Silicon Valley Insider: 75F Raises $18M, is Using Machine Learning to Reduce Commercial HVAC Energy Consumption
75F, a Minneapolis based building intelligence company, completed an $18.1 million Series A funding round last week, co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Oil and Gas Climate Initiatives (OGCI). Other participants in the raise included Building Ventures, Rise of The
Silicon Valley Insider: mHUB Raises $15M to Innovate Chicago’s Manufacturing Industry
When we think of sustainability, we conjure up images of electric cars, lab-grown meats, recycling plants, and solar panels. Too often we ignore the economic side of sustainability. It’s easier for a city to make investments in efficiency and reducing
Silicon Valley Insider: Intellihot, using AI and NASA Technology to Provide You Hot Water
Have you ever been running late for work, your hand extended into your shower, cursing its name as the water slowly warms to a temperature that would allow you to enter? Well, you may be being unsympathetic to your hot
Silicon Valley Insider: AMP Americas Extracts Methane from Manure to Fuel Dairy Fleets
Over the past decade (and beyond), we have consistently heard and read about electric cars and their potential to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, in 2018, the US saw electric vehicle sales increase by 81%, which was largely
Silicon Valley Insider: Ethic Helps Investors Zero-In on Sustainability Goals, Raises $13 Million
Let’s imagine you are at or near retirement, you have done well in your career and have money invested with a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA). You have read the articles about how companies and large institutional investors are emphasizing sustainability
Silicon Valley Insider: Harvest Returns Applies Tax Advantaged “Opportunity Zone” Investing to Agriculture
In the Silicon Valley Insider, we’ve covered companies in the agriculture space that reduce phosphorus nutrient pollution with hi-tech fertilizer and use fermentation to manufacture CBD. We are familiar with the innovation path for startups like these, to create something
Silicon Valley Insider: CalSTRS $750m Deal Lends Perspective on the ESG Shift
At Impakter, we’ve covered some incredible environmental and social-focused startups around the world. We have had a ground-level, front-row seat to the shift in the VC and angel-investor mentality where the return on investment is measured in more than profits,
Silicon Valley Insider: Calysta, Closing the Protein Gap with Natural Gas and Fermentation
While we at Impakter are ecstatic to see more and more sustainability-focused companies enter the market, we recognize that most of them will not come out on top. It is a monumentally difficult task to take an idea that makes
Silicon Valley Insider: Climb Hire, the Pay-It-Forward Job Training and Professional Network
When we typically think of startup financing, we think of venture capital, angel investors, seed rounds, Shark Tank, etc. There are other ways to pursue your passion and build a business, especially in the world of impact investing and social
Silicon Valley Insider: Intellivisit, AI-Powered App for Asynchronous Healthcare
For this week’s Silicon Valley Insider, we are shifting our focus from pollution and agriculture to another major area of concern for the United States: healthcare. It’s no secret that the US Healthcare system has its issues, primary among them