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MIT Technology Review spotlights UIF
MIT Technology Review spotlights UIF

It covers the firm’s origin story at MIT Sloan

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Urban Innovation FundApril 22, 2025
Ethic raises $64M Series D led by State Street
Ethic raises $64M Series D led by State Street

The Urban Innovation Fund originally invested in Ethic’s Seed round

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Urban Innovation FundApril 3, 2025
Commenda in Business Insider
Commenda in Business Insider

Commenda’s CEO talks about building a startup in India

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Urban Innovation FundDecember 12, 2024
Ethic on Deloitte’s “2024 Fast 500 List"
Ethic on Deloitte’s “2024 Fast 500 List"

This list recognizes the fastest-growing tech companies in North America

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Urban Innovation FundNovember 1, 2024
Solarcycle stands up new recycling facility
Solarcycle stands up new recycling facility

Solarcycle is building a solar panel recycling facility in Georgia that it says will be the biggest in the US

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Urban Innovation FundOctober 31, 2024
Learn more about our GPs Julie & Clara
Learn more about our GPs Julie & Clara

They were featured on the First Funders Podcast

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Urban Innovation FundSeptember 24, 2024
Ferrum announces $16M Series A
Ferrum announces $16M Series A

The company gets FDA-cleared AI into hospitals

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Urban Innovation FundSeptember 19, 2024
Clara talks politics with Bloomberg
Clara talks politics with Bloomberg

The Silicon Valley donor class is divided as Harris support grows in the tech stronghold

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Urban Innovation FundJuly 24, 2024
TestParty raises $4M Seed
TestParty raises $4M Seed

The company helps automate the coding for accessible websites

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Urban Innovation FundJune 25, 2024
Chemix announces $20M Series A
Chemix announces $20M Series A

The company uses AI to speed up battery development, ensuring EVs are more efficient and can stay on the road longer

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Urban Innovation FundApril 24, 2024
Ethic now has $5B in assets
Ethic now has $5B in assets

The company doubled its assets under management in a year

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Urban Innovation FundApril 9, 2024
Stell announces $4M Seed
Stell announces $4M Seed

The company helps engineers focus on building, not paperwork

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Urban Innovation FundMarch 11, 2024
Urban Innovation Fund hosts AI & regulation event
Urban Innovation Fund hosts AI & regulation event

Managing Partner Clara Brenner moderated a fireside chat with Anthropic Deputy General Counsel Janel Thamkul

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Urban Innovation FundMarch 4, 2024
Solarcycle announces $344M facility
Solarcycle announces $344M facility

The Georgia factory will turn recycled solar glass into glass for new panels

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Urban Innovation FundFebruary 21, 2024
Intrinsic featured in TechCrunch
Intrinsic featured in TechCrunch

TC highlighted Intrinsic’s work building infrastructure for trust & safety teams

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Urban Innovation FundDecember 21, 2023
 Optiwatt raises $7M to shift grid demand
Optiwatt raises $7M to shift grid demand

The company runs the largest charge-management network in North America

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Urban Innovation FundNovember 16, 2023
Byterat announces $4M Seed
Byterat announces $4M Seed

The company collects and analyzes data for battery labs

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Urban Innovation FundOctober 27, 2023
WeWork targets Codi
WeWork targets Codi

The embattled public company targets upstart Codi with a cease and desist following ‘WeWont’ campaign

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Urban Innovation FundOctober 17, 2023
Urban Innovation Fund in the WSJ
Urban Innovation Fund in the WSJ

Clara comments on the slowdown in the venture market

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Urban Innovation FundOctober 12, 2023
Allocate raises $10M
Allocate raises $10M

To expand access to venture fund investing

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Urban Innovation FundSeptember 21, 2023
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