TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Boost Biomes , the Y Combinator-backed developer of microbiome-based bio-fungicides and bio-pesticides for agricultural applications, has added $2 million in funding and picked up a new strategic investor in Japan’s Universal Materials Incubator. We also expect Boost’s huge potential on other areas where microbiomes are utilized.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The result was Vertical Oceans , a startup that grows sustainable shrimp in huge “aqua towers”, which can be located inside cities, potentially in facilities that even look like buildings. The towers can incubate shrimp without chemicals or antibiotics, and out of season. million seed round with Khosla Ventures.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2021

Headquartered in San Francisco and Tokyo, Scrum Ventures is known for its accelerator programs focused on sports, food and smart city tech. Today it announced the launch of a new incubator program that will help startups from business partnerships with Japanese corporations.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

“For us the calculus was to look at personal care and see what categories need to be reinvented because of sustainability,” said Bloom. From a venture perspective I think of these all around real defensibility of brand building,” said Dennis. However, venture capitalists have been down this road before.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

Among Apple’s more recent social good initiatives is the Impact Accelerator, an effort launched about a year ago intended to find and elevate minority-owned small businesses taking on sustainability and climate change.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

During the launch event on December 4, 2023, the DTI revealed the Incubation, Development, and Entrepreneurial Assistance (IDEA) Program and the Accelerating Development, Valuation, and Corporate Entrepreneurship (ADVanCE) Program. Both initiatives are specifically tailored to push the creative sector. .”

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

They include high-profile crypto and web3 investors such as Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research (FTX) and Distributed Global. We are pleased to partner with MARA as it embarks on building a digital financial system for Sub-Saharan Africa,” says Schuster Tanger, co-founder of TQ Ventures, one of the investors, in a statement.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

It seems that every internet company and their dog have at least one venture capital (VC) arm under their wing, with the likes of Google Ventures (now GV), Microsoft Ventures (now M12), Salesforce Ventures , Twilio Ventures , and Zoom Ventures all serving their corporate namesakes potential cash cows via hundreds of equity investments.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Earth Venture Capital (Earth VC), a global climate tech venture fund with Southeast Asia focus, led the recently concluded funding round that was also participated by KSL Maritime Ventures, the venture capital arm of The Kuok Maritime Group, and existing Ampotech investors like Silicon Solution Ventures and SEEDS Capital.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

When mHub opened its doors in Chicago seven years ago, the vision was to create a traditional incubator for people making things. Now, it is moving into a newly acquired , freshly refurbished space in a Chicago opportunity zone to help it incubate, accelerate and support more startups that can have a positive impact on humanity.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Varda is the sort of big swing ambition venture capital was invented for.” Finally, the company intends to build the first infrastructure that can harvest source materials for new products in-space via asteroid mining. “Bringing human industry into the stars — this is entrepreneurship at its boldest! .

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The latest round was led by Angel Bridge along with other investors, including SG Incubate, Yamaguchi Capital, SMBC Venture Capital, Hiroshima Venture Capital, Iyogin Capital, Inventum Ventures and Optima Ventures. It will also use the funding for global expansion, Kimura said.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic might have upended the global economy, but according to Meagan Crawford at Spacefund and Chris Moran with Lockheed Martin Ventures, it didn’t dampen investment in space startups. Early-stage investments did suffer at the beginning of the year, Moran noted after the event, but added that it appeared to be temporary.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Backed by reputable partners from the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX), Oak Drive Ventures Inc., and Magellan Digital Investment Group (MDIG), A-Labs boasts of its strong network of mentors, experts, and capital partners who will support the startups in growing their ventures. The country has much to offer in the Web3 space.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Entrepreneurs are drawn to Singapore’s comprehensive support system, which has business-incubating infrastructure, tax incentives, substantial government subsidies, and strong international connections. Startups benefit from a matching scheme where NRF invests on par with other investors in the venture capital fund.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Circularity tales: Piloting implementation in Zimbabwe In a global effort to promote circularity for a sustainable future, Impact Hub Harare successfully executed a six-month circularity programme. The initiative involved the careful selection of 11 ventures, predominantly comprising social enterprises at different stages of development.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

That’s when Delahunt left Ralph Lauren and started developing Syky, which she said will serve as an incubator, marketplace and social community for the next generation of fashion designers and consumers. “I believe that the luxury fashion houses of tomorrow are being built today.”. This is much of Delahunt’s focus.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 10, 2023

This team, encompassing public officers and a senior representative from the Seongnam Industry Promotion Agency, proactively aids businesses by pinpointing new ventures, mitigating challenges, and streamlining administrative processes. Set to be operational by 2025, this venture aims to rejuvenate the 3rd Pangyo Techno Valley.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

million in its inaugural funding round anchored by Singapore-based DeClout Ventures , the corporate venture arm of DeClout. Founded in 2022, Charged Indonesia aims to provide sustainable mobility options that are competitive in affordability and practicality for Indonesian customers as compared to traditional combustion motorcycles.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

