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Commander, Pulsar and Copper are different models of domestic and commercial chargers for electric and hybrid vehicles. Charging times for batteries are reduced by 10 times. The Smart Charging System automatically charges the vehicle during periods when electricity prices are lower. Each device is controlled by a smartphone app.
Commander, Pulsar and Copper are different models of domestic and commercial chargers for electric and hybrid vehicles. Charging times for batteries are reduced by 10 times. The Smart Charging System automatically charges the vehicle during periods when electricity prices are lower. Each device is controlled by a smartphone app.
Mustard Seed is a London-based VC firm that invests in early-stage startups across various fields but primarily in companies that seek to create a strong and positive social impact. Thus far, they have invested in projects dealing with food wastage, human trafficking, postnatal depression and general healthcare, among others. The VC invests across markets internationally, though the majority of its 20 current portfolio companies are European. It has managed one exit to date. Its most recent investments have been in Portuguese mesh network tech HypeLabs US$3m seed round, in Spanish fintech StudentFinance's €1.15m seed round, and in UK-based food waste app Winnow's US$12m Series B round.
Mustard Seed is a London-based VC firm that invests in early-stage startups across various fields but primarily in companies that seek to create a strong and positive social impact. Thus far, they have invested in projects dealing with food wastage, human trafficking, postnatal depression and general healthcare, among others. The VC invests across markets internationally, though the majority of its 20 current portfolio companies are European. It has managed one exit to date. Its most recent investments have been in Portuguese mesh network tech HypeLabs US$3m seed round, in Spanish fintech StudentFinance's €1.15m seed round, and in UK-based food waste app Winnow's US$12m Series B round.
Duozhuayu: This platform sells pre-owned books after repairing them to look like new
Duozhuayu also uses its own algorithm to predict demand, selling about 2,000 used books daily
- China
- 4 min read
ADBioplastics primed to help EU manufacturers transition to circular economy
ADBioplastics has developed a biodegradable and compostable bioplastic additive for use in food packaging and is seeking up to €5m in funding
- Spain
- 6 min read
China's recycling startups seek cost-effective ways to make waste management profitable
The high costs of smart garbage bins and automation to sort out recycling have created new headaches for homes and offices
- China
- 7 min read
Wondaswim recycles dumped fishing nets to make sustainable swimwear, reduce ocean pollution
Lisbon-based startup by German co-founders creates sustainable swimwear for all body sizes, targeted at millennials
- Portugal
- 6 min read
MatMap: Making the construction sector more sustainable
Alicante-based startup MatMap gives a second lease of life to used construction materials that account for almost a third of EU waste
- Spain
- 4 min read
