Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 1, 2023

In partnership with the PA WILDS Center for Entrepreneurship and with funding support provided by the Appalachian Regional Commission , Ben Franklin Technology Partners’ recent BIG IDEA competition targeted the counties of Cameron, Elk, Forest, McKean and Warren.

ecology

Impact Hub

OCTOBER 6, 2023

SoTecIn: Connecting people How does technology intersect with community collaboration to tackle pressing societal and environmental issues? At its core, SoTecIn Factory seeks to confront the inherent shortcomings of existing industrial models, which pose challenges both from a social and ecological perspective.

ecology

Impact Hub

AUGUST 19, 2020

Technological leaps have enabled many (though by no means all) of us city-dwellers to sustain ourselves adequately, despite breaking our traditional connection with agricultural life. It is almost certain that our global society will never again be predominantly agrarian.

sustainability

Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 22, 2022

Here are short bios of each venture and what the entrepreneurs had to say about their e3 experience: CONCIERGETECH – Residents of senior housing centers benefit from the innovative software-as-as-service technology developed by ConciergeTech.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

California has long been ground zero for the new: new technologies, new frontiers, new arts and culture. It’s okay to be building artificial intelligence and it’s controversial to be building a new city, it just doesn’t make any sense.

culture

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I’ve spoken our goal of funding more ambitious project before and we’ve enlisted the research help of a Principal in our firm – Kevin Zhang , who has an interest in Agtech (agriculture technology). Their vision is to create technology and products for a world where food is grown in and around where people live.

founder

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

“We decided we needed to make the cut at some point and we decided that putting together 60% of the GDP in Spain was a clear direction of the sectors that we could be using in order to accelerate the change that we want to see,” says Polo.

startup

Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Acknowledging the many layers to their work, all initiatives are founded on the belief that justice within the violent yet beautiful world we share begins with reckoning, recovery, and reparations.

ecology

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

degree temperature targets we need to A) stop dreaming about some far away, not ready technologies that will never be able to scale up to achieve that goal. “It’s a combination of all the technologies that are available — each one of them pushed like crazy. Measures to stem biodiversity loss are also essential.

sustainability

TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

The recent revelation that practically every animal on the planet has microplastics in its bloodstream and organs probably comes as no surprise to anyone in ecology, but it is one of several now inescapable public realities that have companies running to invest in green alternatives to their most wasteful habits and supply chain links.

ecology

Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

Building upon its patent-pending behavior change platform, Lumme’s smartwatch app is the world’s first technology to effortlessly track objective eating metrics and behavioral patterns without manual input. New England Breath Technologies Developing pain-free ketone and diabetes monitor.

investment

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 27, 2023

Früvethy applies freeze-drying technology to create better-for-you snacks made with locally sourced fruits and vegetables and other traditional Mexican ingredients. However, one of our main challenges is food waste, mainly associated with the first link in the chain with primary producers, for whom the impact is ecological and economical.

ecology

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 19, 2010

Undoubtedly, that kind of strategy will actually work against Yelp in today’s ecology. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology. Yelp just showed its true colors: It’s not a startup anymore, and it will try to crush anyone that gets in its way—Microsoft 90’s style. That’s not the kind of place innovators tend to like to work.

ecology

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

Just because there are a lot of startups living off of a certain ecology in a city doesn’t mean you can’t build a different kind of company in that place. Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. Hell, there are even companies like EnergyHub, Peek, Square, and Phreesia in NYC that made devices.

startup

StartupNation

DECEMBER 20, 2021

From a leadership perspective, it’s important to understand how to leverage technology to make teams more efficient when working from home, but also to ensure that all team members still feel they’re a part of the team. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here.

ecology

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Indeed, if all goes as planned, a much bigger market for FIT:MATCH will center on at-home shoppers who similarly use their iPhone’s lidar combined with the startup’s body mapping technology for use across participating retailers. from Cornell’s College of Human Ecology.

ecology

Impact Hub

OCTOBER 6, 2023

SoTecIn: Connecting people How does technology intersect with community collaboration to tackle pressing societal and environmental issues? At its core, SoTecIn Factory seeks to confront the inherent shortcomings of existing industrial models, which pose challenges both from a social and ecological perspective.

ecology

Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 10, 2023

This is happening, in part, due to the rapid technological change that comes with disruptors backed by venture capital. It served us well in the past, yet it’s time to adapt and change, or eventually perish — if the rapid degradation of our ecology is of any guidance.

pitching

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Will they all be part of a movement to get a lot more conscious about our own ecological footprints, where our food comes from, and it's quality? Absolutely. This is a titanic shift--think PC, mobile. like, landscape changing, literally. An investor in Farmingo is investing in commerce.

investment

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Our purpose at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse is to expose our local community to the waterfront—to a new activity build around an ecological resource that should be publicly enjoyed for free. When technology learns how to treat us humanely, individually and actually makes us better people to each other—maybe we’ll get there.

communities

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

These differ from traditional fuels in that they offer safety advantages during handling, and ecological advantages during production and use.

ecology

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

“There is a current debate about whether drylands are suitable for reforestation for the purpose of global climate mitigation purposes,” said Niall Hanan, professor of dryland ecology in the Plant and Environmental Sciences Department at New Mexico State University. But that’s one problem Undesert has innovated around.

ecology

AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Alipay Ant Forest | Fantastic Ocean enables users to contribute to marine conservation projects (Seagrass planting in Shandong, China) In 2022, Ant Group launched Alipay Ant Forest | Fantastic Ocean, extending Ant Forest’s initiatives from land-based ecological protection to the ocean.

ecology

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 9, 2023

In partnership with the PA WILDS Center for Entrepreneurship, and with funding support provided by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), Ben Franklin Technology Partners’ recent $50,000 BIG IDEA Contest targeted the counties of Cameron, Elk, McKean, Warren located in the PA WILDS. Winners Announced in PA Wilds $50,000 BIG IDEA Contest!

ecology

Impact Hub

AUGUST 15, 2024

Balancing economic growth with ecological preservation is essential for maintaining healthy forest ecosystems and supporting thriving forest communities. Across the region, there was a strong call for transboundary collaboration and the use of technology to monitor and manage forest landscapes.

ecology

Impact Hub

AUGUST 15, 2024

The challenge lies in balancing economic growth with ecological preservation to avoid exploitation. Across the region, there was a strong call for transboundary collaboration and the use of technology to monitor and manage forest landscapes.

ecology

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

LyteLoop’s new funding will provide it with enough runway to achieve its next major milestone: putting three prototype satellites equipped with its novel data storage technology into orbit within the next three years. I spoke to LyteLoop CEO Ohad Harlev about the company’s progress, technology and plans.

ecology

TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

Hyperspectral imaging uses far more light frequencies than the much more commonly-used multispectral imaging used in satellite observation today, allowing for unprecedented insight and detection of previously invisible issues, including migration of pest insect populations in agriculture, or observing gas leaks and other ecological threats.

ecology