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Helion raises $2.2B to commercialize fusion energy

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Helion Energy , a clean energy company committed to creating a new era of plentiful, zero-carbon electricity from fusion, today announced the close of its $0.5 Animation courtesy of Helion Energy. “Some projects in the fusion space talk about heat, or energy, or other things. . Image Credits: Helion Energy.

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10 fastest growing US tech hubs for IT talent

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Tech salaries are on the rise thanks to a demand for talent across nearly every industry. between 2021 and 2022, reaching an average tech salary of $111,348 per year, according to the 2023 Dice Tech Salary Report. But you don’t have to live in Silicon Valley to earn a high-tech salary. Salaries increased 2.3% Tampa, Fla.

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Daily Crunch: Japanese marketing tech firm Geniee acquires Zelto for $70M

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He called the deal “a remarkable turnaround” for Zelto, a company that has stared down a few near-death experiences, including cash flow and product market fit problems, during its 10-year-old life. wants to help recruiters find technical talent by inferring skills from GitHub code, Paul reports. Big Tech Inc. Zack has more.

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After bootstrapping for 15 years, energy renovation company Effy raises $22 million

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The energy renovation company based in France is doing well, but it is addressing a market that is much bigger than anticipated. We tackled this market very early on because we really believed in it.” At first, Effy wasn’t a tech-enabled startup. The company gathered 16,000 reviews and the average rating is 4.8

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Infogrid raises $90M for its AI-driven building monitoring tech

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Infogrid , a startup that uses AI to collect and analyze data on things like air quality, occupancy and energy consumption, today announced that it raised $90 million in a Series B round led by Northzone and AO Proptech. “Now was the time to raise the capital and use it to drive our expansion,” De Gruchy said.

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Vanadium ion battery startup Standard Energy raises $8.9M Series C from SoftBank Ventures Asia

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Standard Energy , a vanadium ion battery developer, announced today it has raised a $8.9 Instead of serving as a replacement for lithium ion batteries, however, Standard Energy chief executive officer Bu Gi Kim said they complement each other. million Series C from SoftBank Ventures Asia. VIB cannot be as compact as lithium ion.

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14 climate tech investors share their H1 2022 strategies

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Last year, round sizes for climate tech startups quadrupled, with more than 600 investments totaling over $40 billion. Shayle Kann , partner, Energy Impact Partners. What is your climate tech investment thesis in H1 2022? We’re constructive around things like voluntary carbon markets. Robert Downey Jr. ,