Financing an ‘AI just transition’ for Asia’s workforce
Artificial intelligence is poised to transform industries and jobs, disrupting old ways of doing things and creating new opportunities. In the Asia-Pacific region, …
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Climate Investment leads a $60 million round for AI-powered infrastructure inspection
California-based Zeitview uses AI to cut inspection times and costs for solar and wind farms, telecommunications and other critical infrastructure to help extend …
FairPlay secures $10 million to help AI-using financial institutions reduce bias
More businesses are using AI algorithms to streamline high-stakes decision-making, from approving loans to pre-screening job candidates to managing medical care. FairPlay launched …
AI-driven solutions to streamline mental health services for struggling youths
In healthcare, AI is starting to improve diagnostic accuracy, personalize treatments and support more efficient patient care delivery. Mental health care is a …
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Sonar snags $2.4 million for AI-powered mental health support for students
Since 2022, Stanford, Calif.-based Sonar Mental Health has partnered with nine school districts from California to Arkansas to provide preventative mental health care …
Mobile Pathways raises $1 million for AI tools for US immigration attorneys
Immigration legal and advocacy groups in the US have had a lot more work to take on since President Donald Trump came back …
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Inari rakes in $144 million to scale production of lab grown, climate resilient seeds
Cambridge, Mass.-based Inari uses artificial intelligence to speed up plant breeding and gene editing to create high-yielding, climate resilient seeds for crops such …
‘AI for impact’ VC firm Blue Bear raises $160 million for Fund III
Hardware intensive climate tech may do the heavy lifting of the clean energy transition, but venture capital firms can’t help but love software …
Amazon and Google pre-purchase nuclear energy to kickstart ‘small modular reactors’
Big Tech is going all-in on nuclear power. This week, Amazon inked new agreements to build small-scale nuclear reactors known as SMRs to …
Sustainable data center startups in Brazil and Spain look to scale with new funding
Data centers are hot — and getting hotter. The bigger, more powerful facilities being built to support the growing development and use of …
Omidyar Network, Kapor and SF foundations commit $25 million for equitable and ethical AI
The three California-based funders responded to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call to develop tools for the responsible use of artificial intelligence in education, workforce, …
This proxy season, shareholders will have their say on AI, biodiversity and corporate political activity
Ethical guidelines for artificial intelligence and biodiversity protections for deep sea mining are among the newcomers among the environmental and social issues on …
IBM commits $45 million for AI-powered climate resilience solutions
Startup accelerators backing early-stage AI-driven solutions geared towards making cities safer, more resilient and sustainable aren’t new (see, “Urban-X aims to accelerate startups …
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Vektor Partners raises €50 million to invest in the future of mobility
ImpactAlpha, July 21 — More than $100 billion in investment has flowed to “mobility” in just the last two years. London-based Vektor is …
Can artificial intelligence boost global financial inclusion?
ImpactAlpha, May 21 – Artificial intelligence has a big role to play in extending financial services to the next billion customers. A wonky new report …