Good News Notes: “French startup PowerZ has raised another $8.3 million (€7 million at today’s exchange rate) including $1.2 million (€1 million) in debt — the rest is a traditional equity round. The company is both an edtech startup and a video game studio with an ambitious goal — it wants to build a game that is…
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10 Celebrities With Big Hearts And Their Own Charities
Good News Notes: “The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation was founded in 1998 in protects our climate and wildlife from extinction. According to the foundation’s website, the LDF focuses on six major areas, ‘Wildlands Conservation, Oceans Conservation, Climate Change, Indigenous Rights, Transforming California, and Innovative Solutions.’ And due to his hard work, he was awarded the United…
JK Rowling donates over $19M to multiple sclerosis research in honor of her late mother
Good News Notes: J.K. Rowling, the creator of the Harry Potter phenomenon, has donated more to multiple sclerosis research. The donation was made to The University of Edinburgh for 15.3 million pounds or roughly $19.1 million dollars. This follows Rowling’s donation which funded the creation of the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, named in memory of…