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Causeartist Weekly Brief - From Rare Earths to Clean Water: The Startups Building the Next Impact Economy

June 15, 2026

In This Episode• Climate tech investment reaches $40.5 billion in 2025• Why investors remain bullish on clean energy, grid modernization, and industrial decarbonization• How Nimble is reducing electronic waste through circular consumer products• Phoenix Tailings' mission to build a cleaner domestic rare earth supply chain• Clear Robotics and the future of autonomous electric vessels for waterway management• The role of the Bezos Earth Fund in advancing climate and conservation efforts• How th...

New Report: AI Is Creating More Tech Jobs in Europe Than It's Eliminating

June 09, 2026

A new Linux Foundation report shows AI is driving a net hiring effect of +27% across European tech organizations in 2026. The real barrier to AI value isn't the technology itself, t's the foundational readiness to deploy it safely.Key takeawaysEuropean organizations expect a +27% net hiring effect from AI in 2026, with smaller organizations trending most positive.Security concerns (51%) and skills gaps (44%) are the top barriers to realizing AI value -- not the technology itself.Organizations...

How Nest Is Building the Business Infrastructure the Global Artisan Economy Never Had

May 28, 2026

Rebecca Van Bergen, founder of Nest, joins Causeartist to discuss 20 years of building business and financial infrastructure for artisan and maker economies across 123 countries. The conversation covers how Nest supports micro and small creative businesses, the structure of their accelerator programs, the Makers Future Fund in partnership with Etsy and Pinterest, and why the handmade economy may be more durable than most people assume.GuestRebecca Van Bergen is the founder of Nest, a nonprofi...