Group 1 - Pegasus Tech Ventures will host a Startup Pitch Contest during San Francisco Climate Week on April 23, 2025, focusing on emerging energy solutions [1] - The winning startup will receive an invitation to the Startup World Cup Grand Finale, competing for a $1,000,000 investment [1] - The regional Startup Pitch Contest is co-sponsored by Marathon Petroleum Corporation, the largest fuels manufacturer in the U.S. [3] Group 2 - Marathon Petroleum and Pegasus Tech Ventures are collaborating to identify and invest in emerging technology companies within the energy sector [4] - This partnership aims to enhance operational performance and embed sustainability throughout Marathon Petroleum's value chain [4] - Marathon Petroleum has invested in several emerging technology companies with the support of Pegasus Tech Ventures [4] Group 3 - Pegasus Tech Ventures operates with over $2 billion in assets under management and has invested in over 270 companies globally [6] - The firm offers a unique Venture Capital-as-a-Service (VCaaS) model for corporations seeking to partner with innovative technology startups [6] - Pegasus Tech Ventures has partnered with over 40 corporations, including Marathon, ASUS, and SEGA [6] Group 4 - The Startup World Cup is the leading startup pitch competition globally, hosting over 100 regional events across more than 60 countries [7] - The Grand Finale of the Startup World Cup will take place on October 17, 2025, in San Francisco [7] - Winning startups from regional events compete for a $1 million cash investment at the Grand Finale [7] Group 5 - The Startup Pitch Contest will focus on areas such as energy industry modernization, energy supply chain optimization, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and climate technologies [8]

Over the past two weeks, the world has been shaken into a new paradigm as President Trump has rolled out an aggressive new plan for global trade through tariffs between the United States and its biggest trading partners. While reports suggest that most countries have approached the United States to negotiate the state of these tariffs, one loose end is still filling markets with uncertainty. And that country is China. Marathon Petroleum TodayMPCMarathon Petroleum$124.87 +1.44 (+1.17%) 52-Week Range$115.10▼ ...

Group 1 - CATL and Sinopec signed a cooperation framework agreement to deepen their long-term strategic partnership, aiming to build a nationwide battery swapping ecosystem with a target of constructing at least 500 battery swapping stations this year and expanding to 10,000 stations in the long term [1] - The collaboration will create an integrated service network encompassing "people, vehicles, energy, and life," providing standardized and scalable support for achieving carbon neutrality goals [1] - The cooperation marks a new phase in the systematic construction of the battery swapping ecosystem [1] Group 2 - The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) plans to strategically restructure state-owned automobile enterprises to enhance industry concentration and accelerate the creation of a world-class automotive group with global competitiveness and independent core technologies [1] - The restructuring is expected to benefit the domestic auto parts supply chain by altering the competitive landscape and providing more project opportunities [1] Group 3 - The Smart Car ETF Taikang (159720) has seen a significant increase in scale, growing by 2.8697 million yuan in the past week, ranking first among comparable funds [1] - The latest share count for Smart Car ETF Taikang reached 84.8124 million, marking a one-month high [1] - The ETF closely tracks the CSI Smart Electric Vehicle Index, which includes listed companies involved in various aspects of the smart electric vehicle industry [2][3]