Unlocking the True Potential of the Metaverse
Outlier Ventures Jamie Burke is the CEO and founder of Outlier Ventures, one of the first institutional investors dedicated to crypto founded back in 2014. Less than 3 years ago they created an accelerator and have now invested in over 100 startups, a…
Bill Gates’ Nuclear Startup Picks Wyoming Coal Town to Build Reactor
Wyoming’s economy is heavily driven by the coal and gas industry. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images TerraPower, a nuclear energy startup founded by Bill Gates, has chosen a tiny coal town in Wyoming called Kemmerer to build its first nuclear reactor—a $4…
BrightDrop customer expands order of electric vans from GM startup
Detroit — BrightDrop, a General Motors Co. startup making electric delivery vehicles, said Thursday that Merchants Fleet is planning to expand its purchase order to receive a total of 18,000 BrightDrop EVs. The fleet management company previously said it…
A new quantum computer startup from Harvard, MIT raises $17M
News and research before you hear about it on CNBC and others. Claim your 1-week free trial to StreetInsider Premium here. By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) – A new quantum computer startup born from researchers at Harvard University and…
Two Austin tech startups combine to raise nearly $70M to continue growth
Two Austin technology companies — security software maker Ontic and insurance startup Steadily — have combined to raise $67 million in funding that they aim to continue their growth and expand their offerings. Ontic, which launched in 2017 and makes a…
Ford, Hyundai, startups lead diverse 2022 Car of Year finalists
Los Angeles — And then there were nine. Ford and Hyundai led a diverse group of finalists announced Wednesday at the Los Angeles for the 2022 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year awards, with two nominees each. Hyundai’s luxury…
Illumina and Sequoia Capital China Select First Startups to join Genomics Incubator in China
First-of-its-kind Incubator will support companies poised to deliver breakthrough applications in genomics and multiomics Published: Nov. 17, 2021 at 3:05 PM CST|Updated: 8 hours ago SAN DIEGO, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Minnesota startup aims to make sustainable acrylics using corn instead of petroleum
A startup firm that originated from University of Minnesota research is working to popularize a process of making acrylic acid — a common ingredient in dozens of products ranging from paint to diapers — from corn-derived lactic acid rather than…
Funding news: AI-fueled drug discovery startup and auto safety company raise cash
Variational AI CEO Handol Kim. (Variational AI Photo) The news: Variational AI, a Vancouver, B.C.-based company leveraging artificial intelligence to help develop new small molecule drugs, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding. The tech: Variational…
Investors shower love on Rivian and Lucid
Here are two numbers that say a lot about how investors view two key electric vehicle startups: $232,000 and $89 billion. Driving the news: That’s luxury EV startup Lucid Motors Q3 revenue and its market capitalization at yesterday’s close of…