Sentences with phrase «leading the fund project»

Rajeev Misra, Head of Strategic Finance, SoftBank Group, is leading the Fund project for SBG.

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She put together a report, called Project Diane, to show just how much venture capital goes to women of color, and the results are bleak: Of 10,284 venture deals funded from 2012 to 2014, just 24 were with startups led by black women.

The two - year «solar soldier» project brings together 15 researchers from six universities, led by the University of Glasgow, and is funded by a $ 1 - million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Ministry of Defence.

For one, it was reported last October that the project that led to the Steele document was initially funded by the conservative Washington Free Beacon.

Because inflation is factored into the projected rate of investment return for a fund, any reduction in the assumed inflation rate can lead to the the fund reducing its projected rate for its investments.

New Energy Capital Partners, LLC («NEC»), a leading alternative asset management firm focused on debt and equity investments in small - and mid-sized clean energy infrastructure projects and companies, today announced its appointment as sub-advisor to North Sky Capital's Alliance Fund... Continue reading →

United States Solar Corporation («US Solar»), a leading community solar developer, announced today it has secured a project financing facility from the Alliance Fund II, LP, an affiliate of North Sky Capital which is advised by New Energy Capital Partners... Continue reading →

The New Energy Capital Cleantech Infrastructure Fund, a leading investor in clean infrastructure real assets, has made a follow - on investment in Cypress Creek Renewables, a leading developer and long - term owner of small to mid-size utility scale solar energy projects.

«This funding and the demonstration project ensure that Ontario will continue to lead in the development of smart grid technology,» said Bob Leigh, President, Prolucid Technologies Inc. «Utilities globally face significant challenges to change the model of power consumption, reducing greenhouse gases and increasing the efficiency of the grid.

Connecticut's Green Bank is a widely praised program, and a public bank campaign in Vermont fell short of establishing a true public bank but led to the establishment of a loan program, funded through state reserves, for energy investments, weatherization, and other local projects.

New Energy Capital Partners, LLC («NEC»), a leading alternative asset management firm focused on debt and equity investments in small - and mid-sized clean energy infrastructure projects and companies, today announced that it held a final closing for the New Energy Capital Infrastructure Credit Fund (the «Fund») with total capital commitments of $ 325 million.

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

The funds raised will be used to complete the team, especially in R&D, to move lead project MIN - 102 to clinical validation and to further develop a pipeline of non-competitive pharmacological chaperones identified through the company's innovative proprietary platform, SEE - Tx.

The bad news is that Interpol researchers found adverts selling parts of some of the most critically endangered species on earth on one of the most difficult to regulate Internet platforms,» Tania McCrea - Steele, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Global Wildlife Cybercrime Project Lead said in an Interpol press release.

Crowdfunding works best when the backers have special knowledge about the project that leads them to fund things that otherwise would have been overlooked or undervalued by traditional investors.

He has lead the payload team on a NASA - funded CubeSat project, taken multiple space - policy study abroad trips, and worked internships at Cummins Engine Company, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, and Northrop Grumman.

However, this is often the very tactic that will lead to a failed campaign and no funding for your project.

Atyam has worked at Space - X, GLXP Team Moon Express, Purdue's Zucrow Laboratory, NASA JPL (x2), LaRC (x2), and MSFC starting from the age of 17 and has led multiple successful NASA funded projects including the production and testing of the first and second fully 3D printed liquid rocket engine from a university.

China has committed US$ 50 billion to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (a multilateral investment bank to support infrastructure projects in Asia's developing countries), as well as US$ 40 billion for the Silk Road Fund which will see China lead overland and maritime links throughout Central Asia and provide quicker shipping routes to the European market.

A contribution from CIC, which has $ 800 billion to invest, would have been very politically controversial, but it would also supply the Vision Fund, led by CEO Masayoshi Son, with a steady spring of capital for future versions of SoftBank's project.

Kitchener's Bridgit has secured $ 2 million to grow its construction project management software in a funding round led by StandUp Ventures and MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund.

Even though the Breitmans controlled the Tezos technology through a Delaware corporation, the project's funds were held by the Zug - based Tezos Foundation, led by Gevers.

The new tower will also host the Medicine by Design initiative, set to become a leading centre in regenerative medicine at the University of Toronto with the federal government committing $ 114 - million for this project through the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.

However, giving your project plenty of funding or devoting more time to it will not lead to more clients.

«While more than 40 percent of the funds of female investors were invested in projects by female entrepreneurs, only 22.5 percent of the male investor funds went to female led projects,» the Berkeley researchers said.

(I have often heard it said that it's easier for people to give money to a project than time, but I have never seen the resulting flood of funds that this would lead one to expect.)

