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CIT (@CITorg) Announces New Solicitation for Commercialization Fund (pls help spread word)

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Eligible applicants invited to apply for nearly $5M in CRCF funds. The solicitation targets research and commercialization performed by Virginia public and private universities, nonprofit research institutions, and young companies. Questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to crcf@cit.org.

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Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft CVP joins Builder.ai as president; Moonbeam hires Seattle marketing vet

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Most recently Torossian was a CVP in the Business Applications group at Microsoft. Founded in 2020, Moonbeam offers tech consulting services including market intelligence reports, innovation programming, and strategic sourcing. He was also previously CEO of Microsoft France. “Builder.ai JGCRI is a partnership between the U.S.

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$5M Climate Impact Fund launches to support entrepreneurs tackling the climate crisis

GeekWire

Portland-based nonprofit VertueLab launched its $5 million Climate Impact Fund on Wednesday to support early stage, clean tech entrepreneurs focused on addressing climate change causes and moving to a carbon-free economy. The fund has raised $525,000 so far and is accepting applications from startups seeking capital.

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Virginia Announces Research Commercialization Awards

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million to fund targeted areas of promising research and commercialization, including advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, and energy and life sciences. Governor McAuliffe said , “The CRCF program advances research with potential for economic growth in Virginia. Eminent Researcher Recruitment Program. Matching Funds Program.

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Tech Moves: AWS product head joins Faculty; Bezos Earth Fund hires BlackRock leader; and more

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Sullivan was previously head of product for the AI DevOps group at Amazon Web Services, where he led teams helping customers build and manage cloud-based applications. based $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund , launched by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, appointed Paul Bodnar to help lead programs on climate finance, industry and diplomacy.

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9 ways IT leaders can impact sustainability initiatives

CIO Business Intelligence

Many CIOs don’t know where to start,” says Brian Kirkland, CIO at Choice Hotels and founding board member for SustainableIT.org, a nonprofit launched to help create frameworks and standards around sustainability. CIO Wetmur is taking things a step further at Morgan Stanley with a more sustainable approach to application development.

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Priya Donti is harnessing AI to fight climate change

Vox

Short of that, she’s working on turning a different kind of superhuman power into reality: using AI and machine learning to tackle climate change through her global nonprofit, Climate Change AI (CCAI). That realization was the spark for her current work.