Risilience, a SaaS-based analytics platform that helps companies assess their climate risk and plan their transition toward net-zero carbon emissions, has raised $26 million in a Series B round of funding. The raise comes as ESG (environmental, social, and [corporate] governance) startups across the spectrum have continued to raise cash throughout the downturn, with climate-focused companies […]
Risilience, a climate analytics and risk assessment platform for enterprises, raises $26M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Michroma is developing its novel technology for food colorings and flavorings that uses precision fermentation to scale fungal food colors.
Michroma wants to make food colorings, flavors more ‘fun’gi by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Business aviation operators are often challenged with crew and aircraft shortages as they look to scale and meet the growing post-pandemic demand for air travel. With industry-wide staffing shortages, operators need to figure out how to attract pilots and other crew members — whether it be to fill full-time vacancies or add temp positions to […]
Portside lands $50M to help manage business aviation by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
ONE’s move into at-scale manufacturing comes as the U.S. battery industry is newly emboldened by the Inflation Reduction Act.
Battery darling Our Next Energy lands massive $300M Series B to build gigafactory by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch
In most African countries, access to credit remains limited for many small businesses, with the reasons ranging from the inability to pay collateral and lack of credit history to unfavorable lending criteria and high-interest rates. Banks and governments have tried to address this gap across different African markets by implementing several loan initiatives, but there’s […]
South African digital lender Lulalend to launch banking product off the back of $35M Series B by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Egyptian fintech and e-commerce ecosystem MNT-Halan has raised up to $400 million in equity and debt financing from local and global investors as it continues to serve underbanked and unbanked customers in the North African country. The round includes $260 million in equity financing and $140 million through two securitized bond issuances secured within the […]
Egyptian financial services provider MNT-Halan valued at $1B in $400M funding by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Superstrata’s e-bike is a strange specimen — there’s no two ways about it. In some ways that makes sense; the bike’s concept, borne out in seamless 3D-printed carbon fiber, springs from an equally strange premise. We’ll get into that. Talking to Sonny Vu, founder of Superstrata’s parent company Arevo, the bikes were crafted not out […]
Superstrata e-bike review: Rebel without a cause by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch