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Led by Legend Capital, The Leading Intelligent Special Robot Company AKA Robotics Completes Series A Financing

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Thursday, July 28, 2022

HONG KONG, July 28, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Shenzhen AKA Robotics Technology Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as "AKA Robotics"), a leading intelligent special robot company, recently completed its Series A financing round, which was led by Legend Capital.

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  • HONG KONG, July 28, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Shenzhen AKA Robotics Technology Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as "AKA Robotics"), a leading intelligent special robot company, recently completed its Series A financing round, which was led by Legend Capital.
  • The founding team of AKA Robotics was formed by experts in the field of robotics, coming from Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  • AKA Robotics has taken the lead in forming large-scale applications in ships and is a leading enterprise in special robots.
  • At the same time, Legend Capital will continue to support AKA Robotics in growing into a global and platform-based special robot company by providing more proactive value-added services."

Legend Capital Portfolio Company: The Global-Leading AI Medical Imaging Company Lunit Goes Public Successfully

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

Lunit SCOPE is an AI biomarker for immunotherapy, providing therapy response information that can critically affect treatment outcomes for cancer patients.

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  • Lunit SCOPE is an AI biomarker for immunotherapy, providing therapy response information that can critically affect treatment outcomes for cancer patients.
  • For the past 4 years, Lunit not only has produced world-leading AI medical solutions but also gained its commercial value achieving rapid topline growth.
  • Legend Capital has invested heavily in companies that integrate technology and the medical industry and has kept betting on AI medical sectors.
  • In addition to Lunit, Legend Capital has also invested in AI medical companies such as Xbiome, an AI microbiome drug development company; StoneWise, an AI drug R&D platform; Deepwise, an AI medical imaging company; BioMap, a biocomputing platform; Deep Informatics ++, an AI medical pathology diagnosis company; and Unimed, an AI brain diagnosis and treatment platform.

Germany Teeters on the Brink of Energy Disaster - Global Food Crisis Looms says Friends of Science

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

CALGARY, Alberta, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Financial Post of July 09, 2022, reported that Canada will release a sanctioned, overhauled gas turbine to Germany, for use in Russia's Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, hopefully preventing a further collapse of Germany's economy, says Friends of Science. Critics denounced the move as conflicting with Canada's "Stand with Ukraine" policy. According to Canada's international trade website: "Germany, with the largest economy in the EU and the fourth largest in the world … Germany is Canada's largest export market in the EU…with two-way merchandise trade totaling $25.8 billion in 2021."

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  • In addition to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, global energy shortages have been driven by UNPRI/World Economic Forum focus on ESG investing and oil/gas divestment, in turn creating fertilizer shortages, meaning a global food crisis looms.
  • Friends of Science Society's 2016 report " Undue Influence Markets Skewed " identified that ESG and 'sustainable accounting' manipulate markets and investments.
  • Prevention of an energy crisis and famine are in the public interest, says Friends of Science.
  • Friends of Science Society is an independent group of earth, atmospheric and solar scientists, engineers, and citizens that is celebrating its 20th year of offering climate science insights.

Co-led by Legend Capital, Huili Biotechnology Completes Series A Financing Round with Hundreds of Million RMB

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Thursday, July 7, 2022

HONG KONG, July 7, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Jiangsu Huili Biotechnology Co., Ltd ("Huili Bio"), a next-generation synthetic biology enzyme computational design platform, recently announced the completion of its Series A financing round with hundreds of million RMB.

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  • HONG KONG, July 7, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Jiangsu Huili Biotechnology Co., Ltd ("Huili Bio"), a next-generation synthetic biology enzyme computational design platform, recently announced the completion of its Series A financing round with hundreds of million RMB.
  • Founded in 2018, Huili Bio is dedicated to the computational design of enzyme components at the core of synthetic biological reactions.
  • Huili Bio's enzyme computational design platform is the first computational platform in China to realize the full-scenario design of enzymes.
  • Legend Capital has long focused on investment in the 'IT+' industry, and Huili Bio is a model of combining information technology and biotechnology (IT+BT).

Humankind Benefit Corporation Releases First Annual Benefit Report

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Thursday, June 16, 2022

Humankind Investments LLC , a quantitatively driven asset manager specializing in socially responsible investments, announced today the release of its fund familys first annual benefit report .

