Claiming to harness the potential of AI in combating climate change and nature loss, Jeff Bezos' Earth Fund has announced a $100 million grant program called the AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge.
The Wyss-backed Sixteen Thirty Fund has funneled nearly $34 million into Michigan since 2017 to, in part, 'rewrite the state's election laws.'
This grand challenge aims to harness AI technology in combating climate change and mitigating environmental degradation.
Bezos Earth Fund is donating $100 million and accepting proposals from experts across fields on how AI technology can be used to help combat climate change. about Bezos Earth Fund, here.
Former Zomato senior executive Mohit Gupta and Myntra founder Mukesh Bansal have raised $26 million in seed money for their omnichannel fashion startup Lyskraft, making it one of the largest early-stage rounds for an Indian startup amid the ongoing funding crunch.The round was led by Peak XV Partners, formerly Sequoia Capital India, Gupta told ET, adding that the seed money will help the partnership take forward the plan of building an omnichannel play as a marketplace for premium brands,...
Startup funding in the penultimate week of April 2024 declined by nearly 27.9% from the same period a year ago, totalling $74 million across 14 deals. However, deal density in the latest week improved to $5.3 million per deal, as per Tracxn data. From April 6 to April 12, 2023, startups had raised about $2.4 million per deal. Funding was down sequentially as well, from $103 million across 15 funding rounds in the previous week. Of the total corpus raised this week, fundraises of...
Ernie Harper, a runner and former Hallamshire Harrier, competed at Paris 1924 in the cross-country, now more commonly known as trail running. One hundred years ago, Harper ran in an infamous cross-country event that year in which a difficult course combined with extreme weather conditions of over 40C and noxious fumes emitted from a power plant near the course, resulted in only 15 of the 38 starters crossing the finish line. Sign up for newsletters from The Star After the event, both the Red...
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that 30 Oregon counties will receive more than $47.7 million in federal payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act for schools and road maintenance, youth job training, wildfire prevention, watershed restoration and habitat conservation. These funds, more than $2.56 million of
Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd. will set up a
Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd. will set up a venture capital of up to 3 billion ringgit ($627 million) with two other partners to invest in startups in Southeast Asia.
Pune-based agritech firm Ecozen on Friday said it has raised $30 million (about Rs 250 crore) in a mix of equity and debt from existing investors including US-based global investment manager Nuveen.The debt support in the deal was fulfilled by InCred Credit Fund and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation through Ecozen’s exclusive advisor Setuka Partners, said a company statement.Ecozen said it has grown fivefold over the past two years, with a threefold increase in profit. The maker...
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced on Tuesday that Virginia has received another round of payments from seven different opioid settlements, totaling around $108.4 million.