Weโre less than a month out from #LATechWeek and I couldnโt be more excited to be ASTRONOMICALLY #LongLA. First things first, massive gratitude to @KatiaAmeri and @andrewchen of @a16z for organizing, you guys are incredible. Itโs going to be one for the ages. (1/6)
Space-scale manufacturing software! ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธWhat does that mean & how does it accelerate the energy transition? Read on. & congrats @firstresonance @ktal90 @NealSarraf on a ๐ช Series A led by @craft_ventures, joining our crew incl @shorelinevc@stagevp@fikavc@mikalkhoso
Great note from @axios on our new portfolio partner @TheDemexGroup helping protect businesses against increasingly frequent weather disruptions like the Texas Freeze and heat waves, while putting a price on climate risk: axios.com/insurance-extreme-โฆ
Congrats Maria @mfilmanovic & Valerio @valeriomagliulo ! The Blue Bear Capital team is excited to help Abatable drive real functional innovation and demonstrable impact for corporates and asset managers in the #carbon markets โก๏ธ๐๐ณ๐ฐ
We're really excited to finally announced our $3M Seed funding round with @Global_Founders , @BlueBearCap , @KeikiVC, @avgfunds and many incredible angel investors.
Read more about our round and our future plans on our blog: lnkd.in/dJqHfuXD
Weโre excited to back @PaniEnergy and @Deve6h in bringing operational AI to industrial and city-scale water plants ๐๐ค๐. Huge *proven* energy and water savings for impact on all the bottom lines.
๐ขPani Secures $8M to Scale Up AI Solution Improving Water & Energy Efficiency in Water Treatment Facilities: Announcing the completion of an oversubscribed $8M CAD capital raise.
See the full press release at: tinyurl.com/3ktuetwv
As $trillions go into energy transition and infra modernization, we are doubling down on @urbint to keep it all safe and fit, alongside a new flight of supreme expert co-investorsโก๏ธ:
Congrats to @mateojaramill and our friends at @FormEnergyInc. Li-ion will dominate the 4-hour grid market, but longer duration needed a breakthrough and Form delivered. The tech is highly scalable, which is critical for science to have an impact. ๐๐โก๏ธ
wsj.com/articles/startup-claโฆ
Worker mental health in high-pressure industries like energy and infrastructure is a big overlooked issue. Great post here from @urbint โs Lindsay Jenkins:
Itโs hard to appreciate how much room for improvement & impact there still is in โAI-for-climateโ without looking at how fast this tech stack is evolving. (An actual metaverse...) ๐คฏ๐
Unhappy but important reporting on solar supply chain exposure to coal-intensive Xinjiang production. As it scales, the #energytransition wonโt run out of need for investment in better solutions. โฆ@BloombergNEFโฉ bloomberg.com/news/articles/โฆ
Weekend cyber attack to turn lye levels up >100x in Florida drinking water. Scary press release as attacks on critical infrastructure get more frequent and severe.
youtu.be/MkXDSOgLQ6M
(Also highlights the importance of control-based cyber solutions like @MissionSecureIn ...)