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#helyes Hamina Wireless has raised a seed funding round led by Nordic early-stage investor #Inventure, with Superhero Capital and First Fellow Partners joining as co-investors. By ArcticStartup https://lnkd.in/d4t6e3f7 #NordicMade #wirelesstech #telecom

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Climeworks is an early innovator in the Direct Air Capture of CO₂ industry and has been the subject of criticism due to the reported poor performance of its system in Iceland (https://lnkd.in/db9peV2B). That criticism has expanded to infer that the DAC industry is not viable. We challenge this conclusion. Consider the innovation cycle in wind turbines and solar PV required to bring these technologies from invention to the point that they are economic and widely adopted. The DAC industry is on a similar journey. Climeworks has been the pioneer that others in the DAC industry have watched closely and we have all learned from their deployment innovation cycles. The innovation experience of the NEG8 Carbon team is a case in point. We started in 2014 as a research project in an Irish University and began our commercialisation in 2021. We have invented new DAC technologies every year which have helped bring down the power consumption and cost of our DAC technology to the current level of 400 kWh/tCO2 with waste heat and 1400 kWh/tCO2 without. We can see a pathway to sub 400 kWh/tCO2 and this performance will improve in the coming years as we continue innovating. DAC is the only solution that could be deployed with some urgency to remove significant levels of accumulated as well as hard-to-abate CO₂ emissions from the atmosphere, currently standing at 431 ppm. At today's increasing rate of accumulation of greater than 3 ppm/year, this will raise global temperatures by at least another 1 degree in 30 years, reaching temperatures in excess of 2.5 degrees above the much vaunted 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. What is the solution to this? From our perspective DAC is the primary technology to achieve this. And, in this regard, DAC is most definitely not an excuse for the fossil fuel industry to continue with business-as-usual. DAC is essential to help Industry mitigate hard-to-abate emissions and reduce accumulated CO₂ in the atmosphere. It is a young industry and every year will bring innovation resulting in simpler, cheaper and more effective technologies. Another consideration is that the social cost of not addressing the CO₂ in the atmosphere will be more than the cost of reducing it. Maximilian Kotze of the Potsdam Institute led a study that found climate damage costs by 2050 will be six times larger than the cost of reducing carbon emissions. It is time now to invest in the DAC industry to enable it continue to innovate and deploy large scale solutions to the challenge of Global Warming.

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Skycore Semiconductors Raises €5M Seed Round to Power Next-Gen #AI Data Centers Copenhagen, Denmark — Skycore Semiconductors, a Danish startup specializing in Power Integrated Circuit (IC) technology for AI data centers, has raised €5 million in seed funding. The round was led by Amadeus APEX Technology Fund, with participation from First Momentum Ventures, Mätch VC, and Balnord. Founded in Denmark, Skycore has developed a silicon-validated Power IC platform designed for high power density and efficiency, addressing critical power-infrastructure challenges in emerging 800V high-voltage direct current (HVDC) architectures. Skycore’s solutions enable compact, flat form factors that deliver exceptional power performance—helping overcome one of the biggest bottlenecks in scaling AI compute infrastructure. The company currently holds six patent families and is advancing development of 800V HVDC power architectures for next-generation AI facilities. “Scaling AI compute infrastructure requires a fundamental shift in data center power systems,” said Pere Llimós Muntal, CEO and Co-founder of Skycore Semiconductors. “Our Power IC platform provides extreme power density and efficiency, enabling the HVDC architectures that will define the next era of AI infrastructure.” The company’s eight-person team plans to expand strategically while bringing its Power IC solutions to market in collaboration with strategic partners. Skycore is preparing its first commercial products and aims to meet the growing demand for efficient, scalable power solutions in AI data centers. Skycore’s long-term vision is to become a global leader in Power IC technology for high-voltage architectures across AI data centers and other high-power applications. Team- Pere Llimós Muntal CEO Dennis Øland Larsen CTO Thomas Souvignet VP of Engineering Guifré Vendrell Pausas Head of Hardware #AIInfrastructure #Semiconductors #PowerIC #HVDC #DeepTech #EnergyEfficiency #DataCenters #Cleantech #StartupFunding #SkycoreSemiconductors

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From hundreds of users to thousands. From two resellers to dozens. From an idea to the current position of #2 most sold smart ring in Sweden (SE Electronics industry statistics, August). We are growing rapidly across all verticals, from strong partnerships to software development with AI-powered health insights. 2025 (so far) has been more than an exciting year for HAALE and 2026 will be next level. Let's make health data accessible to everyone.

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