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You could argue that climate tech funds writ large should simply consider their investments using a wider aperture than historically has been the case. But today’s climate, it’s clear that far more systemic support is necessary as we make the clean energy transition.

Wednesday 4 August 2021 8:37 am West Coast wildfires rage across record areas in the United States, but Silicon Valley thinks it has the answer whatsapp The Dixie Fire, currently the largest wildfire in California, has burned nearly 200,000 acres and destroyed at least 20 structures. The fire is 22 percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Wildfire season in the United States has devastated swathes of the West Coast in a way not seen since the disastrou...

The national capital is abuzz. The nine-letter verb, a palpable presence in casual and formal settings, has triggered a commotion of speculation and punditry, a kind of political kerfuffle if you please. The question ‘what are you hearing on the reshuffle’ is aired even though those who ask know that nobody quite knows. The defining characteristic of the Modi Model of politics is the element of surprise, predictable unpredictability! Indeed, public appraisals of ministerial performance with...

This morning, Anna Heim and Alex Wilhelm dug into the EU insurtech market, interviewing European VCs and collating the biggest recent rounds to take the temperature of the waters across the pond.

Several European-based insurtech startups entered unicorn territory this year, such as Bought By Many, which offers pet insurance; London-based Zego; and Alan, a French startup that raised a $220 million round. According to Brittain, EU startups in this sector are “still at the very early stages of innovation,” having only shown “a fraction of what’s possible” in a market that is “as large as banking.” Thanks very much for reading Extra Crunch; ...

Meghan Hind is an operations analyst for SOSV. Her role includes gathering and analysing data on SOSV portfolio companies and syndicate investors, managing the funds’ databases and CRM, and reporting SOSV’s quarterly investments to external data providers. On Earth Day, April 22, SOSV published the SOSV Climate Tech 100, a list of the best startups that we’ve supported from their earliest stages to address climate change. There are always valuable insights embedded in a list like the 100...

At Generate Capital, Yancan “Lydia” Li proves the potential of impact investing through successful projects and real metrics.

The Q2 startup round up includes companies focusing microbes to replace nitrogen, coffeeless coffee, long-lived fruit and timber protein for fish.

The cohort includes 14 disruptive, pre-seed and seed startups from 9 countries, 7 from Switzerland, and covering topics as diverse as Climate Tech, Crypto Trading, Behavioral Science or SME Services.

External | what does this mean? This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. Fourteen startups selected for F10 Incubation programme with first dedicated Climate FinTech track 2 hours ago Source: F10 F10 Switzerland announces 14 Startups joining the seventh cohort of its renowned incubation program, starting on 14th June 2021. Selected from 385 applications, this cohort is an excit...