainmaking launches Motion Ventures to boost innovation in the maritime industry. million in seed funding. of the world’s commercial fleet.

enablement

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

As the Telegraph newspaper first reported last month [paywalled], Hadean initially secured around $18 million in funding from investors including Chinese technology titan Tencent and InQTel , a CIA-backed not-for-profit venture capital firm based in Virginia, U.S.

startup

TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2023

On the bright-ish side, research shows that 69% of Americans want our nation to become carbon neutral by 2050. Matthew Walker: S2G Ventures managing director of food and agriculture Matthew Walker has more than 10 years of experience in venture capital, investment banking and securities law.

disruption

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Today, the Singapore-based firm announced the launch of Wavemaker Impact , a venture builder that identifies potential business opportunities, finds seasoned entrepreneurs to turn those ideas into startups and acts like a co-founder as companies scale. Wavemaker Partners doesn’t just want to invest in climate tech and sustainability startups.

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