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To fix the climate, these 10 investors are betting the house on the ocean

TechCrunch

Tech that serves to conserve the oceans while using it to replace older, more harmful means of generating energy and food seems to be one such opportunity. The open ocean also contains tremendous amounts of energy. But today, it increasingly means tapping the enormous energy represented by the ocean’s winds and waves.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. At the time I wasn’t 100% sure but he made compelling arguments about how other markets have developed as they matured so I took note. Ten years on much has changed. For starters, a16z was only 2 years old then (as was Bitcoin).

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Case Study: The Dan River Region Ecosystem Development

Ecosystem Builder Hub

As with any movement, there comes a day when grand visions need to either remain that, or be executed on so that they may evolve to the next stage of development and maturation. Someone who could understand the current landscape, help envision where we want to be and collaboratively develop a plan to get there.”. Challenges.

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We’re disrupting TechCrunch Disrupt: 8 stages, 3 days, 1 city

TechCrunch

Sustainability Stage: Tackles social and environmental solutions such as urban mobility, sustainable tech, green infrastructure, and new mobilities. Sessions will include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, S2G, and the City of Atlanta. CTA: Want to reach the biggest funders, founders and Disruptors?

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Developing Rapid-Response Plans for Cities to Help Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses in This Time of Economic Crisis

Forward Cities

Cities need to be ready to harness this creative energy as part of their response plans. But if cities can deploy a well developed rapid response plan we have an opportunity to take on this challenge head on and hopefully head off a complete economic collapse. . Additionally, with crisis comes opportunity. The time for action is now.

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Circularity Tales: Accelerate2030 piloting the transition

Impact Hub

If you slept on it, Accelerate2030 is the world’s leading program for entrepreneurial solutions towards the Sustainable Development Goals. They believe in the power of business for transformative change and catalyze innovative startups in emerging and developing economies. .

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Nth Cycle wants to revolutionize metals processing for recyclers and mine operators

TechCrunch

There’s a lot of value in waste; just ask metals processing company Nth Cycle , which has developed a technology to help mining and recycling companies recover every bit of critical minerals from their operations. There, she received $500,000 in funding to scale the technology and prepare it for demonstration to private funders.

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