@scottjp.bsky.social
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The impact investing landscape is rapidly evolving, and 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year. The @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social team has outlined 8 key policy areas that could shape the future of impact and sustainable investing. #impinv
Read the full article at @impactalpha.com
Read the full article at @impactalpha.com
Eight US policy battles that will shape impact investing in 2026
Uncover the key developments in impact investing policy that will shape economic and climate action in 2026.
impactalpha.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The impact investing landscape is rapidly evolving, and 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year. The @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social team has outlined 8 key policy areas that could shape the future of impact and sustainable investing. #impinv
Read the full article at @impactalpha.com
Read the full article at @impactalpha.com
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Happy Holidays from Living Cities!
In 2026, we will continue to reimagine access to capital and demonstrate inclusion through citywide collaborations that align policy, practice, and ownership.
Wishing a peaceful and joyful holiday season for all!
#Philanthropy #ImpactInvesting #InclusiveEconomy
In 2026, we will continue to reimagine access to capital and demonstrate inclusion through citywide collaborations that align policy, practice, and ownership.
Wishing a peaceful and joyful holiday season for all!
#Philanthropy #ImpactInvesting #InclusiveEconomy
December 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Happy Holidays from Living Cities!
In 2026, we will continue to reimagine access to capital and demonstrate inclusion through citywide collaborations that align policy, practice, and ownership.
Wishing a peaceful and joyful holiday season for all!
#Philanthropy #ImpactInvesting #InclusiveEconomy
In 2026, we will continue to reimagine access to capital and demonstrate inclusion through citywide collaborations that align policy, practice, and ownership.
Wishing a peaceful and joyful holiday season for all!
#Philanthropy #ImpactInvesting #InclusiveEconomy
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We’re excited to be in InterGame magazine discussing the rise of competitive socializing.
As arcades look for new ways to drive repeat visits, we're helping bring connected, competitive experiences and give players more reasons to keep playing.
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As arcades look for new ways to drive repeat visits, we're helping bring connected, competitive experiences and give players more reasons to keep playing.
edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader...
iNTERGAME for the global amusements industry
iNTERGAME for the global amusements industry - InterGame January 2026
edition.pagesuite.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We’re excited to be in InterGame magazine discussing the rise of competitive socializing.
As arcades look for new ways to drive repeat visits, we're helping bring connected, competitive experiences and give players more reasons to keep playing.
edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader...
As arcades look for new ways to drive repeat visits, we're helping bring connected, competitive experiences and give players more reasons to keep playing.
edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader...
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Happy holidays to those who celebrate and best wishes for a peaceful close to 2025! We'll be back in the new year with more exciting science solutions that @berkeleylab.lbl.gov is bringing to the world.
December 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Happy holidays to those who celebrate and best wishes for a peaceful close to 2025! We'll be back in the new year with more exciting science solutions that @berkeleylab.lbl.gov is bringing to the world.
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Europe saw a unicorn rebound in 2025: 27 companies crossed the $1bn valuation mark, making it the third most prolific unicorn-creating year on record, behind only the boom years of 2021 and 2022.
But which investors backed the most of those new unicorns?
But which investors backed the most of those new unicorns?
These investors backed the most European unicorns in 2025
Accel, General Catalyst and HV Capital were the most prolific unicorn-spotters this year
sifted.eu
December 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Europe saw a unicorn rebound in 2025: 27 companies crossed the $1bn valuation mark, making it the third most prolific unicorn-creating year on record, behind only the boom years of 2021 and 2022.
But which investors backed the most of those new unicorns?
But which investors backed the most of those new unicorns?
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11 UK companies VCs will be watching in 2026 👀 👀 👀
11 UK companies VCs will be watching in 2026
We asked five investors which UK startups they’ll be keeping an eye on in 2026.
sifted.eu
December 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
11 UK companies VCs will be watching in 2026 👀 👀 👀
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Investors are increasingly keen on robotics — part, in thanks, to advances in AI — with year on year funding into robot startups rising 125% in Europe.
But which were the biggest deals of the year?
But which were the biggest deals of the year?
These 33 robot startups raised over €10m in Europe this year
AI advances have led to a surge of interest in the robotics field, with funding up 125% year on year to €1.6bn.
sifted.eu
December 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Investors are increasingly keen on robotics — part, in thanks, to advances in AI — with year on year funding into robot startups rising 125% in Europe.
But which were the biggest deals of the year?
But which were the biggest deals of the year?
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What an amazing year 2025 has been for Robot Talk! 🤖
I interviewed over 40 roboticists, produced 12 bonus episodes, hosted 3 live panels, and took the show international for the first time.
