TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

European entrepreneurs who want to launch startups could do worse than Switzerland. According to official estimates, the number of new Swiss startups has skyrocketed by 700% since 1996. Native startups will need 25,000 Swiss Francs to open an LLC and 50,000 more to incorporate. Ten years ago startups were unusual.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

She is also one of the founding members of France Digitale , the main startup lobby in France. What we’re doing is quite innovative, so we’re learning by doing,” Ekeland said. For instance, 2050 will contribute to Université Paris Dauphine’s class on the ecological challenges of the 21st century.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Today we’re proud to talk more about Grove Labs – we really hope you’ll quickly check out this innovative product and we think many of you will be as impressed with Grove as we have been. It’s something Yves Sisteron & I have been talking about for years at Upfront Ventures. eliminating herbicides & pesticides.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

But the stealth-phase startup Undesert is working on a whole new frontier for reforestation. But that’s one problem Undesert has innovated around. There is no path to climate-neutral without forests and trees. Many businesses like Salesforce and Microsoft are funding the planting of trees in wildfire burn scars and agricultural lands.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 22, 2022

Our most recent cohort of entrepreneurs brought their innovative ideas across diverse areas of software development, biotechnology and agriculture to the program. i2E’s e3 program is perfect for early-stage startups looking to refine their mission and better understand their customer,” Meador said.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

To amplify the impact of such innovative initiatives, Impact Hub Accra plays a pivotal role by harnessing the power of innovation generated by startups within its vibrant community. Impact Hub Accra , as an all-inclusive hub, heavily leverages innovation from startups within the hub community, an unlimited resource.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Madison Bachman // Photo courtesy of Startup Nation. The organization embraces innovation, education, ecological research, and natural landscape restoration. And as the forest shrank, leopards, which are the only natural predator of baboons in the area, fled, causing the baboon population to explode.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

I grew up here, went to school here, and have worked hard over the last 5+ years to help build up the NYC innovation community. Response: Ask 100 entrepreneurs seeking funding whether there’s enough money here for startups, and 98 of them are going to tell you that there isn’t enough. You know what—it’s supposed to work like that!

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

I wanted someone who was experimenting with computer controlled LEDs as an art form to feel part of the community as well--which is why I started referring to it as the "Innovation Community". Anyone who was doing something new and cutting edge should feel connected to each other--whether or not they are building a venture backed startup.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

” The startup’s work doesn’t stop there. The August 2020-founded startup has just closed a €6.5 “We help the farmer to do that with a digital platform that gives the farmer a way to transition, it gives them the know-how to do it, and it gives them farm management tools to achieve that.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Spain is preparing to push forward with pro-startup legislation, having recently unveiled a big and bold transformation plan with the headline goal, by 2030, of turning the country into ‘Spain Entrepreneurial Nation’, as the slightly clumsy English translation has it. So that’s our job.” France and Germany.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Most personal care brands barely get caught in the third of those ecological safety nets, but Uni is picking a fight with the industry to change all that. It’s a cursed misfortune that plastic is cheap and abundant — the financial cost of the material doesn’t reflect the ecological impact of that shampoo bottle.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

The startup creates a durable yet backyard-compostable packing foam out of shrimp shells produced (and discarded) by the seafood industry. Early on, the startup experimented with all kinds of formulations, finding that the foam could be tuned to meet diverse requirements for shape, rigidity, and so on.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

New space startup bluShift wants to bring a new kind of propellant to the small satellite launching market, with rockets powered by bio-derived rocket fuels. These differ from traditional fuels in that they offer safety advantages during handling, and ecological advantages during production and use.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 19, 2010

Whitney McNamara referred to as the “post that launched 1000 VCs”, but it was really meant to open up a dialogue between an innovative little company hyperfocused on an important piece of data—when people show up to venues—and a bigger company dependent on relationships with venues. Good luck hiring anyone innovative, too.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

. “It became clear to us that now more than ever, ocean tech startups need powerful community support, mentorship, and access to those unique opportunities that truly propel their businesses. We decided to double our efforts and run two accelerator cohorts in 2021 in order to support 21 incredible innovators.”

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