Photoncycle Secures €15M for Revolutionary Energy Storage Photoncycle, a Norwegian energy storage innovator, has raised €15 million in Series A funding. This investment accelerates the commercialization of its solid-state hydrogen-based seasonal storage system. NordicNinja and Voima Ventures led the round. Existing investors Lifeline Ventures, Eviny Ventures, Luminar Ventures, and Momentum also participated. The company has now secured €15 million total, though it did not disclose the valuation.

Photoncycle Secures €15M for Revolutionary Energy Storage

Photoncycle, a Norwegian energy storage innovator, has raised €15 million in Series A funding. This investment accelerates the commercialization of its solid-state hydrogen-based seasonal storage system. NordicNinja and Voima Ventures led…

Oxa Secures $103M to Revolutionize Industrial Mobility Industrial sectors struggle with labor shortages, rising costs, and safety risks. Repetitive driving tasks plague ports, airports, factories, and solar farms. Oxa addresses these pain points through its Industrial Mobility Automation (IMA). This technology deploys autonomous vehicles on existing OEM hardware. Workers tow loads, move goods, and monitor perimeters more efficiently. Importantly, Oxa avoids the need to replace entire fleets. As a result, companies save money and boost productivity right away.

Oxa Secures $103M to Revolutionize Industrial Mobility

Industrial sectors struggle with labor shortages, rising costs, and safety risks. Repetitive driving tasks plague ports, airports, factories, and solar farms. Oxa addresses these pain points through its Industrial Mobility Automation (IMA).…

Diligent AI Raises $2.5M to Revolutionize Financial Crime Detection Diligent AI, a London-based startup backed by Y Combinator, secures $2.5 million in seed funding. This investment expands its platform for autonomous analysts in financial crime investigations. Speedinvest leads the round, with support from Shapers, a fintech-focused investor. Additionally, prominent fintech leaders join the backers. These include founders and CEOs from N26, Allica Bank, IDnow, Billie, and Cybersource. Diligent AI reveals to TFN that total funding reaches $3 million.

Diligent AI Raises $2.5M to Revolutionize Financial Crime Detection

Diligent AI, a London-based startup backed by Y Combinator, secures $2.5 million in seed funding. This investment expands its platform for autonomous analysts in financial crime investigations. Speedinvest leads the round, with…

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Switzerland is warming twice as fast as the global average Switzerland is warming faster than the planet, and new climate scenarios warn of more heat waves, droughts, and less snow in the future.

Switzerland is warming twice as fast as the global average #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

Mammoth bone mystery takes a very unexpected turn, sparking scientific debate Genetic analysis revealed that bones classified as mammoths for decades actually belong to surprising ancient whales.

Mammoth bone mystery takes a very unexpected turn, sparking scientific debate #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

Africa’s growing rift could form mountains taller than the Himalayas Scientists warn that a crack in Africa could create giant mountains in the future that could surpass the Himalayas.

Africa’s growing rift could form mountains taller than the Himalayas #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

Calgon Carbon’s $100M Expansion Targets PFAS Water Crisis Calgon Carbon announces a significant expansion at its Columbus, Ohio, plant. This move boosts drinking water carbon reactivation capacity. The investment totals nearly $100 million. It adds about 27 million pounds of annual capacity. Operations start in 2028. This expansion meets rising customer demand. The US EPA's PFAS regulations drive this need. Municipalities increasingly adopt granular activated carbon for treatment. It serves as the national standard for clean water systems.

Calgon Carbon’s $100M Expansion Targets PFAS Water Crisis

Calgon Carbon announces a significant expansion at its Columbus, Ohio, plant. This move boosts drinking water carbon reactivation capacity. The investment totals nearly $100 million. It adds about 27 million pounds of annual capacity.…

Artemis II: Igniting Lunar Return and Global Space Collaboration NASA gears up for the Artemis II mission, a landmark crewed flight to the Moon. Christophe Bosquillon and Giuseppe Reibaldi from the Moon Village Association highlight its profound impacts. A successful return to the Moon promises to transform lunar exploration. Moreover, it will influence deep-space ventures worldwide. Delays have challenged preparations. A North American winter storm in January 2026 disrupted a key fueling test.

Artemis II: Igniting Lunar Return and Global Space Collaboration

NASA gears up for the Artemis II mission, a landmark crewed flight to the Moon. Christophe Bosquillon and Giuseppe Reibaldi from the Moon Village Association highlight its profound impacts. A successful return to the Moon promises to…

Boundary Waters - Patagonia Action Works Congress is about to force a vote that will pave the way for copper mining in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a 1.1-million-acre public area with federally protected forests and fre...

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“Activists and recreationists must continue filling inboxes, flooding the streets and making calls demanding our representatives actually represent us. When people and businesses emphatically remind Congress our public lands are not for sale, lawmakers listen.”

Why is Congress using an obscure law to overturn science-based land-use policy and invite a foreign company to mine the Boundary Waters?

Read Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert in @thehill.com on why
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March 2026 funding and opportunities for social enterprises - SEWF March 2026 is packed with opportunities for social enterprises, non-profits and impact-driven organisations worldwide. Whether you’re seeking equity-free funding, accelerator support, fellowships or leadership programmes, this month’s roundup spans everything from AI innovation grants and youth mental health start-ups to humanitarian tech challenges and women-led social enterprises. With deadlines falling throughout the month – and […]

If you're a social entrepreneur looking for non-dilutive funding, accelerator support, or fellowship opportunities, SEWF just published its March 2026 roundup.
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What La Veuve Clicquot Taught Me as a Woman in Finance: Part II La Veuve Clicquot, The Great Wealth Transfer, and my dream of becoming a vintner of Nigerian palm wine.

