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Ben Wilson

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16 energy software startups to watch, according to five European climate tech investors sifted.eu/articles/energy-so… via @Siftedeu
16 energy software startups to watch, according to investors

16 energy software startups to watch, according to investors

We asked five European climate tech investors for the non-portfolio energy software startups they’re watching.

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Invest 2035: a promising launch for the industrial strategy instituteforgovernment.org.u… via @instituteforgov
Invest 2035: a promising launch for the industrial strategy | Institute for Government

Invest 2035: a promising launch for the industrial strategy | Institute for Government

There is much to welcome in the latest incarnation of government industrial strategy.

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Great round up of recent clean tech investments, the scale and breadth of innovation in this space is truly remarkable. businessgreen.com/news-analy… BG+

Microalgae plants, e-bikes, and green insecticides: The month in clean tech

Latest round-up of exciting clean tech investments features MiAlgae, Sunswap, Solasta Bio, and Amazon's Sustainability Accelator

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The ‘huge disadvantage’ women behind femtech phenomenon face theguardian.com/society/2024… via @guardian
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We’re thrilled to announce our 5 Finalists: 🇬🇧@AnimorphCoop 🇵🇹@FhP_AICOS 🇺🇸@Theora_Care 🇬🇧@supersensetech 🇦🇺@MARCSInstitute 🎉 They now receive £300k and a 15-month period of expert support to further advance their #assistivetech solutions! #dementia ow.ly/l5Xr50TChLm
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“There have been a lot of false dawns … but the field is at a tipping point,” UK DRI Director, Prof Siddharthan Chandran, spoke to @whippletom @thetimes about why he's optimistic for the future for people affected by dementia⬇️ thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/a…

‘A blood test for Alzheimer’s — that’s a game-changer’

Siddharthan Chandran, head of the UK Dementia Research Institute, finds reasons to be hopeful, even if the NHS won’t offer the first ever treatment for the disease

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End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down theguardian.com/business/202… via @guardian
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U.K., home of the industrial revolution, shuts its last coal-fired power plant washingtonpost.com/world/202… via @washingtonpost
U.K., home of the industrial revolution, shuts its last coal-fired power plant

U.K., home of the industrial revolution, shuts its last coal-fired power plant

Britain was a country powered by coal. Now it’s the first G-7 nation to quit it. In a matter of hours, the boilers at the Ratcliffe plant will cool to the touch.

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'End of an era': UK closes last coal-fired power station businessgreen.com/4364612/ via @businessgreen
'End of an era': UK closes last coal-fired power station

'End of an era': UK closes last coal-fired power station

Historic moment for the UK, as the country's last remaining coal-fired power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar formally closes and starts two-year decommissioning process

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The 49 most promising impact startups in Europe (according to investors) sifted.eu/articles/49-most-p… via @Siftedeu

The 49 most promising impact startups in Europe (according to investors)

Impact foundation Norrsken releases its global list of the 100 most promising impact startups. Almost half, 49, are based in Europe.

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A human-centric approach to CEO leadership mck.co/3ZAwsOR via @McKinsey
A human-centric approach to CEO leadership

A human-centric approach to CEO leadership

Successful CEOs constantly reinvent themselves. We look at why adopting an “inside out” approach that focuses on human-centered leadership helps them get there.

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6 things founders should know if they’re fundraising this autumn sifted.eu/articles/advice-fo… via @Siftedeu
6 things founders should know if they’re fundraising this autumn

6 things founders should know if they’re fundraising this autumn

From pitch dry runs to timing your fundraise right, VCs share their top advice for founders fundraising this autumn.

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Generous US green industrial support leaves EU trailing in its wake businessgreen.com/4362056/ via @businessgreen
Report: Generous US green industrial support leaves EU trailing in its wake

Report: Generous US green industrial support leaves EU trailing in its wake

Despite an eagerness to compete the EU remains 'less attractive' for clean tech investment and development compared to US, according to new BloombergNEF report

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📢 #OfgemSIF announces £84 of funding for its second group of 12 large scale Beta projects with Innovate UK. These projects will help accelerate the delivery of net zero by 2030. 👉ow.ly/GPp650Tj4Ai #OfgemSIF #EnergyInnovation #BusinessInnovation #EnergyNetworks
£84 million of SIF funding to accelerate race to net zero

£84 million of SIF funding to accelerate race to net zero

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Europe's defence tech talent crunch looks set to worsen. It's hard for European defence tech startups to find top talent — and it's not going to get any easier anytime soon, say VCs and recruiters sifted.eu/articles/talent-de… via @Siftedeu

Europe's defence tech talent crunch looks set to worsen

It's hard for European defence tech startups to find top talent — and it's not going to get any easier anytime soon, say VCs and recruiters

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The foreign-born founders building our fastest-growing businesses - 39 of the UK’s 100 fastest-growing companies have a foreign-born founder or cofounder tenentrepreneurs.org/job-cre… via @TenThinkTank
Job Creators 2024 — The Entrepreneurs Network

Job Creators 2024 — The Entrepreneurs Network

Job Creators 2024 The foreign-born founders building our fastest-growing businesses

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Building a startup in Brexit Britain: How difficult is it for a non-British citizen to build a startup in the UK email.sifted.eu/building-a-s… via @Siftedeu
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The UK’s femtech landscape - High-Growth Femtech Companies UK 2024 beauhurst.com/blog/top-high-… via @Beauhurst
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Changing the ‘mental model’: How brands are nudging consumers towards sustainability In the latest feature in our new series exploring marketing’s role in driving sustainability, we explore the psychology behind switching to sustainable brands marketingweek.com/nudging-co…
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Meet six Octopus Energy alumni who started their own companies sifted.eu/articles/octopus-e… via @Siftedeu

Meet six Octopus Energy alumni who started their own companies

Meet the ex-employees of UK-based renewable energy group Octopus Energy who went on to set up their own ventures.

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