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We are thrilled to announce the public launch of Star Catcher and the close of our $12.25M Seed Round! Our mission is to eliminate the constraints of power generation on space. To do this, we are building the Star Catcher Network, the world's first power grid in space, for space.   Led by our founders Andrew Rush, Michael Snyder, and Bryan Lyandvert, Star Catcher offers:   Power to Do More - The Star Catcher Network will beam power from our own satellites to customer satellites, constellations, orbital data centers, and space stations to give them more power and high concentrations of power to enable them to increase capability, uptime, mission life, and more.   No Retrofit Required - Power is provided to the client's existing solar arrays in the form of light from the portion of the spectrum that solar arrays are highly efficient at converting to electricity. No custom receiver is required meaning satellites flying or in final design today are compatible with the Star Catcher Network!   Enhancing Satellite Power - The Star Catcher Network can provide the power you need in LEO when and where you need it. From a few hundred Watts to dozens of kilowatts and at concentrations varying from 1 Sun of flux to 10 Suns of flux, enabling your existing solar panels to generate up to 10 times the power they make without the Star Catcher Network.   Shift CapEx to OpEx and Save Overall - Using the Star Catcher Network enables you to deliver missions with five or ten times more demanding power budgets without having to buy a satellite bus that is five to ten times more expensive. Our pay-as-you-go pricing lets you operate at much higher power levels with more cost effective spacecraft.   We are grateful to our talented and experienced investors, especially our co leads Initialized Capital and B Capital ! In particular, thank you Howard Morgan, Brett Gibson, and Andrew Sather. With their support and conviction, we are well positioned to make our vision of a power constraint free space a reality.    Learn more about Star Catcher: www.star-catcher.com We're hiring! Join our team: https://lnkd.in/gGuaNP95 Read our press release: https://lnkd.in/gRHhFJWt   This is Space Power.   #SpaceTechnology #SpacePower #SatelliteTech #SpaceInnovation #TechStartups #SeedFunding #SpaceExploration #SpaceMission #SatellitePower #StarCatcher #InnovationInSpace #AerospaceEngineering #NewTech #TechNews #FutureOfSpace #PowerGrid #TechInvestors #VentureCapital #StartupSuccess #SpaceIndustry #SpaceTech #TechLaunch #BusinessInnovation #EngineeringExcellence #FundingAnnouncement

We were delighted to welcome 100+ Fintech enthusiasts at our recent ‘State of Fintech’ event alongside our friends at Eximius Ventures and The Product Folks in Bangalore last week. Sharing our key thoughts from an evening filled with engaging conversations including Miten Sampat Aakarsh Naidu Pearl Agarwal Anup Agrawal and Aditi Shrivastava. - Fintech continues to be a dominant force within the Indian startup ecosystem. Despite significant progress over the last decade, there remains ample opportunity to innovate, especially given the low credit and insurance penetration vs global benchmarks. A collaborative effort involving banks, fintechs and regulators is essential to develop new solutions and drive growth.   - Over the next 18-24 months, we believe there will be significant innovation in models enabling credit on UPI, AI-driven wealth management, and robust fintech infra layers powering superior and faster financial services. Another area we are bullish on are vertical fintech models which have seen successes globally. There is ample potential for such solutions to succeed in India and our investment in Turno is one such example   - Banks continue to develop their customer facing and back-end products but remain eager to collaborate with fintechs on a range of initiatives. It is critical for founders to appreciate the pace at which banks operate and account for this in their execution plans and timelines. - The RBI is actively fostering an environment to accelerate innovation by creating sandbox environments and establishing the RBI Innovation Hub, which operates independently to support the startup ecosystem. - Building a successful company in this sector requires demands a thorough understanding of the sector’s intricacies and regulatory environment, as well as the ability to form robust partnerships within the industry. Fintech is a complex and nuanced industry - to innovate and build successful companies, one has to be mindful of the market dynamics/partnerships required grow and scale as well as the evolving regulatory landscape. For founders building in this sector, at B Capital we are always eager to hear from you.

🙌 Welcome back to Startup Wednesdays, featuring #VC, #founder & #operators here in South-East Asia. For this week, we have Joanna H., Talent Acquisition Manager at B Capital , a Venture Capital firm based in Singapore. With over a decade of experience, she has spent the last eight years in recruiting and advising companies on hiring. 💭 What are the most significant trends you're seeing in the VC industry impacting talent acquisition? The venture capital sector is witnessing fast-paced transformations, with talent acquisition at the core. Key trends include the focus on profitability, versatility, and the utilization of AI and data analytics. This necessitates talent acquisition to spot versatile talents who can flourish in the dynamic VC environments and harness AI and data to boost efficiency.  💭 What emerging skills do you foresee becoming critical for VCs in the future? Trends like AI and data analytics are becoming crucial as these technologies help identify investment opportunities and optimize portfolio performance. In the future, we expect to see a rise in skills including data analytics, Tableau, SQL, and the ability to derive actionable strategies from data. Aside from data, VCs seek more than capital, wanting strategic partners and advisors. With rising environmental awareness, VCs see the need to address ESG and consider them in their strategies.    💭 How do you see the role of a talent acquisition manager in VC evolving in the next few years? As the role of talent acquisition is evolving significantly (with a key focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and the application of AI for candidate engagement), DEI initiatives have transitioned from being mere buzzwords to business essentials, with talent acquisition teams playing a crucial role in fostering diversity and an inclusive culture. Moreover, AI is becoming instrumental in streamlining candidate engagement, but maintaining the human touch remains paramount.  💭 How do you leverage social media/other digital platforms to attract top talent? We have been able to leverage a variety of digital platforms, including LinkedIn, as part of a multi-channel approach. We've found that social media engagement yields a 30% higher response rate, particularly when we share intriguing aspects of the role. In addition to this, we use both online and offline networking events and interest groups and through newsletters to gain referrals and contacts that could be beneficial for the role or serve as a pipeline for future opportunities. 👉 For more news like this on the Southeast Asia startup and tech scene, make sure to hit the "Follow" button to stay updated 🚀 #talent #startups #hiring

Today, LevelTen Energy is celebrating the close of a $65 million Series D funding round led by B Capital ! Thank you to our Series D investors, and all the investors who preceded them, for their support: Aster Capital, Constellation, Google, ICE, Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, NGP, Prelude Ventures, and ZOMALAB, among others. “Society has made strong progress in tackling climate change — but it’s still not enough,” said LevelTen Energy CEO Bryce Smith. “The next phase of the transition to a carbon-free economy will require new marketplaces, new sources of market intelligence, faster access to capital, and significant investments in emerging technologies. With this renewed financial support from our investors, LevelTen will build on our past success, and provide new solutions to the energy transition’s most pressing challenges.” This funding will support continued growth of the LevelTen Platform and finance the company’s expansion into new markets, including granular certificates and clean hydrogen, to accelerate carbon-free energy project deployment. Thanks to all of you — the LevelTen Network — for helping us achieve this milestone. We couldn’t do it without you! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gj-xd__V #renewableenergy #cleanenergy #funding