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Dublin’s Exergyn pulls in $35M Series A for solution which replaces GHG-causing refrigerants

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The industrial-grade cleantech company has now raised a $35 million (€30 million) Series A round led by Mercuria, an energy and commodities company, and Lacerta Partners, a family office-backed fund. The HVACR industry accounts for more than 10% of the global CO 2 emissions. The technology could be applicable in data centers.

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Batteries have become VC and PE’s most electric investment opportunity

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PE’s presence reflects a shift in both the industry and the way investors view it. The Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden and Slovenia will follow suit with passenger cars in 2030, as will Denmark and the U.K. In the last year, though, they’ve blossomed, with growth equity firms sinking $13.4 in 2035 and France in 2040.

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Speak lands investment from OpenAI to expand its language learning platform

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Zwick came from the edtech industry — he sold his first startup, the flashcard app Flashcards+, to Chegg in 2013 after dropping out of Harvard. ” Currently, Speak has 40 employees across offices in San Francisco (its headquarters), Seoul and Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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France’s strategy for EU startup policies: Talent and money

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18 European countries have already signed a non-binding pledge saying that they plan to contribute to this EIF’s fund of funds — Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. More countries should join the list soon.

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8 Czech VCs on green shoots, pandemic impacts and 2021 opportunities

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As far as green shoots, COVID-19 has “played a role of an accelerator for innovation in many business areas and even e-government and other rigid/conservative industries,” said one. Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t? Healthcare, industry 4.0. We surveyed: Petra Kon?elíková Innovative.

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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

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DST must fulfill permitting requirements to operate in China, including securing a license from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT),” Apple said in a letter to OpenCat, a native ChatGPT client. Based on our review, your app is associated with ChatGPT, which does not have requisite permits to operate in China.”

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