It's wonderful to see the podcast grow and develop - here's to more robots in 2026! 🥂
I interviewed over 40 roboticists, produced 12 bonus episodes, hosted 3 live panels, and took the show international for the first time.
It's wonderful to see the podcast grow and develop - here's to more robots in 2026! 🥂
December 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What an amazing year 2025 has been for Robot Talk! 🤖
I interviewed over 40 roboticists, produced 12 bonus episodes, hosted 3 live panels, and took the show international for the first time.
It's wonderful to see the podcast grow and develop - here's to more robots in 2026! 🥂
I interviewed over 40 roboticists, produced 12 bonus episodes, hosted 3 live panels, and took the show international for the first time.
It's wonderful to see the podcast grow and develop - here's to more robots in 2026! 🥂
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed the world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots. Each measuring a fraction of a millimetre, the microrobots can sense their surroundings, make decisions, and operate independently. interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/...
World’s smallest robots swim, sense heat, and think autonomously
Scientists unveil penny-sized microrobots that swim, sense temperature, and run for months using light-powered brains.
interestingengineering.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed the world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots. Each measuring a fraction of a millimetre, the microrobots can sense their surroundings, make decisions, and operate independently. interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/...
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How can we make bipedal robots move more naturally in human environments? 🤖
In the latest episode, I chatted to Prof. Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi from Ohio Northern University about two-legged #robot movement.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
#Robotics
In the latest episode, I chatted to Prof. Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi from Ohio Northern University about two-legged #robot movement.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
#Robotics
December 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
How can we make bipedal robots move more naturally in human environments? 🤖
In the latest episode, I chatted to Prof. Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi from Ohio Northern University about two-legged #robot movement.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
#Robotics
In the latest episode, I chatted to Prof. Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi from Ohio Northern University about two-legged #robot movement.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
#Robotics
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Got questions about two-legged #robots? 🤖
In the new season, I'll be chatting to Prof. Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi from Ohio Northern University about bipedal robots that can walk and even climb stairs.
Send me your questions for Wami in the comments or on the website: robottalk.org/ask-a-question/
In the new season, I'll be chatting to Prof. Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi from Ohio Northern University about bipedal robots that can walk and even climb stairs.
Send me your questions for Wami in the comments or on the website: robottalk.org/ask-a-question/
September 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Got questions about two-legged #robots? 🤖
In the new season, I'll be chatting to Prof. Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi from Ohio Northern University about bipedal robots that can walk and even climb stairs.
Send me your questions for Wami in the comments or on the website: robottalk.org/ask-a-question/
In the new season, I'll be chatting to Prof. Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi from Ohio Northern University about bipedal robots that can walk and even climb stairs.
Send me your questions for Wami in the comments or on the website: robottalk.org/ask-a-question/
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How is deep learning helping to make driverless vehicles smarter and safer? 🤖 🚘
In the latest episode, I chatted to Prof. Shimon Whiteson (@shimon8282.bsky.social) from @ox.ac.uk and @waymo.bsky.social about self-driving cars.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
In the latest episode, I chatted to Prof. Shimon Whiteson (@shimon8282.bsky.social) from @ox.ac.uk and @waymo.bsky.social about self-driving cars.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
December 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
How is deep learning helping to make driverless vehicles smarter and safer? 🤖 🚘
In the latest episode, I chatted to Prof. Shimon Whiteson (@shimon8282.bsky.social) from @ox.ac.uk and @waymo.bsky.social about self-driving cars.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
In the latest episode, I chatted to Prof. Shimon Whiteson (@shimon8282.bsky.social) from @ox.ac.uk and @waymo.bsky.social about self-driving cars.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
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learn from @HustleFundVC
small checks move faster than big egos.
small checks move faster than big egos.
December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
learn from @HustleFundVC
small checks move faster than big egos.
small checks move faster than big egos.
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Flex Raises $60 Million to Expand Unified Financial Platform
Flex, a San Francisco-based AI-driven fintech startup, has raised $60 million in funding led by Portage Ventures, boosting its valuation to approximately $500 million. The investment brings Flex’s total equity raised to $105 million and…
Flex, a San Francisco-based AI-driven fintech startup, has raised $60 million in funding led by Portage Ventures, boosting its valuation to approximately $500 million. The investment brings Flex’s total equity raised to $105 million and…
Flex Raises $60 Million to Expand Unified Financial Platform
Flex, a San Francisco-based AI-driven fintech startup, has raised $60 million in funding led by Portage Ventures, boosting its valuation to approximately $500 million. The investment brings Flex’s total equity raised to $105 million and will be used to accelerate product innovation and expand its 80-member team. Bridging the Mid-Sized Business Gap Flex was founded by…
therealpreneur.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Flex Raises $60 Million to Expand Unified Financial Platform
Flex, a San Francisco-based AI-driven fintech startup, has raised $60 million in funding led by Portage Ventures, boosting its valuation to approximately $500 million. The investment brings Flex’s total equity raised to $105 million and…
Flex, a San Francisco-based AI-driven fintech startup, has raised $60 million in funding led by Portage Ventures, boosting its valuation to approximately $500 million. The investment brings Flex’s total equity raised to $105 million and…
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Don't forget to send me your questions for Elmira!
