As social distancing becomes the norm and hospitals across the country are overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, a stark, anxious reality is sinking in for thousands of Americans hoping to have a family someday, as well as companies whose business models often rely on smart time management for aspiring parents.

The growth of the plant-based meat sector started to take hold a decade back. Thanks to rapidly increasing sales, even traditional meat companies—those of the animal protein world—want in on the game. But as the sector matures, many people are beginning to ask tougher questions about the long-term potential of the trend, the nutritional value of the products, and whether faux meat production can really help reduce the harm traditional meat production causes the environment.

As COVID-19 testing is poised to ramp up following the federal government’s recent measures and the rollout of a range of private initiatives, there are still more questions than answers about who will be able to access these tests, who will pay for them or any potential treatment, and how successful these measures will be in deterring the spread of the coronavirus across all parts of American society.

Key Takeaway: We enter the new decade full of promise for innovation and discoveries in healthcare, financial services and clean energy. Here are some of the top trends that impact investors should watch. 1. Financial Inclusion With big tech companies including Facebook and Twitter looking at the financial inclusion space, central banks are also waking […]

TAKEAWAY: While we may be lulled into thinking that an age of gender parity is upon us, the work is just beginning. Earlier this month, I saw something I’ve never encountered before in years of attending startup events: three out of four founders pitching their startups at the Food Future Co. demo day in New […]

There’s no shortage of media pundits this time of year gazing at their crystal balls to divine what the next decade will bring, but the reality is that nobody can predict what technology and innovation will look like at the end of the 2020s. Earlier this year, I saw Ann Rosenberg, senior vice president and […]

A growing number of startups are working on developing agriculture technology that may feed people in space while helping protect the environment. If you’re having a flashback of Matt Damon fertilizing soil and growing potatoes in his garden on Mars as he does in the 2015 film The Martian, the emerging technologies and business plans […]

When every government in the world and a kaleidoscope of private stakeholders negotiated the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, they had no idea the impact investing industry would embrace and run with them as the go-to investment principles for social impact. “As diplomats, you never thought that it would be such a big driver for […]

Virgin Galactic, the first and still the only space tech company to go public, disclosed results for the third quarter this week.

It reported $80 million in deposits and $120 million in potential revenue, and founder Richard Branson promised investors to be profitable by 2021.

Virgin Galactic needed 15 years since its founding to get to this point and now commercial space travel may be finally in reach “within a year,” he said.

Sound Businesses: Profiles of companies and business models we are keeping an eye on. Dandelion Energy, Inc., a spin out from Alphabet’s secretive research facility X, has only been around for a couple of years. But the New York city-based startup has bold plans: it wants to make geothermal energy affordable and accessible for a […]