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B2B marketplaces will be the next billion-dollar e-commerce startups

TechCrunch

The B2B e-commerce industry has broad reach, encompassing everything from commerce infrastructure and payments technology to procurement and supply-chain solutions. Compliance: In some verticals, particularly those related to healthcare and chemicals, there is a heavy compliance burden to ensure goods are properly sourced and transported.

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How Women in Tech are rising to the new challenges

CIO

With emerging technologies like Gen-AI keeping organizations in a flurry of new implementations, a rapidly shifting CIO role, new innovations testing budgets and adaptability of organizations and increasing competition, a competent CIO is the ace that can change the game.

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UniSieve’s filters use special crystals to reduce industrial emissions

TechCrunch

The energy-intensive process of separating and purifying chemicals and gases is a big reason why industries like plastic manufacturing cause so much pollution. The round, which UniSieve said was oversubscribed, included participation from the Amadeus Apex Technology Fund, Wingman Ventures, CIECH Ventures and Zürcher Kantonalbank.

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Terraform Industries wants to solve climate change by making more hydrocarbons

TechCrunch

The system, called a Terraformer, then combines the hydrogen and CO 2 into a chemical reactor to make natural gas. According to Handmer, the chemical reactor is hitting 94% methane purity already, which means that it is making synthetic natural gas fully compatible with existing distribution pipelines. .

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Should there be some law against raising three times in one year?

TechCrunch

Her new fund will invest in companies worth less than $15 million, have some form of consumer-facing business model (B2B and B2B2C are both fine, she said), and something to do with science, be it a patentable technology or other sort of IP. Why the science focus? 5 takeaways from the Coursera IPO filing. That’s a lot. .

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Carbon Capture, Storage And Transformation Is Still A Popular Funding Theme

Crunchbase News

Berkeley, California-based Twelve, founded in 2015, develops technology that converts captured carbon dioxide into chemicals, fuels and other products. The financing included $200 million in Series C funding, $400 million in project financing, and a $45 million credit facility, with TPG Rise Climate Fund as a lead backer.

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How adopting sustainability as a service can drive business success and help the planet

CIO

Due to the complexity and scale of the challenge, not all businesses have the resources to move toward net-zero at the necessary pace, and many are lagging. The technology stack is complemented by professional services from strategy through to execution to ensure that the data is actionable and that there is a clear ROI.