What would you love to know about child-robot interaction?
#Robots #Robotics #HRI
What would you love to know about child-robot interaction?
#Robots #Robotics #HRI
What would you love to know about #robots for children and education? 🤖
Later this season, I'll be chatting to Dr. Elmira Yadollahi from @lancasteruni.bsky.social about how children interact with and relate to robots.
Send me your questions for Elmira in the comments!
Later this season, I'll be chatting to Dr. Elmira Yadollahi from @lancasteruni.bsky.social about how children interact with and relate to robots.
Send me your questions for Elmira in the comments!
December 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Curvestone AI Secures $4M to Fix AI’s Accuracy Problem in Regulated Workflows
AI tools today excel at single tasks, often achieving more than 98% accuracy. Yet in complex, multi-step workflows — especially in financial services, legal, and insurance — small errors quickly accumulate. By the final…
AI tools today excel at single tasks, often achieving more than 98% accuracy. Yet in complex, multi-step workflows — especially in financial services, legal, and insurance — small errors quickly accumulate. By the final…
Curvestone AI Secures $4M to Fix AI’s Accuracy Problem in Regulated Workflows
AI tools today excel at single tasks, often achieving more than 98% accuracy. Yet in complex, multi-step workflows — especially in financial services, legal, and insurance — small errors quickly accumulate. By the final step, overall accuracy can plummet to just 30–40%. This “compound error” problem is one of the biggest barriers preventing enterprises from adopting AI at scale. Curvestone AI, a London-based startup, is solving this challenge with a workflow automation platform engineered to maintain consistent accuracy across entire document-heavy and compliance-driven processes.
therealpreneur.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Curvestone AI Secures $4M to Fix AI’s Accuracy Problem in Regulated Workflows
AI tools today excel at single tasks, often achieving more than 98% accuracy. Yet in complex, multi-step workflows — especially in financial services, legal, and insurance — small errors quickly accumulate. By the final…
AI tools today excel at single tasks, often achieving more than 98% accuracy. Yet in complex, multi-step workflows — especially in financial services, legal, and insurance — small errors quickly accumulate. By the final…
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Excelsior Sciences, which aims to use AI and robots for small-molecule drug discovery and development, raised a $70M Series A from Khosla Ventures and others (Aayushi Pratap/Chemical & Engineering News)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Excelsior Sciences, which aims to use AI and robots for small-molecule drug discovery and development, raised a $70M Series A from Khosla Ventures and others (Aayushi Pratap/Chemical & Engineering News)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Brevo Secures €500M to Build a Global European CRM & AI Engagement Leader
Businesses often juggle marketing tools that operate in silos—email in one app, CRM in another, and SMS or chat scattered across separate platforms. This fragmentation creates inconsistent customer messaging, incomplete…
Businesses often juggle marketing tools that operate in silos—email in one app, CRM in another, and SMS or chat scattered across separate platforms. This fragmentation creates inconsistent customer messaging, incomplete…
Brevo Secures €500M to Build a Global European CRM & AI Engagement Leader
Businesses often juggle marketing tools that operate in silos—email in one app, CRM in another, and SMS or chat scattered across separate platforms. This fragmentation creates inconsistent customer messaging, incomplete data, and limited visibility into who customers are or how they behave. Paris-based customer engagement platform Brevo solves this by unifying email, SMS, WhatsApp, chat, CRM, automation, and customer data tools in a single system.
therealpreneur.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Brevo Secures €500M to Build a Global European CRM & AI Engagement Leader
Businesses often juggle marketing tools that operate in silos—email in one app, CRM in another, and SMS or chat scattered across separate platforms. This fragmentation creates inconsistent customer messaging, incomplete…
Businesses often juggle marketing tools that operate in silos—email in one app, CRM in another, and SMS or chat scattered across separate platforms. This fragmentation creates inconsistent customer messaging, incomplete…
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Shimon Whiteson (@shimon8282.bsky.social) is a Professor of Computer Science at @ox.ac.uk and a Senior Staff Research Scientist at @waymo.bsky.social UK. His research focuses on deep reinforcement learning and imitation learning.
Listen to our chat here: www.robottalk.org/2025/12/05/e...
