Irina Gaziyeva’s Post

Today we announced that we have entered into a definitive agreement under which Nano Dimension will acquire all outstanding shares of Desktop Metal. This combines the strengths of each company to create a long-term leader in 3D printing innovative solutions that drive the transition from prototyping to mainstream tooling and end-use production. See the official press release to learn more teamdm.com/nanodimension

Happy World Refugee Day! Today, my start-up ReHome is launching our seed fundraising campaign to boost housing for refugees who are resettled to the US. After refugees are vetted overseas and their travel to the US is booked by the federal Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), ReHome wants to make sure it’s easy for landlords to rent their units to these new neighbors. We have an ambitious model for impact, fueled by a strong business case to become the home base for services to a growing Refugee-Welcoming Rental Market across the US. Before we launched, 14 of our supporters pledged a total of $5,500 in donations,* ranging from $50 to $2,000 each. Our goal is to get as close to our $250,000 target as possible within 24-48 hours so that we can trigger more generosity from the crowd to seal the deal and make ReHome’s vision happen. Our first pledges will be logged in the campaign as matching donations for others who are inspired to give. Supporters of ReHome will be added to a group that receives quarterly updates on the number of months’ worth of rent we have saved for refugee families, and how well we are doing at bringing in landlord customers by improving their rental market experience. *Contributions to ReHome’s crowdfunding campaign are cause-based, but they are not tax deductible since ReHome is an LLC. We want to grow into being an employee-owned company, and this type of innovative business model doesn’t yet exist in the non-profit sector. Our business model serves our impact goals, and our growth model is to use any profits to accelerate research and development of new services for a stronger RWRM. https://gofund.me/1f036983 #WorldRefugeeDay #WithRefugees #ReHomeForRefugees

Another big day at Vecna Robotics as we close $100M in our Series C. From Craig Malloy: “With fresh capital secured, we have the balance sheet to help us drive growth with our existing customers through improved product performance and the release of new automation technology that will change the game for material handling in warehousing and distribution.” https://lnkd.in/gTD-Kvjz

La semana pasada se logró un hito especial en la historia de tervi.co. Entregamos a satisfacción la remodelación # 200 🚀🧡 y seguimos cumpliendo nuestro propósito de convertir viviendas en hogares. El último año ha sido una montaña rusa de emociones, lleno de lecciones aprendidas y todavía tenemos mucho por mejorar, pero entregas emotivas como esta en las que se materializa nuestro trabajo del día a día nos motivan a seguir trabajando para que esas 200 pronto sean 2,000. Gracias a quienes han confiado en nosotros y al equipazo que lo ha hecho posible. Last week, a special milestone was achieved in tervi.co history. We successfully delivered renovation # 200 🚀🧡 and continue to fulfill our purpose of transforming dwellings into homes. The past year has been an emotional rollercoaster, full of lessons learned and there’s still much to improve. However, heartfelt moments like this one, where our day-to-day work materializes, motivate us to keep striving so that those 200 soon become 2,000. Thanks to everyone who has trusted us and to the amazing team that has made it possible.

Today we are thrilled to announce the final closing and launch of The Engine Ventures’s Fund III. With $398M in fresh capital, our latest fund brings the firm’s total assets under management to more than $1 billion. With Fund III, we will continue to deploy across the brightest and most ambitious founders, scaling our investment model to help bridge the gap from discovery to commercialization for climate, human health, and advanced systems technology.  More here: https://lnkd.in/eQddsdky https://lnkd.in/e4pwf6ZY

We are thrilled to announce The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT has been highlighted in an MIT Sloan School of Management article! "7 MIT-spun ventures driving prosperity in emerging markets" highlights the impact our mission-driven initiatives are making worldwide, leveraging entrepreneurship and innovation to drive positive change! A link to the article can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eBW37ixq Over the past 15 years, we've supported over 300 student fellows and 23 foundry fellows in creating innovative ecosystems that help fuel economic growth. These ventures are not just businesses; they are catalysts for positive and lasting change in emerging markets. We’d like to extend our congratulations to these seven remarkable fellow-founded ventures! Great Learning - Founder Arjun Nair MAX - Founders: Adetayo Bamiduro, Chinedu Azodoh MDaaS Global - Founders: Genevieve Barnard Oni, Oluwasoga Oni PlayBusiness - Founder: Fernanda de Velasco Ricult - Founder: Aukrit Unahalekhaka Safi Organics Ltd. - Founders: Kevin Kung and Joyce Kamande

MITdesignX, thank you for the shout out! The Iceland Innovation Week was excellent for Atacama Biomaterials. With Jose Tomas Dominguez Fuenzalida we showed our commitment and evidence of our path to commercialize #zerocarbon plastic #alternatives. We can do so with diverse, local raw materials with lower carbon and cost. Thank you Svafa Gronfeldt and Gilad Rosenzweig and everyone at MITdesignX for your continued support for Atacama. We are here for you always! #Innovation #Sustainability #ZeroCarbon #AtacamaBiomaterials https://lnkd.in/epfvGSea