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  • Uptake Alliance announces inaugural cohort of 15 climate-tech startups

    Uptake Alliance, an emerging venture development program dedicated to fostering breakthrough climate technologies, has announced the selection of its inaugural startup cohort. The innovation program, designed to facilitate and propel startups to secure commercial agreements, boost revenue, assemble exceptional teams, and secure funding, launches later this month. The program will feature an extensive and bespoke curriculum, mentorship from industry experts,…

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  • Plug and Play accelerateAZ accelerator programme

    Plug and Play accelerateAZ announces new sustainability accelerator program

    Plug and Play accelerateAZ, a program of the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), has announced a new Sustainability program that will support the growth of Arizona sustainability-focused startups. The new program, announced at the Plug and Play Silicon Valley Summit in Sunnyvale, California, will launch in Spring 2024. The accelerateAZ Sustainability program will support startups in the areas of renewable energy, water resiliency, sustainable…

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  • Hippo Harvest raises $21M

    Controlled environment agriculture startup Hippo Harvest announces $21m Series B funding to scale next-generation greenhouse platform

    Hippo Harvest, a Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) startup developing advanced greenhouse systems that produce sustainably-grown produce, has announced the close of its $21 million Series B funding round led by Standard Investments. Congruent Ventures, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Hawthorne Food Ventures, and Energy Impact Partners also participated in the round. The funding will be used to scale the company’s greenhouse operations and to…

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  • Excarta raises $2.5m seed investment round to commercialize AI for business-targeted weather forecasting

    Excarta, the pioneer of commercializing AI for business-targeted weather forecasting, has completed its seed round of investment to commercialize its AI-driven weather forecasting platform. The platform, already functional and “real world” proven, enables businesses to easily, quickly and inexpensively access or produce highly accurate, high-resolution weather forecasts for the parameters they care about. These AI-driven weather forecasts can dramatically enhance…

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