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When early-stage ventures are judged against conventional, market-rate benchmarks, we create a critical funding gap. In this blog, explore how we can reshape early-stage financing: ow.ly/IvoJ50ZXGcr

How to close the investment gap for emerging-economy ventures

Closing the gap requires a capital continuum that matches instruments to a venture’s stage, and separates risks that should not sit on one balance sheet.

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In this blog, Charkhris Phomyoth, CEO & Co-Founder of UpLink Venture YoungHappy, makes the case for investing in low-cost, highly scalable systems that leverage community connections. Read more: ow.ly/claO50ZX7Sl

Scaling solutions to support ageing societies across Asia

Asia's ageing societies include older adults, aged 55 to 70, who are too healthy for the care system and too old for the systems built around working.

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Nearly two-thirds of older adults with mental health challenges lack access to care. UpLink Venture @infiheal's AI companion can match users with a therapist, deliver personalized responses and connect at-risk patients with support services. Learn more: ow.ly/akWE50ZXbXU
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Infiheal is part of the Global Longevity Innovation Initiative, a partnership between UpLink, @Manulife and the @wef's Centre for Financial & Monetary Systems, to accelerate innovation for healthier, more financially resilient and fulfilled lives across generations.
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#Water supply is fast becoming a core constraint for energy global reliability and investment. This blog unpacks the water-energy nexus and outlines key actions to build ‘water-smart’ power systems. Read the full blog here: ow.ly/JjPk50ZWaVY

The water-energy nexus: why managing water stress is the key to the future of energy

Amid the intensifying climate crisis, the power sector is increasingly vulnerable to water stress, while also exacerbating it. Here are some 'water-smart' solutions

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🌳 How can we ensure #supplychains are deforestation-free? This blog reveals how technologies including blockchain, satellite monitoring, and data analytics can help companies meet compliance measures and safeguard forests. Read here: ow.ly/hpu950ZVVg0

The EU has delayed measures on deforestation-free products. But business can start today | World...

While they are waiting for the EU's forest protection measures to come into force, businesses can proactively use technology to green their supply chains.

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We’re thrilled to launch our community paper, ‘Making Water Innovation Work: Enabling Large-Scale Deployment’. Developed with @HCLGroup_ and the @wef, this paper explores how coordinated ecosystem action can unlock the potential of water innovation: ow.ly/iShl50ZVhxn
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🩻 #Healthcare is on the cusp of a quantum leap. Two groundbreaking UpLink Ventures, Qnity and Quantasphere, are leveraging #quantum technology to solve some of healthcare's biggest challenges: Learn more: ow.ly/UbZ850ZTT9p
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UpLink Venture @dockflow is increasing recycling rates for over 50,000 tonnes of materials annually. Meet the winners of the AI Innovation for Resilient Supply Chains Challenge on UpLink: ow.ly/bVUn50ZTSWc
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🚰 Only half of the 359 billion cubic metres of wastewater generated annually is treated. In this blog, Uwe Schröder, Professor at University of Greifswald, outlines how Microbial Electrochemical Technologies (METs) can build resilient water systems: ow.ly/PrHp50ZTSO5

This innovation could change how we view wastewater forever | World Economic Forum

A new treatment that processes wastewater while generating energy could prompt a rethink of how wastewater systems are designed and financed.

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Meet Diana Virgovicova, CEO & Co-founder of UpLink Venture Xatoms. Her startup is leveraging AI and quantum chemistry to target pollutants in #water with unprecedented efficiency. Watch to learn how early-stage innovation is transforming the water sector: ow.ly/r7aV50ZTSKk
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The Colorado River supports 40 million people across seven US states and Mexico but rising demand and climate pressures have left it facing a severe ‘water debt’. Read here to learn more about the scalable solutions for sustainable water stewardship: ow.ly/mNwX50ZTrRU

How the American West can restructure its water debt

Facing a 20% drop by 2050, the Colorado River is in a state of water bankruptcy, but the tools to ease the crisis just need scaling up.

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Only around 9% of the world's #plastic waste is recycled. This blog looks at how AI-enabled waste sorting, blended finance, and market mandates are transforming plastic waste management into a high-value, #naturepositive investment strategy: weforum.org/stories/artifici…

Throwaway economics: Can AI monetize our waste? | World Economic Forum

One of the nature-positive business strategies that could contribute to a circular economy, AI-enabled waste sorting is now a ready-to-scale opportunity.

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Global supply chain disruptions are costing businesses up to $1.6 trillion annually, but #AI offers a new path forward to building resilience. This blog shows how agentic AI enables organizations to predict disruptions and coordinate rapid responses. ow.ly/yAeU50ZT6kx

How agentic AI is reshaping supply chain resilience

AI is creating new opportunities to strengthen supply chain resilience and efficiency, with a new generation of specialized AI startups expanding access.

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The green transition is reshaping global labor markets. UpLink Ventures, including Green Mining, GIVO and Openversum are proving that environmental action and dignified, formal employment can go hand-in-hand. Read more: ow.ly/Xcpm50ZSyN6

How early-stage innovation is creating good jobs

The green transition can drive good jobs and early-stage ventures across waste and water have been shown to build new employment avenues, ready for scale.

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Over 70% of companies investing in advanced analytics, AI or digital solutions never make it past the pilot phase. This blog outlines 3 shifts to redesign how we test and scale early-stage technology to ensure success across value chains. Read here: ow.ly/Ebns50ZSxIE

3 shifts in financial design to scale hard tech pilots

A new model for scaling hard tech pilots aligns capital, insurers, operators and buyers before the pilot begins, turning pilots into pathways to adoption.

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UpLink Venture AssetCool is Startup Of The Week over on The Innovator this week. AssetCool are winners of the Powering Tomorrow: Electricity Systems Challenge, led by UpLink and the @wef's Future of Power Systems Initiative. Read more: ow.ly/qtZ150ZRmvV

Startup Of The Week: AssetCool - The Innovator

The Innovator presents digital transformation experts, insights on how startups are changing business, and exploring where business connects with tech.

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To unlock #decarbonization and circular transformation, UpLink launched the Low-Carbon and Circular Systems Challenge, selecting 12 ventures from across Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and Africa. Read about the winning solutions here: ow.ly/lT6A50ZRo5v @PlasticImpact

12 startups scaling innovation to unlock low-carbon and circular systems

With inefficiency still baked into global economic systems, circular strategies remain a vital means of decarbonization. Here are 12 pioneers showing the way.

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Congrats to Monique Nadeau, CEO of UpLink Venture EatLove, for winning this year's Dreampitch at Dreamforce! Two other UpLink Ventures - @humansintheloop and @infiheal - took home $50,000 USD in runner-up prizes. Catch the pitches in full on YouTube: ow.ly/g5hb50ZRme6
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Announcing the winners of The Scaling Carbon Dioxide Removal: Unlocking Finance and Market Infrastructure Challenge! Carbon removal is essential to reaching net-zero targets by the mid-century. These ventures are driving this transformation. Learn more: ow.ly/YkZq50ZQTsG
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