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Appleā€™s sustainability-focused Impact Accelerator invites first 15 Black- and brown-owned companies

TechCrunch

Among Apple’s more recent social good initiatives is the Impact Accelerator, an effort launched about a year ago intended to find and elevate minority-owned small businesses taking on sustainability and climate change. Mosaic Global Transportation (Founder: Maurice H.

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Outpost Raises $12.5 Million to Accelerate Growth, Targeting the Nationwide Truck Parking Shortage

American Entrepreneurship

million in Series A funding, led by GreenPoint Partners with support from Speedwagon Capital Partners, to accelerate expansion of its managed properties and technology platform. FirstFleet, PAM Transport, Dot Transportation, Western Flyer Xpress, and Riverside Transport, as well as more than 1,500 midsized fleets and small trucking companies.

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Finding Founder-Market-Geography Fit

Revolution

It was an opportunity to generate significant returns, momentum for rising startup markets, and innovation that would strengthen Americaā€™s dynamism and competitiveness. This trifecta serves as a catalyst for accelerated growth and long-term viability. Rail Network : Atlanta offers access to both Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation.

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BasiGo secures $4.3 million in seed funding to accelerate mass transit EV adoption in Kenya

TechCrunch

They understand this extraordinary moment of opportunity and urgency as time runs out for the world to make a meaningful impact on climate emissions,ā€ said BasiGo co-founder and CEO, Jit Bhattacharya. BasiGo plans to supply over 1,000 mass transit electric buses to transport operators in Nairobi over the next five years.

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Future First: Finding Opportunity in Global Challenges

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Alice Mannā€™s latest book, Future First: How Successful Leaders Turn Innovation Challenges into New Value Frontiers is an important read for any business leader or entrepreneur who wishes to embrace global challenges as innovation opportunities. Why do you believe they are opportunities for leaders and companies?

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Gojek Partners with Vietnamese Electric Bike Startup Dat Bike

AsiaTechDaily

From May this year, the Dat Bike Weaver++ electric motorbikes will be introduced in Ho Chi Minh City as part of the Gojek platform’s transportation and delivery service. It also aims to accelerate the transition to greener transportation for a better environment.”

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Circularity Tales: accelerating the transition in Rwanda

Impact Hub

These raw materials are finite, and to exacerbate the situation, the used products are largely dumped in various landfills, missing the opportunity for extra value creation, and adding pressure to the environment. What if all startup incubators and accelerators took the step towards integrating design principles that foster circularity?