Californian agricultural startup Plenty has won a $140 million Series D funding round, as it continues to scale out its vertical farming solution. The San Francisco-based company won the injection from Japan’s…
All Aboard! Four Innovations Set to Revolutionize Rail Travel
COVID-19 isn’t making much run fast—not least the productivity of tech journalists. But it might just push global rail travel back on track. The pandemic’s deadly spread has kept people indoors worldwide,…
5 Sustainable Food Tech Companies to Look Out for This Year
With further emphasis being placed on sustainability, health and local produce, the trillion-dollar food industry is continuously facing new challenges that require innovation The industry is projected to be worth approx. $250…
X Shore’s Konrad Bergström: “There is Scope for Positive Impact”
Konrad Bergström is president and founder of X Shore, a Swedish startup building 100% electric-powered boats. A longtime entrepreneur and extreme sports professional, Bergström broke into the tech scene with his previous…
Amazon Launches $2bn CleanTech Fund
Amazon has launched a $2 billion venture capital fund aimed at supporting companies working to combat climate change. The Climate Pledge Fund’s foundation follows an open letter sent by thousands of Amazon…
Renewables Intelligence Startup ENIAN Wins $1.5m Funding Round
The London-based startup ENIAN, which develops pipeline acceleration software for the renewable energy industry, has secured a $1.5 million pre-seed investment round. The round, which comes just eight days after the firm’s…
Edete CEO and Co-Founder Ran: “Our Tech is a Leading Plan-B for Global Agriculture”
Bees perform around 80% of all pollination worldwide, and support around $20 billion of crop production in the United States alone. Their numbers are in rapid decline. For over a decade bees…
TIER Mobility’s Bröskamp: “We want to be the new normal – every mobility company should aim for climate neutrality”
Björn Bröskamp is team lead, sustainability at TIER, a Berlin-based mobility startup whose scooters are now available across 11 European countries. In this op-ed he tells the story of how TIER became…
Toyota Revs Up Flying Car Plans with $394m Joby Funding
Japanese automaker Toyota has invested $394 million in Joby, a Californian startup specializing in flying taxis. The 11-year-old tech firm, which boldly markets itself as an air-transportation-as-a-service, adds Toyota’s cash to a…
Three Ways Tech Could Save the Rainforest
In the freshest apocalyptic omen since last month, the Amazon rainforest is current on fire—tens of thousands of fires, deliberately started, and greenlit by Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s far-right, populist leader. G7 heads…