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EnerVenue raises $100M to accelerate clean energy using nickel-hydrogen batteries

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In order to support a buildout of renewable energy, which tends to over-generate electricity at certain times of day and under-generate at others, the grid is going to need a lot of batteries. The company is planning on using the funds to scale its nickel-hydrogen battery production, including a Gigafactory in the U.S.,

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The Rebrand

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Zietview does aerial inspections of buildings, renewable energy infrastructure, and telecommunications systems using advanced AI/ML software. Over time, the company has adopted many techniques to acquire the imagery that they use to do the AI/ML inspections. It is a high-growth business that just raised a $50mm late-stage round.

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Builders and VCs explore the impact of air mobility on urban planning at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

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Over the past decade, some of the biggest names in the tech, VC, automotive and aerospace industries have poured millions of dollars into developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Will the public widely accept and use it? And we’ll announce a third expert to the mix soon. .

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Daily Crunch: Former Googlers raise more than $90M to scale alternative asset fintech startup

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Startups and VC. Also, we’ve got an eclectic mix of additional news for ya: Wild tales of smarter sales : Kyle reports that Orum raised $22 million to inject AI into the sales prospecting process. Once more into the Brex : Natasha M reports that Brex is starting to look more and more like a VC firm over time. Big Tech Inc.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. 1) Your school.

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Daily Crunch: US dangles reward up to $10M for info on 6 elite Russian military hackers

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The right-to-repair hackers that live somewhere deep within us are mighty pleased. Startups and VC. A shine is a terrible thing to waste : One of the largest solar companies in Africa and Asia, Sun King, raised $260 million in Series D funding to deliver off-grid energy technologies to more people across the two continents.

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Extra Crunch roundup: first-check myths, Miami relocation checklist, standout SaaSy startups

TechCrunch

” Despite the hype about ease of use, enterprise companies always ask customers to abandon familiar tools so they can learn something new. “Just like with a new fitness program, participants feel good after completing the workout, but it takes a lot of activation energy to start and hard work to get there,” Chen notes. .

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