July 2023: Topanga's Seed Round Featured in TechCrunch

Aug 07, 2023

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Portfolio News

Clarity and Penn State partnered to explore air quality at Angola's Higher Polytechnic Institute of Tundavala.
Go1 welcomed four execs to bolster U.S. leadership and accelerate global expansion.
Renaissance won multiple nominations for the Tech & Learning Best of Show Awards at ISTE 2023.
Topanga's seed round was featured in TechCrunch and highlighted their Grubhub partnership to banish single-use plastics.
Xendit successfully expanded to Thailand and Vietnam, completing its Southeast Asia expansion plans for 2023.

We published our first essay in a four-part series on our climate investment thesis: R2 Renew.
We announced our investment in Topanga and the close fit with our climate investment thesis.
We released a new episode of Futureverse with Omar El Akkad. We discuss his latest novel, which delves into the refugee crisis, identity, inequality, and the impact of climate change.
We published part 2 of a new episode of In Our Hands with Mark Stoll, where we explore the connection between religion and the environment.

Ramanan shared a personal essay on gender in China -- and a digression on time and VC.

Useful links:

The Amasia website for an overview of our firm, our team, and our portfolio.
The Amasia blog for essays on the VC business, our portfolio, and our impact.
The In Our Hands podcast with theorists and practitioners in climate science and behavior change (with full transcripts if you prefer text).
The Futureverse podcast with authors of climate-related fiction (with full transcripts if you prefer text).
Ramanan’s blog for personal essays.