American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 10, 2025

Through the use of advanced Gridscope devices and its analytics platform, utilities now have unprecedented insight into the health of their grids enabling them to have faster response times and better mitigate risks associated with outages, wildfires, and other disasters.

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Revolution

MARCH 23, 2022

At SXSW 2022, Revolution Growth Partner, Todd Klein, joined SparkCharge CEO and founder, Josh Aviv, GoodBuy Gear CEO and co-founder, Kristin Langenfeld, and CAVA CEO and co-founder, Brett Schulman, for a conversation on climate, consumers, and building the sustainable startups of the future. even (and especially) as the company scales.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 23, 2023

Register Vietnamese cleantech startup Stride has announced raising $2 million in a Seed funding round jointly led by Clime Capital and Touchstone Partners. One of the key elements of Vietnam’s clean energy transition is the large-scale adoption of renewable energy sources.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

VAE Labs co-founders Chaim Weinerman and Orri Bogdan (Image credit: VAE Labs) Bogdan, Chaim Weinerman and Mohand Khouider, based out of Canada, created VAE Energy Spray a few years ago. Bogdan touts the device as “delivering a cup of coffee’s worth of energy in just three sprays.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

One of the largest solar companies in Africa and Asia, Sun King , has raised $260 million in series D funding to deliver off-grid energy technologies to more people across the two continents. Shell-founded startup fund receives $13 million from Canadian DFI to accelerate clean energy access in Africa. Image Credits: Sun King.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

25 seed and early-stage startups participate in a 5-month long program ending with a Demo Day showcasing their disruptive innovation For its 2024 global accelerator cohort, Morgan Stanley received thousands of applications. The global financial services firm narrowed its selection down to 25 companies for its I nclusive Ventures Lab.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In a statement, VFlowTech that it will use the funds to set-up a 200 MWh production line capacity and scale up the manufacturing of its 250 kWh modular vanadium-based long duration energy storage solutions. Kumar said that conventional energy storage technologies such as lithium-ion and lead acid batteries have limited functionality.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

The energy renovation company based in France is doing well, but it is addressing a market that is much bigger than anticipated. At first, Effy wasn’t a tech-enabled startup. The company worked on energy renovation for public buildings, residential buildings and industrial facilities. “We Effy is at a crossroads.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 26, 2012

I'm way early in my career, so I won't say I've perfected anything yet, but after 8 years on the investing side and 3 in startups, I've come up at least one thing: Be open. One event organizer had even asked me if I wanted to give my talk before the company demos, enabling me to duck out before the crowds could rush me. Take pitches?

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 24, 2025

Its superconducting architecture enables order-of-magnitude improvements in processing speed and energy efficiency, making it a powerful alternative to today’s conventional silicon-based compute platforms. We’re building compute systems for the edge of what’s physically possible,” said Michael Lafferty, CEO of Snowcap Compute.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Nigerian mobility tech startup Metro Africa Xpress Inc. ( The startup told TechCrunch that it will use the funding to enter Ghana and Egypt by the end of the first quarter of 2022, and other additional markets in Francophone, East and Southern Africa by the close of the same year. Chinedu Azodoh is the startup’s other co-founder.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

My internal compass has always steered me strongly toward the belief that founders who can scale with their startup companies are better to back that founders who eventually need to hire a CEO. Jonathan Strauss took this issue head on in a blog post that I believe every startup founder should read on “ Replacing Oneself as CEO.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Sun King, a provider of off-grid solar energy products in Africa and Asia, has secured a $70 million equity investment led by LeapFrog Investments. Direct-to-consumer, pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar distribution networks are offered by businesses like Sun King, enabling households and individuals to get electricity on the cheap.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

One of the most common areas of attention respondents highlighted were startups focused on construction and manufacturing. Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t? Last November, we surveyed 13 of the top robotics-focused VCs to find out which areas of robotics are exciting them most going into 2020.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2021

There’s not much that thrills us more than a startup competition — and we mean deep down in our bones thrilled. We’re serious when we describe this particular startup competition as extraordinary. Enabling Tech: Dot Inc. , This event is virtual and free to attend — but you need to register for your free ticket.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

The funds will be used to build Parallel System’s second-generation vehicle and launch an advanced testing program that will help the startup figure out how to integrate its vehicles into real-world operations, according to co-founder and CEO Matt Soule. The company, which has raised $53.15 million to date, including a $3.6 In the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Soelect, a battery technology startup based in North Carolina, has closed an $11 million Series A round. It plans to use the fresh capital to scale its fast charge-capable anode technologies that might enable the next generation of batteries for electric vehicles. Can solid state batteries power up for the next generation of EVs?