Read “What La Veuve Clicquot Taught Me as a Woman in Finance: Part II," live now on The Impact Olympics! #femalefounders #GLI #InternationalWomensDay #investment #IWD #VC #VentureCapital

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What La Veuve Clicquot Taught Me as a Woman in Finance: Part I How a young, female founder rescued a doomed enterprise and defied the odds to become a runaway success in Napoleonic France.

The latest post from the Impact Olympics is out, celebrating the start of #WomensHistoryMonth. Read about one of the world’s first female entrepreneurs and the driving force behind one of France’s most famous luxury brands. #investment #VC #venturecapital #IWD open.substack.com/pub/venturec...

Stockholm-based Validio, whose agentic platform autonomously detects and resolves data quality issues, raised a $30M Series A, bringing its total raised to $47M (Chris Metinko/Axios)

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Six barriers keeping foundations from impact investing – and how to overcome them Impact investing in philanthropy has been around for decades. It’s been almost 20 years since the Rockefeller Foundation popularized the term “impact investing.” ...

Foundation leaders gathered in Asheville, NC, this week for @confluencep.bsky.social y.social's annual gathering.

Stacey Faella of the $90 million Woodcock Foundation, wondered why impact investing continues to be a niche activity among philanthropies.

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New Electric Boat To Banish Emissions From Offshore Wind Farms The centuries-old maritime firm Bibby Marine steps into the 21st century with a new electric offshore wind service vessel.

The offshore wind industry is getting an electrification makeover of its own.

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Prof Hailan Hu, Neuroscientist Hailan Hu studies the neurological mechanisms behind emotional and social experiences and how they change the brain’s neural circuitry.

Hailan Hu studies the neurological mechanisms behind emotional & social experiences. She discovered how ketamine acts to reduce depression in rats, paving the way for new approaches to treating mental illness. adalovelaceday.subst...

Zeno raises $25M to speed up production of its battery-swap motorbikes | TechCrunch The startup, co-founded by Tesla and Apple alumni, has sold nearly 1,000 of its motorbikes so far.

The startup, co-founded by Tesla and Apple alumni, has sold nearly 1,000 of its motorbikes so far.

Why does Roman concrete outlast modern concrete? Discover this and more on this week's episode on persistence -- from neurons to music to religions and civilizations.
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There is not one single dimension where renewable energy isn’t faster, better, cheaper than fossil fuels. Imagine a future where all this happens even faster, better, cheaper because it didn’t have to fight through climate denialism and massive fossil fuel subsidies and whining.

Amsterdam-based Silverflow, a cloud-native card payment processing service with a single API to card networks, raised a $40M Series B led by Picus Capital (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)

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Headshot of Sukanya Sarkar promoting "Engineering the Future" online Q&A, 9 March.

Engineering the Future (11 & over)
Monday 9 March
1.00pm

Ever wondered what an engineer does and how their work helps power a sustainable future? Join Sukanya Sarkar, from Hitachi Energy, as she shares her journey into a career in renewable energy.

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Longitude Prize Finalists Boost Dementia Independence The Longitude Prize on Dementia sparks innovation. This £4.4 million initiative drives personalized tech tools. Experts co-create these with people living with dementia. The goal? Help them stay independent at home longer. Challenge Works supports five finalists since 2024. They develop assistive technologies using AI and machine learning. A £1 million grand prize awaits in March 2026. Dementia progresses without a cure.

Longitude Prize Finalists Boost Dementia Independence

The Longitude Prize on Dementia sparks innovation. This £4.4 million initiative drives personalized tech tools. Experts co-create these with people living with dementia. The goal? Help them stay independent at home longer. Challenge Works…

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We brought together Executives and C‑levels from across our portfolio for our first Leadership Circle with Overtime Leader. It was an intimate and energising session focused on one big challenge every founder and operator knows too well: leading confidently through..

At our Women in Safe Homes AGM (a joint venture with Patron Capital), Ella's shared how 3 fund-backed family homes have so far supported 9 women and 2 children.

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Lab Recreates Star Formation, Confirms Key Cosmic Process Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University have recreated star and planet formation processes in a lab. This achievement confirms the magnetorotational instability (MRI), a key phenomenon in astrophysics. The team earned the prestigious John Dawson Award in Plasma Physics for their work. Editor Georgie Purcell interviewed lead researcher Hantao Ji, Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University and Distinguished Research Fellow at PPPL, to explore the details.

Lab Recreates Star Formation, Confirms Key Cosmic Process

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University have recreated star and planet formation processes in a lab. This achievement confirms the magnetorotational instability…

Aptera Celebrates The 3-Wheeled Electric Vehicle Of The Future The California-based electric vehicle startup Aptera has just achieved a new milestone for its solar-enabbled autocycle.

This three-wheeled EV from the US startup Aptera recharges itself from on-board solar panels.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕ Today's briefing features a smart shoe insole that could help prevent falls among the elderly and details of a major mental health study.

☕ Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today’s briefing features a smart shoe insole that could help prevent falls among the elderly and details of a major mental health study.

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