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Drowning in trash: Google opens applications for circular-economy accelerator

TechCrunch

Google is spinning up a new, online-only startup accelerator centered around the elusive circular economy. In the broadest of strokes, the circular economy represents a colossal shift in how humanity makes and uses stuff. Amazon throws more weight behind e-fuels to see if they stick.

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Pina Earth gets seed backing to grow sustainable forestry carbon credits

TechCrunch

million seed round of funding a year after being founded and a few months since it presented at the accelerator’s Winter 2022 Demo Day in March. But the startup’s premise is also that more sustainable forestry management can generate extra carbon credits for forest owners, too. Are carbon offsets b t?

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Katakem’s ‘robot chef’ speeds up drug development with reliable chemistry

TechCrunch

It occurred to him that automation and robotics could make the drug development process more predictable, and so he founded Katakem , one of the startups in the TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 200. ” To Oliverio’s point, drug development today is a lengthy and expensive endeavor. . Food and Drug Administration. million ($1.27

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Eight Ben Franklin TechCelerator Finalists Chosen from Erie, Pennsylvania!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

The eight entrepreneurial teams chosen for the 2024 Erie program represent an exciting mix of products & ideas: Premier Manufacturing – d.b.a The eight entrepreneurial teams chosen for the 2024 Erie program represent an exciting mix of products & ideas: Premier Manufacturing – d.b.a

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Solar startup Xurya scores additional funding from Mitsui, SSIA

AsiaTechDaily

The funding will be allocated to support the expansion of solar power development to accelerate the clean and sustainable energy transition for companies in Indonesia.” ” According to Eka Himawan, Xurya plans to allocate funding for the expansion of solar power development have tripled since the beginning of 2022.

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China’s game engine Cocos raises $50M, goes beyond games

TechCrunch

Cocos Technologies, a China-based game engine provider that has been around since 2010, just announced it has picked up $50 million in a Series B funding round in a bid to work on development and move beyond games. million developers across 203 countries and regions worldwide. ” Cocos says its engine has served 1.4 and Russia.

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Daily Crunch: The party’s over — Airbnb bans all disruptive gatherings in perpetuity

TechCrunch

Rising tides and all : Sustainable Ocean Alliance, an ocean-focused, early-stage startup incubator, got itself $18 million in new funding from sources, most notably Marc and Lynne Benioff, Devin writes. Use chronological scenario planning to help your startup get through a potential recession. chipmaker AMD.