What’s Possible: 8th July, 2022

We hope you enjoy this week's hand-picked selection of important and interesting stories from the frontiers of tech.

Fable has been nominated for “Best Alternative Meat”

Foraged from Shiitake mushrooms, Fable is a plant-based revolution, producing a natural, tasty way to eat healthier while saving the planet. You can help them win the 2022 Nourish Vegan Awards by voting here —> (vote)

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fable @fablefoodco

Thanks to our community and the mushroom gods, we have been nominated for "Best Alternative Meat" and "Best Vegan Ready Meal" in the 2022 Nourish Vegan Awards!! Your support means the world, so if you want to see us win this year, be sure to vote for us! nourishveganawards.com/vote/

5:32 AM ∙ Jul 5, 2022

‍Rahul Rana joins Not Boring to discuss the history and future of deeptech

“After decades of government-led scientific progress, the time has come for deeptech startups to lead the charge. These startups will lean on academic research and governments, tapping into their vast budgets and real needs. But the pieces are in place for deeptech startups to drive the innovation agenda.

My thesis: deeptech startups are just as important as academia to scientific progress.” (read)

We need to go deeper: Crypto at Speedinvest

“Given the current volatility in crypto this might seem like odd timing, but from our point of view markets exaggerate in both directions. Unlike traders who have to be dialed into short-term movements, we follow a long-term investment strategy and track the progress of the underlying technology rather than the current market sentiment. We are convinced that crypto will be an important building block for products for years to come. Short-term market madness isn’t a concern.” (thread)

Dominik Tobschall (dominikto.eth) @DominikTo

1/ We are deeply engaged in crypto @speedinvest. Learn more about how we look at crypto and why our six deeply specialised vertical teams enable us to provide a unique value-proposition in crypto on our blog (or read on for the tl;dr in this thread):  

Speedinvest @speedinvest

Despite the market, we believe crypto’s core tech will redefine industries. That’s why we invest in innovation in #blockchain, #web3, #DeSci, #DeFi, #infra, & more. @DominikTo outlines our strategy & some of the companies we’ve already invested in 👇https://t.co/Y9UBTD8H5a

7:41 AM ∙ Jul 7, 202221Likes7Retweets

USV: Investing in Climate Adaptation

“Technology has a meaningful role to play in broadening access to adaptation measures.  At USV, we’re most interested in categories where a business model or technological innovation will bring down costs and improve quality of life for a large number of people. This includes measures that help people respond to climate stress today, as well as leapfrog into more resilient infrastructure over the long-term.” (read)

Source: World Bank via UNEP (2018)

Founder Spotlight with Robbie Singh Co-founder of Omeda Studios

Robbie Singh, Founder/CEO of Omeda Studios (a Possible Ventures portfolio company) talks about using community to raise $20m Series A (listen)

Interesting adjacencies

• Tertiary institutions are increasingly pursuing commercial partnerships – but at what price? (link)
• Where NFTs go from here (thread)
• 8 examples of DAOs that excel at onboarding (thread)
• Members of MakerDAO are startled by its audacious governance proposals (link)
• The never-ending psychedelic trip of Michael Pollan (link)
• Rex Woodbury: Examining 10 startups building for Gen Z (link)

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