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Episode 174: UPS and Walmart share fleet strategies; a peek into Citi's sustainability strategy

May 31, 2019

By Heather Clancy and Shana Rappaport
Plus, we debate direct air capture technology, Ford's robotics partnership and sustainability in the fashion industry.
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7 ways startups can collaborate more successfully with utilities and corporates

December 20, 2018

By Ramsay Siegal
Entrepreneurs prize nimbleness. Established companies emphasize stability. Here's how to harmonize those two agendas.
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11 key funding lessons for social enterprises attracting growth-stage capital

June 26, 2018

By Mark Correnti
How investors and entrepreneurs can find their way in the ‘Missing Middle.’
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In good company: How Obvious Ventures is disrupting venture capital

May 17, 2018

By Jennifer Kongs
Impact investing isn't about being "cute."
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Salesforce dedicates $50 million to impact investments

October 3, 2017

By Heather Clancy
It's a bold move by one of the most aggressive corporate venture capitalists in tech.
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Tips for sustainability-oriented entrepreneurs seeking capital

July 25, 2017

By Sarah Nolet and Jason Jay
How do you balance "doing well" with "doing good" when it comes to raising money for startups? A new platform from MIT can help.
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How investors can mobilize against climate change

May 30, 2017

By Patrick Doherty
As America puts high volumes of low-cost capital to work on sustainable infrastructure, people will go back to work, find their dream home and start spending again.
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Can venture capital ever propel cleantech?

December 6, 2016

By Abhilasha Purwar
The VC models for start-up software companies won't cut it when it comes to hardware-heavy cleantech.

Andrew Beebe on solving the world’s biggest problems

July 12, 2016

WithAndrew Beebe

Andrew Beebe, managing director of Obvious Ventures, talked about his transition from tech entrepreneur to clean-tech venture capitalist, and the proposed (and as of late, rejected) utility merger of NextEra and Hawaiian Electric (HECO) at the VERGE Hawaii 2016 conference.

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Silicon Valley's 'smartest guy' on deep learning and sustainability

October 6, 2015

By Joel Makower
Venture capital legend Steve Jurvetson is "as excited as ever" about transforming industries focusing on the planet's biggest challenges.