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Meet Super.mx, the Mexico City-based insurtech that raised $7.2M from VCs and unicorn CEOs

TechCrunch

Super.mx , an insurtech startup based in Mexico City, has raised $7.2 million seed round, which also saw capital from 500 Startups Mexico, Village Global, Anthemis and Broadhaven Ventures, among others. That product choice includes property, natural disasters and life insurance. million in a Series A round led by ALLVP.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is. The American Red Cross is now looking into how best to give the public an increased role in disaster response. BUT, what if we did invite the public to provide situational awareness such as telling us about the elderly people on a hill?

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A look back at Issue Lab’s top philanthropic resources in 2022

Candid

Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining two years of giving , by Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) As a follow up to their 2020 and 2021 studies, this report delves into data to explore philanthropic giving from the first two years of the pandemic.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Ocean tech investor survey, AI and PR, L-1 visa options

TechCrunch

I don’t see myself staying at my employer for six more years, which is the estimated time until I can get a green card based on my employer’s internal policy. Today, wind power and wave action are just two technologies leading investors to take a closer look at ocean conservation technology, reports Tim De Chant. within a year or two?

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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

sgEngage

Lean funders join with each other, community foundations, United Way, and others to meet a specific need for a few months, such as providing relief during Covid-19 or in the aftermath of a natural disaster. Funder coalitions working at the city or state level can pool their resources to support data and research that backs policy change.

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Wildfire risk is an equity issue

Tableau

Vulnerable communities, who are the least able to handle the impacts of a wildfire disaster, bear an inequitable share of the risks and the consequences. Poor land management policies, lack of funding, and inadequate fire mitigation strategies have compounded the existing environmental risks. Living in the WUI. Today, nearly ?

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Wildfire risk is an equity issue

Tableau

Vulnerable communities, who are the least able to handle the impacts of a wildfire disaster, bear an inequitable share of the risks and the consequences. Poor land management policies, lack of funding, and inadequate fire mitigation strategies have compounded the existing environmental risks. Living in the WUI. were started by humans.

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