After its inaugural success with two sold-out, sector-specific summits in 2022, the Chicago Venture Summit series returns in 2023 with Future-of-Food this May 3-4 CHICAGO, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined World Business Chicago (WBC) to announce the return of the Chicago Venture Summit series focused onContinue Reading
A collaboration between DevvStream and a former member of the House of Commons of the Canadian Parliament, Marmota will work with organizations and governments to achieve their climate goals while enabling investment into global carbon markets. Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – January 16, 2023) – DevvStream Holdings Inc. (NEO: DESG)Continue Reading
DVC and T-Hub signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to mentor the startups based out of Hyderabad DVC India Fund aims to accelerate the growth of the startup community across the country with a particular focus on Hyderabad With T-Hub’s support, DVC will get empowered to find fast-growing, innovative startups. Continue Reading
How would you describe Africa’s 2022 from a venture capital lens? I don’t think you can. This year, venture land defied simplification. You can only narrate and follow the story through its strange arc. The climax, exposition, rising action, resolution, and what I believe is a dramatic setup for theContinue Reading
Yassir, an Algerian super app that is currently present in 45 cities across North Africa and West Africa, made global headlines this month when it announced a $150 million series B led by BOND, one of the world’s most prolific venture funds. The company said the new capital injection, whichContinue Reading
“I started my entrepreneurial path in 2010 by organizing and curating TEDxCluj. But the community needed something else, so I extended the interaction beyond the conference,” Cristian Dascalu, partner at Romanian Gapminder VC, tells me about his career shift from entrepreneurship to helping build startups, and then investing inContinue Reading
The SoCal Venture Summit began some 20 years ago, the brainchild of Mission Ventures founder Leo Spiegel. At that time in 2001, three venture capital firms were headquartered here, with more than $1 billion in assets to invest. Those funds are all gone. While San Diego has transitioned and goneContinue Reading
The production, use and disposal of plastics pose the biggest challenge in waste management. While individual governments have instituted legislative measures and even signed international conventions aimed at stemming the tide of the plastic waste menace, the world has yet to see an end to plastic pollution. Across Africa, plasticContinue Reading
More than 800 have registered for the Midwest region’s flagship startup and venture conference, today focused on the city’s global logistics sector. In summit’s opening session, CDL 1000 announced Chicago as its new global HQ CHICAGO, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today welcomes more than 800Continue Reading
Kubota and Accenture Establish Joint Venture for a More Sustainable Society New company will work to address global issues related to food, water, and the environment by utilizing data and cutting-edge digital technology OSAKA, TOKYO; Aug. 30, 2022 – Kubota Corporation and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have formed aContinue Reading
