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Meet 5 YLAI Fellows Traveling as Youth Delegates to the Summit of the Americas

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

The theme for this summit is “Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future,” which responds to the hemisphere’s most pressing issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic, threats to democracy, the climate crisis, and a lack of equitable access to opportunities. . By Jewelle Saunders. Georgia Barbosa , Brazil, cofounder of Afroricas.

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Indonesian Startup Company JALA Tech Receives Massive $16 Million Funding for Service Improvement

AsiaTechDaily

The prominent Indonesian venture capital firms Intudo Ventures and Sinar Mas Digital Ventures (SMDV), French investment manager Mirova’s Sustainable Ocean Fund (SOF ), and the US-based coastal fishing-focused impact investor, The Meloy Fund have participated in supporting this Yogyakarta-based startup. Kabar baik, Sahabat JALA!

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Current State of Angels and Boards of Directors

Angel Capital Association

Overall, 40% of financing rounds had an angel representative of some sort (Director or Observer) at the close of the round and 70% of angel groups had at least one Board or Observer seat among their portfolios of 2022 deals. 2 All data in this note are drawn from the 2022 Angel Funder’s Report database (tracking CY 2022 transactions).

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Andreessen Horowitz could make the carbon offset API Patch its latest climate bet

TechCrunch

According to several people with knowledge of the investment round, former OpenTable chief executive and current Andreessen Horowitz partner Jeff Jordan is looking at leading the young company’s latest financing. “For example, a company might choose their sustainability legacy to be linked with forestry or mineralization projects.

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Newsletter: Full egg protein, no animals + Precision medicine

OurCrowd

The demand for animal-free protein is rapidly growing as consumers seek healthy and sustainable alternatives. Rogynskyy, a Ukrainian native residing in Silicon Valley for over a decade, had his company finance and help with the logistics of his workers’ escape. Startup of the Week: The EVERY Company: Full egg protein, no animals.

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Newsletter: Full egg protein, no animals + Precision medicine

OurCrowd

The demand for animal-free protein is rapidly growing as consumers seek healthy and sustainable alternatives. Rogynskyy, a Ukrainian native residing in Silicon Valley for over a decade, had his company finance and help with the logistics of his workers’ escape. Startup of the Week: The EVERY Company: Full egg protein, no animals.

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