Start up investing sustainability-focused start up

Sustainability-focused start up investing is capturing investor attention, as ESG funds allocate more to circular economy ventures. Q2 capital deployment rose 11%, with market analysts predicting sustained inflows aligned with global policy shifts. The Government Pension Investment Fund opened the door to impact strategies in March and at least four other Japanese pension funds are updating or revising their investment policies, according to a review of the funds’ investment policies. At the same time, there’s evidence that asset managers pitching for pension mandates are now adjusting their approach to match growing demand for impact strategies. Scaling AI companies in the U.K. has been challenging due to limited access to supercomputing, constrained venture capital outside London, rising energy costs and difficulty for VCs to access leading academic institutions, where many researchers are also entrepreneurs. NVIDIA, in collaboration with Accel, Air Street Capital, Balderton Capital, Hoxton Ventures and Phoenix Court, will accelerate the U.K. AI ecosystem by providing new capital for AI startups.