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Spirit of innovation demonstrated in land transport sector

NZ Entrepreneur

A number of startups and entrepreneurial initiatives working to address challenges in the transport sector have been approved for funding in round one of the Waka Kotahi Hoe ki angitū- Innovation Fund , with a second round of challenges now announced. The fund will run for two years, and its aim is to make transport greener and safer.

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Betting Beyond the Bowl: Investing in Sweetgreen Was Always About More Than Salad

Revolution

Specifically, here’s what the founders brought to the table: Passion and Purpose: Fundamental to Sweetgreen’s reimagination of the fast-food system was a vision to build healthier communities?—?a But the company’s promise to the planet extends to sourcing, growing practices, transportation, and infrastructure.

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Rallying for rural entrepreneurship: addressing the challenges that face rural small businesses

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During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few. I grew up in a small town in north Iowa—Cedar Falls, to be exact.

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ZEBOX expands global accelerator network to Singapore with Asia Pacific hub Launch

AsiaTechDaily

The new hub in Singapore will address business and sustainability challenges in sectors such as supply chains, logistics, transport, and energy, in vibrant and fast-growing Asian markets. The ZEBOX Asia Pacific hub has the support of Enterprise Singapore and the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

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Felt raised $4.5 million to get you to ‘think in maps’

TechCrunch

Felt is a collaborative software company that wants to make it easier for people to build maps on the internet. Over time, Felt users will be able to see other user-generated maps and team projects on the interface — which they can then copy to add their own flair, or leave comments to support the community.

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This European startup is installing 50 traffic-counting sensors across San Francisco

TechCrunch

It is currently installing a network of 50 or so devices in San Francisco, a project the company says is largely funded by Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, with support of “local civic groups such as SF Parks Alliance and the Slow Streets Mayors.”

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Impact Hub Scaling Green Ventures: Meet The Innovators Accelerating Climate Action

Impact Hub

As part of our global environmental strategy, Impact Hub is dedicated to supporting green ventures in scaling their solutions rapidly. Our aim is to provide the necessary support for green ventures in our pipeline to succeed. On November 30th, Impact Hub Accra unveiled their Net Zero Electric Mobility Platform.