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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

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Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. ” Climate resiliency . Fables of the reconstruction.

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

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billion in research and innovation it has to spend this year. Around 7,000 tech workers have joined the ranks of the Armed Forces or Territorial Defense Only last month, OneUkraine sprang up from a host of major European tech founders and investors, who plan to provide sustainable humanitarian relief for the Ukrainian people.

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Prime Movers Lab raises $245 million for second fund to invest in early stage science startups

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After revealing its first fund just last year, a $100 million pool of investment capital dedicated to early stage startups focusing on sustainable food development, clean energy, health innovation and new space technologies, Prime Movers Lab is back with a second fund. “So that’s the first thing I wanted to solve.

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

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Current Board service includes: First Fidelity Bank, REES Architects, Oklahoma City University, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, United Way of Central Oklahoma, the Civic Center Foundation, the Oklahoma School of Science and Math Foundation, i2e (Innovation to Enterprise) and the Arts Council of Oklahoma City.

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5 tips for scaling your green startup during a funding drought

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It’s becoming increasingly difficult for green companies to raise money for large-scale innovative projects, mainly because most investors still associate “having an impact” with high risk. This slump is a particularly unpleasant setback for entrepreneurs hoping to advance climate-focused principles and social change.

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Meet the startups competing in the Extreme Tech Challenge Global Finals on July 22

TechCrunch

More than 3,700 startups — from 92 countries — applied across XTC’s competition tracks: Agtech, Food & Water, Cleantech & Energy, Edtech, Enabling Tech, Fintech, Healthtech and Mobility & Smart Cities. And they’ll need it to impress this panel of judges — all of whom focus on sustainable impact. Learn more about XTC here.

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