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  • Humankind Investments LLC , a quantitatively driven asset manager specializing in socially responsible investments, announced today the release of its fund familys first annual benefit report .
  • Humankind Benefit Corporation, represented by its first fund, The Humankind US Stock ETF (Ticker: HKND) , is the first and only Registered Investment Company to file with the SEC as a benefit corporation.
  • That makes this report the first of its kind, and it details the degree to which the Humankind Benefit Corporation has fulfilled its public benefit mission as of December 31, 2021.
  • This first annual benefit report outlines how Humankind has worked to meet these goals through its selection process for companies within the ETF using its proprietary metric - Humankind Value.

Noble Hires Katherine Minnock as Director of Investments and Owen Berry as Development Manager

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Thursday, June 2, 2022

ATLANTA, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Investment Group ("Noble") today announced the appointments of Katherine Minnock as Director of Investments and Owen Berry as Development Manager.

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  • ATLANTA, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Investment Group ("Noble") today announced the appointments of Katherine Minnock as Director of Investments and Owen Berry as Development Manager.
  • Ms. Minnock is responsible for the execution of the acquisition and development strategies across Noble's investment platforms.
  • She joins Noble from Starwood Capital affiliate SH Hotels & Resorts, where she was Director of Development, overseeing U.S. and Asia Pacific growth across their three luxury and lifestyle hotel brands.
  • Founded in 1993, Noble is a leading real estate investment manager with a diverse team specializing in the upscale U.S. lodging sector.

Ping An Bank launches personal carbon accounts Advocating a green and low-carbon lifestyle for consumers

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

With a base of 110 million UnionPay users from Ping An Bank, Low Carbon Home collects data on environmentally conscious, or "green", behaviors upon users' authorization.

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  • With a base of 110 million UnionPay users from Ping An Bank, Low Carbon Home collects data on environmentally conscious, or "green", behaviors upon users' authorization.
  • The platform calculates users' personal carbon emission reductions through the methodology of the Shanghai Environmental and Energy Exchange (SEEE).
  • Ping An's Low Carbon Homeadvocates a green and low-carbon lifestyle, and is building the foundation for personal carbon trading in the future.
  • Ping An Bank also launched a "green power" bonus point scheme for Low Carbon Home account owners.

Ping An Bank launches personal carbon accounts Advocating a green and low-carbon lifestyle for consumers

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

With a base of 110 million UnionPay users from Ping An Bank, Low Carbon Home collects data on environmentally conscious, or "green", behaviors upon users' authorization.

Key Points: 
  • With a base of 110 million UnionPay users from Ping An Bank, Low Carbon Home collects data on environmentally conscious, or "green", behaviors upon users' authorization.
  • The platform calculates users' personal carbon emission reductions through the methodology of the Shanghai Environmental and Energy Exchange (SEEE).
  • Ping An's Low Carbon Homeadvocates a green and low-carbon lifestyle, and is building the foundation for personal carbon trading in the future.
  • Ping An Bank also launched a "green power" bonus point scheme for Low Carbon Home account owners.

Noble Announces Leadership Promotions Amidst Firm's Continued Growth

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Thursday, May 19, 2022

ATLANTA, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Investment Group ("Noble") today announced leadership promotions across its investment, asset management, and development teams as the firm continues the significant growth of its investment platform built across three decades.

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  • ATLANTA, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Investment Group ("Noble") today announced leadership promotions across its investment, asset management, and development teams as the firm continues the significant growth of its investment platform built across three decades.
  • "Over the past twelve months, Noble has committed over $400.0 million of equity in more than $1.0 billion of assets," said Noble CEO Mit Shah.
  • He joined Noble in 2008 and is responsible for leading the sourcing and execution of acquisition opportunities across Noble's institutional investment platforms.
  • "Each of these leaders are valuable stewards of our organization as we continue our next generation of growth."

Apis Growth Fund II Announces Investment in Leading B2B Payment Network DT One

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

LONDON and SINGAPORE, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP ("Apis Partners"), a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses, has today announced an investment in DT One , a leading global B2B digital micropayments platform powering cross-border transfers of mobile top-ups, data bundles, gaming pins and gift cards.

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  • LONDON and SINGAPORE, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP ("Apis Partners"), a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses, has today announced an investment in DT One , a leading global B2B digital micropayments platform powering cross-border transfers of mobile top-ups, data bundles, gaming pins and gift cards.
  • Supported by the funding from Apis Growth Fund II, DT One plans to further expand its global footprint by continuing its organic expansion, invest further into product development and commercial excellence, and pursue new acquisitions and partnerships.
  • Fintech investment specialist Apis Partners was drawn to the differentiated payments opportunity presented by DT One and the strong collaborative culture of its solutions-focussed team.
  • This investment from Apis will help accelerate our growth trajectory and fuel our acquisition strategy,"said Dan Gardner, CFO of DT One.