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Register Singapore-based renewable energy certificate (REC) service provider REDEX has successfully raised $10 million in a Series A funding round. With the new funding, REDEX aims to accelerate the global transition toward renewable energy. Aramco Ventures, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco (2222.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

Heimdal is a startup working to pull that CO2 back out at scale using renewable energy and producing carbon-negative industrial materials, including limestone for making concrete, in the process, and it has attracted significant funding even at its very early stage. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2023

Impact investor Goodwell Investments and Oxfam Novib , a Dutch foundation and Oxfam International affiliate, have set up Pepea, a €20 million ($21.7m) fund, to provide financing to early-stage startups in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. Pepea’s long-term plan is to improve the quality and affordability of these necessities.

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StartupNation

JUNE 4, 2025

The energy in the room shifted immediately—he became engaged rather than adversarial. For example, when pitching a renewable energy startup, I used a visual timeline to showcase the growth of the clean energy market, highlighting the potential for exponential returns.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Ann Arbor continues to be one of the top growing tech ecosystems around the country with some of the best startups to watch. This was a year like no other for Ann Arbor startups, so we’ve spent lots of time keeping up with all the news from Ann Arbor tech companies. Small Ann Arbor startups to watch in 2022. DocNetwork.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

MGA Thermal wants to help utility companies transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources with shoebox-sized thermal energy storage blocks. The company says a stack of 1,000 blocks is about the size of a small car and can store enough energy to power 27 homes for 24 hours. Image Credits: MGA Thermal.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

based incubator focused on nonprofit startups that are addressing climate-related challenges through open-source data initiatives has announced the six startups which will be put through its 2022 program. government minister and a former MD of Microsoft for Startups U.K. and CEO of Code First: Girls, among others.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 6, 2023

Register Hong Kong-based Brinc, a renowned global venture accelerator, has announced the launch of its Climate Tech program, specifically tailored for early-stage startups in the field of climate technology. This program focuses on supporting startups that are dedicated to carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

I’m interested in hearing what investors from Intel Capital , GM Ventures and Snow Bull Capital have to say about the industry and what strategic mobility investors are looking for in a startup. South Korea’s LG Energy Solution is setting up operations in the U.S. The pilot will focus on deliveries to and from small businesses.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 15, 2023

Register Singaporean deep tech startup Zero-Error Systems (ZES) successfully raises $7.5 The successful funding round will enable ZES to expand its reach and enhance its position as a key player in the industry. The post Singaporean Space Startup Zero-Error Systems (ZES) Raises $7.5M million in Series A funding round.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For example, some mining and energy companies have adopted private cellular networks to help facilitate operations that span over significant distances, where the increased range of cellular offers advantages compared to the Wi-Fi alternatives. “We plan to raise our next round of capital in the second half of 2024.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The disruptive technology-enabled startups are being showcased at its Demo Day, following their five-month participation in the Labs’ accelerator program. “At FLUIX: provides autonomous AI for infrastructure that saves up to 40% in energy costs.

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Revolution

MAY 5, 2023

as the firm’s home base, we’ve also paid close attention to regulatory changes and their impact, positive or negative, on entrepreneurs and startups. Twenty years from now, we will be judged on whether we created a just and equitable transition to clean energy. Equitability and accountability are paramount. but globally.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 20, 2019

This summer I had the pleasure of facilitating the 2019 Energy (CleanTech) cohort for the AccelVT accelerator in Burlington, VT. However, tht same culture is usually far too slow for startup-paced innovation. Here are details on the fantastic startups I had the delight of teaching these past three months.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Register Ampotech , a Singapore-based energy technology startup , has announced that it raised S$1,775,000 in Pre-Series A to fund its international expansion. Buildings are changing our lives for the better, but they also consume massive amounts of energy, which threatens our climate.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 14, 2025

Upon launching their startup, entrepreneurs soon learn that optimizing their valuable time is critical for meeting their business goals and moving their company forward. In the first days of their startup, the founder drives progress; at times, the challenges may be overwhelming.

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Revolution

APRIL 24, 2023

As investors who bet on those entrepreneurs and the industry-transforming startups they’re building, VCs have a unique perspective on what “investing in the planet” looks like at scale. But rather than viewing global warming as an insurmountable problem, bold entrepreneurs have galvanized around workable solutions to address its causes.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Data centers and bitcoin mining operations are becoming huge energy hogs , and the explosive growth of both risks undoing a lot of the progress that’s been made to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. The company said its cooling method results in a 41% reduction in energy used for cooling and a 60% reduction in data center space.

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StartupNation

MAY 9, 2021

Mom entrepreneurs or “mompreneurs” juggle the pursuit of their career goals without sacrificing time with their families; the flexible work hours enable moms to still be available for their kids while the freedom of being their own boss creates a sense of identity outside the label of “everyone else’s caretaker.”.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 12, 2023

The ORIGIN Conference is TechNode Global’s premier international content tract about the latest developments in the Asia tech and startup scene, where industry leaders and technology innovators across the region gather to share trends, experiences and leadership lessons. There’s a lot of potential in the Asian market.”

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