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Digital carbon – time to pay attention
If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it. – Lord Kelvin Two newsletters in a row feature this quote. This email is about Greenpixie, a company whose mission is to lead the world to digital sustainability. And their CEO, John Ridd, is the one who actually put me on to the quote above, as it’s…
Read MoreKatie Haun Raises Record-Breaking $1.5B Fund
VENTURE Katie Haun Raises Record-Breaking $1.5B Fund Crypto investor Katie Haun raised $1.5 billion for her new fund, Haun Ventures, and broke a few records with the announcement: Largest debut venture fund Largest solo general partner venture fund Largest fund ever raised by a woman “As web3 grows to touch every aspect of our lives, we’ll need more voices…
Read MoreThe Problems Plaguing The Cannabis Industry In California
Breaking down the problems plaguing the cannabis industry in California… Cannabis companies in California are struggling. California might be the largest cannabis market in both the United States, and the world, however, the market is by no means without its problems. Warnings… More than two dozen cannabis industry executives co-signed a letter to Gov. Gavin…
Read MoreGetir Done!
3 BIG STORIES 1. Getir Done! Last week, instant grocery delivery startup Getir announced a $768M Series E funding round at a $11.8B valuation. It was led by Mubadala Investment Company and included investments from Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital. Getir promises to deliver your groceries within 10 minutes. The company started off in Turkey,…
Read MoreThe securities and environmental commission?
It’s official. It’s been in the works for a while – yesterday the SEC approved a new proposal that will require publicly traded companies in the U.S. to disclose significantly more data on their operations’ climate impact. Specifically, the proposal, if it goes through as it stands, will require companies from Apple to Ralph Lauren to report their…
Read More‘We’re Not Serving Crypto Because It’s In Vogue’: Acorns CEO
CRYPTO ‘We’re Not Serving Crypto Because It’s In Vogue’: Acorns CEO Acorns just added the option for its 4.6M users to invest up to 5% of their portfolio in bitcoin through the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO), a bitcoin futures fund that went public on the New York Stock Exchange last October. This makes Acorns one of…
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