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The Decline of Small Town Media Has Big Implications for the Innovation Economy

Revolution

While much has been written about the repercussions of this decline on our country’s political discourse, the impact on a city’s tech climate is less explored. Earned media is one of the few ways that early-stage companies building transformative businesses can get in front of massive audiences without a massive price tag.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. A Biden presidency doesn’t need a Green New Deal to make progress on climate change.

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How Smart Charge America uses Zapier to scale and fight climate change

The Zapier Blog

The Climate Clock says we have about six years until we reach a critical turning point in the race against climate change. We’re trying to move the needle on climate change—which is a really big thing to try and do. If we’re going to move the needle on climate change, we can’t wait. It plans to expand to 50 major U.S.

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Daily Crunch: Lookout sells consumer security segment for $223M to become ‘pure-play enterprise company’ 

TechCrunch

All in this together : Harri reports how big-time VCs link arms for climate coalition. Tile launches a new cat tracking tag with three-year battery life , Ivan reports. To da moon : Rocket engine startup Ursa Major quietly closed $100 million in new funding , reports Aria. Who are ya? No judgment.

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Lightning strikes again as Electric hits unicorn status

TechCrunch

That’s lower than the multiple range that many startups raised at during 2021’s go-go fundraising climate. That means that Electric may close out 2022 with, say, $70 million ARR and the same $1 billion price tag.

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Juicy Marbles gets $4.5M to sizzle up plant-based steaks

TechCrunch

Convincing meat eaters to adopt a climate-friendly diet might get a little easier thanks to Slovenian startup Juicy Marbles , which has come up with a way to create plant-based whole meat cuts, if that doesn’t sound too oxymoronic. World Fund is a new €350M climate VC fund incubated by green search engine Ecosia.

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When wildfires rage close, Perimeter wants to tell you where to go

TechCrunch

The wildfires are more common than ever with the aridness of climate change, yet the evacuations remain a pandemonium. Using Perimeter, citizens can upload geospatial-tagged information such as a new fire outbreak or a tree that has fallen and is now blocking a road. Alchemist was the first money into the startup.