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📣 NEW MEMBER: #Cleantech-focused accelerator and #fund Beamline Accelerator joins EstVCA! 💡 We are super excited to announce that Beamline is joining EstVCA membership. This is also a spoiler alert of Beamline becoming a bigger fund! In this critical moment when the planet needs all the possible innovative minds, Beamline has decided to build a bigger fund to pack the cleantech future heroes. This is also the reason why they’ve joined EstVCA as a member, as an emerging fund. 👏 A huge welcome to the whole Beamline team! And here is a great quote from the Beamline team on what the decision to join the industry association is based on: 💬 "EstVCA is the perfect match with Beamline - only together can we funnel the money to the right place, to clean innovation. All that for the future we want to leave behind for our children and the next generations. Our mission is to develop the cleantech sector and we are particularly interested in pre-seed cleantech startups that demonstrate substantial potential for sustainable growth and breakthrough in various cleantech topics, for instance, innovative solutions for energy production and storage, waste management, transport, food industry and construction. And this is what Beamline does every day - slowly and fastly healing the world. 👉 READ MORE HERE: https://lnkd.in/dKBZiQCq #cleantech #sustainability #beamline

⭐🛰️OroraTech Announces Successful Series B Funding Round🌍🔥 OroraTech, a wildfire intelligence leader, has closed a €25M Series B funding round, led by Korys, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), and Bayern Kapital. This funding will accelerate OroraTech’s expansion into key markets like North America and the Asia Pacific, while advancing its AI-driven wildfire detection and thermal sensor network. Many of OroraTech’s existing investors, including Bayern Kapital, Edaphon, Ananda Impact Ventures, ConActivity KG, and Findus Venture, recommitted capital showing confidence in its solutions and profitable growth momentum. With #wildfires on the rise, OroraTech’s innovations are set to empower global fire agencies to mitigate destruction faster than ever before. 🔎Learn more: https://lnkd.in/egrxQPsa #SpaceNews #OroraTech #WildfireTech #AI #ClimateCrisis #SpaceTech #WildfirePrevention #ClimateAction #TechForGood #ImpactInvesting #VentureCapital #ClimateTech #ThermalIntelligence Martin Langer, Thomas Grübler, Axel Roenneke, Viktor Gauk, Rupert Amann, Florian Mauracher, Zach Ricklefs, Collin Ratzka, Marina Pott, Frederik Simoens, Karel Van Cleemput, Benjamin Schwiewagner, Dr. Nathalie Weitemeyer, Monika Steger, Stéphane Roussel, Giulia Tegas, Hakan Karan, Nicolas de Crombrugghe, Vincent Vliebergh, Cedric Liekens, Joost Van Laer, Guillaume Hollanders, Alice De Schutter, Anna Zimmermann, Oscar de Giey

Great opportunity to learn more about The First Thirty and engage with Naeem Lakhani and Antony Yousefian in exploring how technology can support the transition to a regenerative food system. The First Thirty invests with a focus on regenerating nature through soil by supporting early-stage data-driven technology companies that enable them to understand nature’s value and its impact on economic productivity. That innovative investment field requires deep agricultural and technological knowledge and a holistic view. Meraki has been investing with TFT, supporting early-stage companies that can change the food systems and increase soil health, such as Groundwork BioAg, Propagate and ruumi. Learn more about The First Thirty ➡ https://www.tft.vc To learn more about TFT's investment strategy reach out Naeem Lakhani #regenerativeagriculture #impactinvesting #soilhealth

🌟 Startup Spotlight Series – Technology and Innovation NGIF can play a crucial role in the development, demonstration and commercialization of clean technology solutions for the gaseous energy sector. NGIF Capital and its subsidiary organization, NGIF Accelerator, work together to accelerate the time it takes startups to take their ideas from concept to commercialization. Our new 'Startup Spotlight Series – Technology and Innovation' is set to feature startups that have thrived with support from NGIF and its extensive ecosystem. Today, we feature Kinitics Automation ✨ Kinitics Automation, a Vancouver-based company, developed the Electric Valve Actuator (KVA), designed to replace methane-venting pneumatic actuators. This solution has the potential to significantly reduce #greenhouse gas emissions by eliminating a source of methane released during venting from natural gas-driven pneumatic actuators, which are widely used across the natural gas value chain. ➡ 📹 Hear from Dean Pick, CEO and President of Kinitics Automation, as he shares his valuable insights: https://lnkd.in/gUx-cvXv John Adams, Akhil Isaac da Silva Aboo, Michael Abdul Iftikhar-(Iftik)- Sam Saad Sarfraz, Ashutosh Pohary #TechWednesday #FuellingInnovation #EnergyStartups #NaturalGas #NGIF #cleantech #cleanenergy #innovationinaction #cleantechnology #venturecapital #innovation #SuccessStories #EmissionsReduction

