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Omnidian Gains $87M in Funding to Revolutionize Renewable Energy Investment

American Entrepreneurship

Omnidian is a category creator addressing one of the clean power sectors biggest pain pointsuptime and maintenancewhile offering a world-class customer experience, said Ichiro Miyoshi, CEO and CIO of Marunouchi. The firms value proposition is resonating globally. With over 375 team members and a footprint that now spans from the U.S.

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Five Reasons Why We Need a More Progressive Economy for Growth

This is going to be BIG.

When businesses want to reach an online customer most effectively, they basically have Facebook and Google to choose from to spend money on, creating a scenario where these platform companies have all the data necessary to pick and choose category winners. Amazon can use purchase data to create new Whole Foods brands and Amazon labels.

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Why We’re Looking to Fund Stuff With More Meaning

Both Sides of the Table

There were many moments in each space when pioneers were funding startups and the press hadn’t written much about them and if you were a typical investor you were still funding the last trend while some VCs were trailblazing into new categories. I was firmly on the side of the evangelists.

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Investors including Microsoft’s climate fund back hyperlocal environmental monitoring tech developer Aclima

TechCrunch

Mitigating the effects of climate change and pollution is a global problem, but it’s one that requires local solutions. The interconnected crises of climate change, public health and environmental justice urgently require lasting solutions,” said Herzl, in a statement. Image Credits: Greg Epperson/Getty Images.

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Proptech in Review: 3 investors explain why they’re bullish on tech that makes buildings greener

TechCrunch

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. But for category leaders, there’s potential for significant upside. What would you say is the difference between the two?

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Shaun Abrahamson, Urban Us Our goal for the Urban Us portfolio is to play a major role in getting the world’s largest cities to zero emissions, while also reducing climate-related risk by a factor of 10 for people and assets. We expect physical infrastructure to become much larger, driven by climate adaptation and mitigation.

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Announcing the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022

TechCrunch

The highlighted showcase categories. These rising-star startups represent the innovation taking place across these tech categories: Hardware, Robotics, AI + ML. These rising-star startups represent the innovation taking place across these tech categories: Hardware, Robotics, AI + ML. Climate + CleanTech. Space + Security.