Author: OurCrowd

Top investment opportunitiesStartup of the Week: Flash Forest targets reforesting 1 billion treesFusion breakthrough brings clean energy closerMeet the newsmakers at the OurCrowd SummitFace to face with medical holographic imagingWhen the going gets tough, OurCrowd gets goingUS Dept of Energy lab picks Xage for clean energy cybersecurity programIndia’s Tech Mahindra signs MoU with IQM for quantum researchSalesforce Commerce Cloud integrates ByondXR platformZoomcar launches electric car initiative in EgyptMartha Stewart, Esquire, Consumer Reports recommend TovalaMore than 4,100 high-tech jobs Startup of the WeekFlash Forest targets reforesting 1 billion trees The world is losing its trees at a frightening pace. Every year, 15 billion trees or more are destroyed by deforestation and wildfires, and only 5 billion replanted. Reforestation is a costly, labor intensive, and often dangerous undertaking, making the process much slower than needed to maintain our fragile ecosystems. Canada’s Flash Forest employs technology and automation to replant trees at scale immediately after devastating forest fires. The company uses drones to deliver proprietary seed pods designed to increase germination rates and improve drought tolerance for seedlings. As a result, planting...