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NEWS
Sustainable Startups Selected to join Women In Tech KES 22 Million Programme
Standard Chartered and @iBizAfrica- Strathmore University have announced the latest inductees into their transformative ‘Women In Tech’ programme. This year’s Standard Chartered Women In Tech programme aims will bring together female entrepreneurs who are leveraging technology to spearhead sustainable startups that generate impact. In line with this objective, the aim for this year’s cohort is to enable these startups to…
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NEWS
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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CLIMATE CHANGE
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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AI & SUSTAINABILITY
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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AFRICA & MENA
OX Delivers secures funding to roll-out affordable clean transport for Africa
OX Delivers, a UK-based emobility startup, has received a £1.2 million funding grant from Energy Catalyst as the company readies its next-generation affordable all-electric OX4 truck for production. The £1.2 million Energy Catalyst grant will fund the development of a sustainable energy infrastructure in Rwanda from which OX Delivers EV trucks will benefit from. OX Delivers is already providing reliable,…
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