Pray for Kairos Village, pray for Mercedes, pray for the project, pray for the funds to come in to see this come to reality, pray for the children who are waiting for these homes, pray for the women who will lead each home, pray for our leadership.

Carlos Campo, Ashland University president Vincent Bacote, Wheaton University theology professor Kyle Duncan, former general counsel of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and lead counsel in the Hobby Lobby case Tom Farr, Religious Freedom Project at Georgetown University Kellie Fiedorek, Alliance Defending Freedom Wayne Grudem, Phoenix Seminary Chad Hatfield, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary chancellor Thomas Kidd, Baylor University professor Daniel Mark, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Michael McConnell, Stanford University Law School Doug Napier, Alliance Defending Freedom Samuel Rodriguez, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference president Meir Soloveichik, Yeshiva University Rick Warren, Saddleback Church Thomas White, Cedarville University president

We also partner with other research organisations to ensure the best capability is brought to bear on a problem, such as leading a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded project involving institutions around the world to develop self - reproducing hybrid crops for African farmers or working with the University of Queensland and Queensland State Government researchers to solve challenges faced by the Northern Australian beef industry.

In 2016, nearly $ 1 million in MAP funds were invested in the organic sector, which led to over $ 48 million in projected overseas sales opportunities for U.S. organic operations — a remarkable return on investment of over 5000 %!

The symposium was inspired by a major ARC funded research project being conducted by the University (the Supermarket Power Project) and led by Prof Caron Beaton -project being conducted by the University (the Supermarket Power Project) and led by Prof Caron Beaton -Project) and led by Prof Caron Beaton - Wells.

Also for WFLO, in 2009 - 10, she led a BMGF funded Appropriate Postharvest Technology planning project for Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and in 2007 - 08, she designed and implemented a series of Cold Chain Management Workshops for USTDA in India.

Bago City, Myanmar (10 October 2017)-- An Australian - funded five - year research project led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Myanmar is making a lasting impact on improving local rice farmers» ability to adapt to agricultural challenges and respond to market opportunities

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These projects are led by Indian research institutions, with additional funding sought from the government of India.

This phase of the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) funded project, known as SmartMed, will begin the process of crystallising the needs for innovation in the smart packaging of medicines and medical devices leading to the creation of an innovation capability.

In 2008 a local voluntary organisation won the tender to lead the project on behalf of the borough, with funding of # 100,000 per year over two years.

Owing to funding constraints, Government decided to start the project by constructing an E-Block in each beneficiary District except the 23 World Bank funded projects which came with the full complement after successful negotiations led by Prof. Naana Jane Opoku - Agyemang.

Yet, a series of corruption scandals conducted under his rule led the European Commission to partially freeze European funding for infrastructure and other projects.

The cost of the Crossrail project was largely seen as its most controversial aspect and fears that substantial government funding would place significant pressures on the transport budget led former transport secretary Alistair Darling to announce that the Crossrail project would not be funded entirely by the national taxpayer.

When asked about those who remain critical that the governor should have known about the dealings behind handing out the Buffalo Billion funding, Hochul said the Governor has named Howard Zemsky to now lead the funding for future projects.

«New York City straphangers have suffered enough delays and we can not delay funding this project anymore,» said Klein, a Democrat who leads the breakaway group of lawmakers known as the Independent Democratic Conference, in a statement.

It took several more days for Empire State Development, SUNY Polytechnic and the office of Governor Andrew Cuomo to identify a funding source and get the money to LPCiminelli, the lead developer on the project.

Findings from a project led by London's Institute of Education and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International Development (DFID) show that using new ways of encouraging young children to stay in regular schooling cut drop - out rates by 42 per cent in just a year.

Clinton has hired two political operatives from her 2016 presidential campaign to help manage Onward Together, the project she founded this spring with former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean to fund and support a coalition of Democratic groups led by activists and organizers.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said, «Governor Cuomo continues to prove his dedication to putting Long Island at the forefront of the 21st Century by funding transformative projects that will create jobs, drive growth and position Long Island as a leading location for economic development.

Also at 10 a.m., NYC Councilman Andy King and NYCHA Chairwoman and CEO Shola Olatoye, joined by state Sen. Ruth Hassell - Thompson, lead a tour of the authority's Boston Secor Houses, as King discusses nearly $ 1.5 million in funding for projects to install security cameras and renovate the public housing development's senior center and track and field; 3475 Bivona St., the Bronx.

And it would lead to $ 500,000 in the loss of private funding for these projects.

Rio Tinto is accelerating the development of the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea with the approval of a further US$ 211 million for continued studies and US$ 1.117 billion of funding for commitments for early works and procurement of long - lead items.

This release is based on the findings from the research project: «Families and Caring in South Asian Communities» funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and led by Prof Christina Victor of Brunel University.