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Korean VC Sopoong closes $8 million fund for startups focused on environmental impact

Korean VC Sopoong closes $8 million fund for startups focused on environmental impact

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Two years ago, South Korea unveiled a plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Getting there will be another story. AAlthough Korean manufacturers say they are trying to change their ways, the country’s GDP is tied to some particularly polluting industries, including petrochemical producers, automakers and shipbuilders. Although some businesses are never truly sustainable, a …

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Crew members of NGO rescue ship 'Ocean Viking' give lifejackets to migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

Italy closes ports to save ships, leaving 1,100 migrants in limbo

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MILAN (AP) — Two German-led migrant rescue ships carrying nearly 300 rescued people waited off the east coast of Sicily on Saturday, one with permission to disembark its most vulnerable migrants while the The other’s request for a safe harbor went unanswered despite “critical conditions on board. Chaos and uncertainty resulted from the decision on …

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Nordic VC Inventure Closes €150M Fund and Opens Up to Angel Investments

Nordic VC Inventure Closes €150M Fund and Opens Up to Angel Investments

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Nordic VC Inventure today announces its fourth fund, worth €150 million, to support early-stage startups in the Baltic and Nordic countries. This fund will also see the VC dip its toes into even earlier stages by writing angel investor-sized notes. What is the purpose of the fund? Inventure aims to be the first institutional investor …

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