TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) will train managers of leading accelerators in Africa over the next two years, to help them establish sustainable business models that commandeer greater influence in their ecosystems. 500 Global’s take on the rising competition among startup accelerators.

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Impact Hub

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Impact Hub’s mission is to bring about a just and sustainable world where business and profit are used in service of people and planet. By the end of April 2022, 67 ventures will go through the programs, becoming more sustainable and developing or adjusting their products and business models to become circular.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In addition to the Series B participation, Animoca will also be investing $100 million directly into startups through Brinc, in a manner similar to a VC fund.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

“While flight restrictions did cause some international founders to pull crazy hours from our home countries to participate in the sessions, virtual sessions allowed additional members of our teams to participate that would otherwise not have been able to do so,” the accelerator’s organizers said in a TechCrunch post last year. “We

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Their high-end products and storefront come from a hand-cultivated culture, state of the art facilities and a sustainable growing practice. FirstIgnite is also a graduate of the Y Combinator startup accelerator (class of Summer ’21) and has raised a seed funding round. This year, the company raised $2.8 HealthBridge.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

“Since 2011, the Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship has supported the work of 36 innovators—representing the United States as well as 18 other countries on five continents—who address pressing global issues, from healthcare delivery to college persistence and sustainable construction in developing nations.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2023

Thousand Faces , a web3 community-based investment group, hosted its demo day on Wednesday with the top 10 startups from its Female Founder Accelerator program. The demo day coincided with International Women’s Day and featured women-led businesses focused on sustainable development goals (SDGs).

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

. “If you can’t generate demand locally, it is usually even more difficult to generate demand overseas,” Lim said, adding that many good Series B/C startups he has come across already have significant traction at home before they embarked on overseas expansion. Sustainability is definitely an area to look at.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

We really lean in on climate, energy, med devices and sustainable manufacturing, knowing that we obviously have climate issues. “We’re looking for products and founders that are trying to create things that we believe can impact humanity,” said Allen. “We And there’s lots of ways that we’re going to solve it.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

“Powered by NJEDA’s Strategic Innovation Center program, NJFAST aims to make New Jersey a national leader in fintech and insuretech by supporting innovation, which will help empower startups and drive the creation of new technologies that in turn will create jobs and support long-term, sustainable economic growth across the state.”

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

“Since 2011, the Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship has supported the work of 36 innovators—representing the United States as well as 18 other countries on five continents—who address pressing global issues, from healthcare delivery to college persistence and sustainable construction in developing nations.

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

It has never been easier to start a company, but it has never been harder to build a sustainable business. There are lots of startup accelerators to help get the company off the ground. The prices have increased substantially, but the risk has not been reduced commensurately.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. If you’re a founder who hopes to break into the $100M ARR club, this guest post can help you identify the right usage metrics for creating a sustainable customer journey.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Giving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit. Instead of sending batteries straight to recycling for raw material recovery — and leaving unrealized value on the table — startups and automakers are finding ways to reuse batteries as part of a small and growing market. How to get into a startup accelerator.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The round was led by deep tech VC firm 360 Capital, while a number of other investors round out the investment round, including Barclays’ Sustainable Impact Capital program, a division of the banking giant Barclays that takes an impact investment approach, Geneva-based multifamily office Novum Capital Partners and Third Derivative, a global climate (..)

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

How to get into a startup accelerator. The hope is to reduce chemical fertilizer use, increase crop yields and help farmers grow sustainably. The Verticale is an e-commerce marketplace that allows users to shop for brands based on a variety of factors, including sustainability, ethical production and “for women by women.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2022

However, the industry is not known for sustainability or breakthrough creations. Even with the shelves of alt milks crowding grocery store coolers these days, the U.S. milk industry is a $15 billion category with 90% penetration, according to John Talbot, the CEO of the California Milk Advisory Board.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This morning marked the kickoff of VC firm 500 Global’s Fall 2022 Demo Day, which saw over a dozen startups give their best pitches to prospective investors — and customers. Participants ran the gamut from fintech and sustainability to edtech and developer tools, and several stood out from the rest of the pack.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

.” You may have spotted Barrera’s cowboy hat at one of the many startup conferences he is involved with as a mentor, judge, host or speaker — and he does wear many hats. 4 sustainable industries where founders and VCs can see green by going green. My clients already know how to grow a company.

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 16, 2018

A few years ago I had the honor of mentoring Maria Rose Belding when she and her partners at Means Database were in the Valley Venture Mentors startup Accelerator. Her social venture is organized and dreams like a high tech silicon valley startup – but all of that energy is directed to doing good, at scale.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

Hon Weng Chong, CEO and founder of Cortical Labs said in a statement: “The possibilities that a hybridised AI meets synthetic biology model can unlock are limitless, accelerating the possibilities of digital AI in a more powerful and more sustainable way.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Most big accelerators tend to dedicate some of their resources to dauntingly hard science problems and the companies taking them on… but for SOSV’s IndieBio , it’s the primary focus. The team has already won a number of awards from groups including LVHM (the holding co.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Google is spinning up a new, online-only startup accelerator centered around the elusive circular economy. The effort is Google’s latest to help environmentally focused startups grow while potentially hooking them on its cloud products in the process.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Oh, and sustainability is getting a whole stage all to itself at Disrupt. ” — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Accelerating generative AI : Amazon is jumping into startup accelerators with both feet again and will boost generative AI startups around the globe with a 10-week program, Natasha M writes.

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