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Proptech in Review: 3 investors explain why they’re bullish on tech that makes buildings greener

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The built environment is responsible for nearly 40% of carbon emissions worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency. While a portion of that is from the energy and materials required to construct buildings, the lion’s share — nearly 90% on an annual basis — comes from their use. If it has, in what way?

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Soci raises $120M in debt and equity to grow its marketing management platform

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Khoury pointed to the investment from Renew Group, which owns 5-hour Energy International, as “strong validation” of Soci’s current growth trajectory. “Despite the challenging economic environment, Soci has continued to thrive, innovate and drive value,” Khoury said.

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Avarni is building a comprehensive dataset to analyze supply chain emissions 

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Its clients include consulting firms like KPMG Australia and Point B, and solar energy startup 5B. . In a statement, Vulpes Ventures managing partner Field Pickering said, “What Avarni has achieved over the last year has been phenomenal and they are on a strong trajectory despite a challenging economic environment.

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Three Learnings for Startups after Big Tech’s Q3 Earnings Beatdown

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While it’s nearly impossible to forecast any of this perfectly, seeing some mental energy expended on this exercise to understand what it takes to achieve growth targets gives me more confidence in your ability to do so. and then budget accordingly.

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Zoe, which went viral with its Covid-reporting app, raises $30M to track nutrition and health

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“Given the tough economic environment, we wanted to make sure we have the capital to do this. Some 85% said they had reduced constipation, reduced bloating, improved mood, and reduced diarrhoea, he said; and 70% said they had more energy and less bloating. “Zoe’s impact to date has been huge.

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Mayfield’s Arvind Gupta discusses startup fundraising during a downturn

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It’s just different in different economic environments, it’s never shut, so to speak. After that $150 million is in, tell me about that next stage — that’s going to require more creative business models, different go-to-market strategies that generate revenues along the way.

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Arena raises money from Peter Thiel and David Petraeus for its decision-making AI

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It brings to mind the AI Economist , a Salesforce-developed research environment that similarly runs millions of simulations to come up with plausible fiscal policy. Beyond pricing, Arena can ostensibly simulate things like inventory management. Image Credits: Arena. billion.