Early-stage venture capital fund Newtopia VC launched Monday with $50 million to invest in tech startups based in Latin America. There are home-grown venture capital firms doing well, too, citing Kazek’s $1 billion funds. There are home-grown venture capital firms doing well, too, citing Kazek’s $1 billion funds.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2023

The fund, created with the backing of Oxfam Novib Impact Investments, will provide venture debt with a focus on mezzanine finance, which is a debt that can be turned into equity. Development organization Oxfam runs an SME incubation program in the three markets, while Goodwell’s funds are active in both Uganda and Kenya.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

Tomorrow Farms is fueling a sustainable food train with ingredients to turn the pantry and refrigerator staples we know now into foods that are better for us and kinder to animals and the planet. The new round gives Tomorrow Farms total funding of $10.5 Berman started Tomorrow Farms about a year ago after a career in the food space.

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Feedough

JANUARY 20, 2021

An entrepreneur sows a seed in the form of a startup idea , takes care of it and nurtures it with internal and external aid till the startup grows, reaps fruits, and sustains itself. Incubators: Incubators are collaborative programs designed to help a startup develop during its initial stages until it can sustain itself in the market.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

The headline speaks for itself : Mike scored a home run with his headline for a story about four European founders turned angel investors who are giving some of their venture capital firm competitors — many they say have not operated a company before — a run for their money. Startups and VC. Vice no more? : chipmaker AMD.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

The company raised an undisclosed seed round in 2019 from Bonfire Ventures, Daher Capital, DN Capital, Next47 and Salesforce Ventures. Joining DN Capital in the round were Bonfire Ventures, Daher Capital and Next47. Salesforce Ventures invested $300M in Automattic while Salesforce was building a CMS.

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Impact Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2021

As the specialists indicated, “In both the Action Plan for the integration of third-country nationals and the 2020 Entrepreneurship Action Plan , the European Commission emphasises that entrepreneurship represents an alternative form of decent and sustainable employment for migrants” ( 2019 ).

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

They demonstrate a dedication to reducing waste, maximising resource efficiency, and promoting sustainable practices. By sharing their journeys, our goal is to boost awareness and promote the adoption of a circular economy in Armenia, catalysing a transformative shift toward sustainability.

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Impact Hub

DECEMBER 1, 2021

What if all startup incubators and accelerators integrated design principles that foster circularity? How will this look like and how will it impact ventures going through these programs? In the startup and venture world, there are two options for integrating circularity. Starting with 67 ventures in 12 programs.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The five participating startups of the programme were provided valuable training and facilitated meaningful connections, contributing to the overall success and impact of these ventures.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Not only do they work in business development, market placement, and research to help develop solutions for the food service industry, but they also run their own startup incubator! They’re backed by Google for Startups, Connetic Ventures, MassChallenge, ID Ventures of Detroit, and TrendForward Capital, so you know they’re on to something.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

This is besides its more grandiose plan of venturing outside Nigeria into other markets within Africa. Other investors include Chicago-based venture firm Vested World, the German Development Bank (DEG) and high-net worth individuals with a keen interest in tech-health. “We We are very excited to be part of the DrugStoc journey.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Circularity has the power to create a more sustainable present and future. At Impact Hub, we are committed to mainstream circular principles across our global network’s business support initiatives, especially incubation and acceleration programs. .

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In June 2022, Impact Hub Barcelona ended on a successful note the first edition of “Raíz”, a programme focused on supporting and incubating startups and new companies that want to integrate circularity principles into their business models and value propositions. . And in this case, we already have a success story to tell!”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In Africa, incubators, accelerators, angels and seed investors easily outnumber larger funds — simply because it’s much harder to raise a large fund here. For global venture capital, 2021 was an outlier. They accounted for more than 70% of the 1,100+ investors that participated in at least one deal on the continent last year.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

According to a survey from the National Venture Capital Associations (NVCA), venture capital investments have quadrupled across the United States over the past 10 years, but those increases are not true for startups with women or racial minorities as their founders.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 10, 2023

In a statement, SCB 10X, the venture investment arm of Thailand ’s SCBX group, said the investment will amplify Token Unlocks’ ability to provide transparency and education on tokenomics data, as well as highlight potential market price impacts from token lockup expirations of the top DeFi and Web3.0 Register SCB 10X announced its $1.5

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Impact Hub

JULY 30, 2021

Besides founding and leading INMI in Valencia, Spain, she is also the co-founder of ALDEA, a social organization where she develops consulting projects, training and territorial-community development through sustainability, interculturality and social innovation. . A: I like to say that I am a Brazilian and a little bit Valencian.

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