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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

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The United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan account for 91% of total grant funding for Ukraine to date. Corporations account for 55% of the total dollar value of grants awarded; foundations and public charities 40%; and high-net-worth individuals for 5%. Giving by funder type.

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European startups elude global VC funding slowdown in Q1 2022

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In other words, the region escaped the global quarter-on-quarter slowdown in startup investment. It is also worth noting that Europe accounts for a much larger portion of global funding than Africa. Just yesterday, we heard rumors that Spotify competitor Deezer could go public via a SPAC. Asia, and Latin America. France: $4.8

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Japan’s Terra Drone lands $70M Series B funding to accelerate global expansion 

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There’s an urgent need for a global air traffic management solution to enable safe and efficient drone and urban air mobility (UAM) operations, and Terra Drone aims to be the leading player building the digital infrastructure in the sky.” . The global drone surveillance market is expected to grow to $476.5 and Southeast Asia.

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Chinese luxury EV brand Zeekr continues global push into Kazakhstan

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Prior to that raise, Zeekr said it had filed confidentially for an initial public offering in the U.S. In the Netherlands and Sweden, Zeekr’s first European markets, the flagship 001 is selling for around $65,000, and the X for around $50,000. and was reportedly seeking over $1 billion in proceeds.

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5 takeaways on trust in NGOs to manage new innovations and technologies 

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For 20 years, the global communications firm Edelman has studied the influence of trust across government, media, business, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Here are five takeaways about global trends in the public’s trust in NGOs: 1. By comparison, business was trusted in 15 countries and distrusted in two.

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Sono Motors has gone public, aims to get Sion solar electric vehicle to market by 2023

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On Wednesday, Sono Group, the parent company to Sono Motors, went public. 90% of those orders come from Germany or “German-speaking countries” and the remaining 10% comes from countries like the Netherlands, Spain, France, Italy and Sweden, where the vehicles will be manufactured. It opened for trading on the Nasdaq at $20.06

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Bill Gates wants Western countries to eat “synthetic meat”; Meatable has raised $47 million to make it

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Gates’ call is being met by startups and public companies hailing from everywhere from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv, London to Los Angeles, and Berkeley to… um… Chicago. “The mission of the company is to be a global leader in providing proteins for the planet.