Listen to our chat here: www.robottalk.org/2025/12/05/e...
December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Shimon Whiteson (@shimon8282.bsky.social) is a Professor of Computer Science at @ox.ac.uk and a Senior Staff Research Scientist at @waymo.bsky.social UK. His research focuses on deep reinforcement learning and imitation learning.
Listen to our chat here: www.robottalk.org/2025/12/05/e...
Listen to our chat here: www.robottalk.org/2025/12/05/e...
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Why Day One Ventures’ Masha Bucher thinks VCs and storytelling go hand-in-hand
Why Day One Ventures' Masha Bucher thinks VCs and storytelling go hand-in-hand | TechCrunch
Day One Ventures' Masha Bucher doesn't just invest in startups — she also tells their stories. Her integrated model aligns incentives and proves conviction matters more than contracts.
techcrunch.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Why Day One Ventures’ Masha Bucher thinks VCs and storytelling go hand-in-hand
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Don't forget to send me your questions for Christine!
What have you always wanted to know about robot senses?
#Robots #Robotics #Sensing
What have you always wanted to know about robot senses?
#Robots #Robotics #Sensing
What would you love to know about #robot hearing? 🤖
Later this season, I'll be chatting to Dr. Christine Evers from @unisouthampton.bsky.social about helping robots understand the world around them through sound.
Send me your questions for Christine in the comments below!
#Robotics #Sensing
Later this season, I'll be chatting to Dr. Christine Evers from @unisouthampton.bsky.social about helping robots understand the world around them through sound.
Send me your questions for Christine in the comments below!
#Robotics #Sensing
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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What would you love to know about #robots for children and education? 🤖
Later this season, I'll be chatting to Dr. Elmira Yadollahi from @lancasteruni.bsky.social about how children interact with and relate to robots.
Send me your questions for Elmira in the comments!
Later this season, I'll be chatting to Dr. Elmira Yadollahi from @lancasteruni.bsky.social about how children interact with and relate to robots.
Send me your questions for Elmira in the comments!
December 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
What would you love to know about #robots for children and education? 🤖
Later this season, I'll be chatting to Dr. Elmira Yadollahi from @lancasteruni.bsky.social about how children interact with and relate to robots.
Send me your questions for Elmira in the comments!
Later this season, I'll be chatting to Dr. Elmira Yadollahi from @lancasteruni.bsky.social about how children interact with and relate to robots.
Send me your questions for Elmira in the comments!
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Got questions about #robot astronauts? 🤖 🚀
Later this season, I'll be chatting to Jamie Palmer from Icarus Robotics about building a robotic labour force to perform routine and risky tasks in orbit.
Send me your questions for Jamie in the comments!
Later this season, I'll be chatting to Jamie Palmer from Icarus Robotics about building a robotic labour force to perform routine and risky tasks in orbit.
Send me your questions for Jamie in the comments!
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Got questions about #robot astronauts? 🤖 🚀
Later this season, I'll be chatting to Jamie Palmer from Icarus Robotics about building a robotic labour force to perform routine and risky tasks in orbit.
Send me your questions for Jamie in the comments!
Later this season, I'll be chatting to Jamie Palmer from Icarus Robotics about building a robotic labour force to perform routine and risky tasks in orbit.
Send me your questions for Jamie in the comments!
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What can robots teach us about the human form? 🤖
In the latest episode, I chatted to Dr. Chapa Sirithunge from the University of Cambridge about human-inspired #robot anatomy.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
#Robots #Robotics #BioInspired
In the latest episode, I chatted to Dr. Chapa Sirithunge from the University of Cambridge about human-inspired #robot anatomy.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
#Robots #Robotics #BioInspired
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
What can robots teach us about the human form? 🤖
In the latest episode, I chatted to Dr. Chapa Sirithunge from the University of Cambridge about human-inspired #robot anatomy.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
#Robots #Robotics #BioInspired
In the latest episode, I chatted to Dr. Chapa Sirithunge from the University of Cambridge about human-inspired #robot anatomy.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
#Robots #Robotics #BioInspired
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Engineers at MIT have developed artificial tendons made from tough and flexible hydrogel, which they attached to lab-grown muscle to control the fingers of a robotic gripper. 🤖 techxplore.com/news/2025-12... #Robots #Robotics
Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost
Our muscles are nature's actuators. The sinewy tissue is what generates the forces that make our bodies move. In recent years, engineers have used real muscle tissue to actuate "biohybrid robots" made...
techxplore.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Engineers at MIT have developed artificial tendons made from tough and flexible hydrogel, which they attached to lab-grown muscle to control the fingers of a robotic gripper. 🤖 techxplore.com/news/2025-12... #Robots #Robotics