Icos Capital is thrilled to join MOA foodtech on their continued development journey. Recently, we had the opportunity to ask Bosco Emparanza García, CEO and Co-Founder of MOA, about the next steps following the successful closing of the financial round with ICOS Capital. Questions: 1. What is unique about MOA? 2. In which stage of development is MOA now? 3. ⁠How do you make sure that your technology is hyper scalable? 4. ⁠How will the secured funds be used? #scaleup #development #hyperscalable #industrybiotech #fermentation #functional #ingredients

Yet more top work from Lion Angus MacFadyen and the great team at STAC. It's one thing to support young companies and founders with the great STAC programme, it's another to help them unlock key funding as they build their journeys. Do get in touch with them if you are part of a young company that could benefit from being on the STAC programme, or if you like the idea of investing in people and ideas that have been prepared under the expert watch of the STAC team. #invest #innovation #innovate #STAC #rainmakers #internetofthings https://lnkd.in/e3KW_iV7

My, how the weeks speed past! It’s another Friday and, therefore, time for another #FridayRoundUp of some of the news from across the Vala-verse.   First up, it’s exciting to see marine-focussed brand Arksen achieve its full funding on Seedrs and is now accepting over-funding. It’ll be interesting to see how long the team keeps this open for anyone interested in investing in Arksen at this valuation. https://lnkd.in/e9SUe3qz   Vala’s own Lian Michelson was at the Our Ocean Greece conference earlier this week, joining with Heads of Government, policy makers, technologists and investors considering the priorities and solutions to conserving and protecting the ocean. More from Lian in the coming days! https://lnkd.in/ewAuAdwY   The ever busy team at Qualis Flow (Qflow) flow announced they are attending Innovation Zero at Olympia London at the end of this month, billed as the UK’s largest net-zero congress. It should be a fascinating few days and a vital step towards the UK meeting its net-zero obligations. https://lnkd.in/eix5hwPX   Electric vehicle facilitator & EV SaaS provider eFaraday Group has been sharing more essential content to EV fleet managers about best practice for home-charging and office-charging, proving it is the go-to solution for those managing both small and large EV fleets. https://lnkd.in/e4FAJNk4   And finally for this week, Centology's Head of Sales Richard Knights has written an interesting article about how #IFAs and #wealthmanagers are exploring better tech solutions in order to provide an even better service to their clients. Well worth a read! https://lnkd.in/eYkjfH-v   We hope you can enjoy a peaceful, if not restful weekend, and we look forward to bringing you more news next week!   Team Vala. #sustainableinvestments #venturecapital #eis

The Investment Dating Game... Securing the right funding is critical for turning bio innovations into reality. In this insightful session, industry leaders share key tips on finding the perfect investment blend, aligning with potential investors, and avoiding red flags. Watch the full discussion from Bio Innovations Midwest here ⬇️ and take your funding strategy to the next level! https://lnkd.in/eq-ixnSz Hosted by Dan Hoffman, CEO, Invest Nebraska with Billy Hagstrom, CEO & Co-Founder, Bluestem Biosciences, Inc., Kaylee Williams, Investment Director, InnoVenture Iowa and Michael Jung, Managing Partner, Grit Road Partners #BioInnovation #FundingStrategy #InvestInBio #BIMW24 #FundingStrategy

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Find out more about the Technology Developer Accelerator Programme (TDAP) and how it can help to support your business and innovations 👉 https://lnkd.in/eUeAMkgK #SME #innovation #ukmfg #ukautomotive #funding #startup