Gates Foundation commits $75M to support post-secondary education in Washington state – GeekWire
University of Washington graduation. (University of Washington Picture / Katherine B. Turner) The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will supply $75 million more than the following four yrs to improve enrollment in write-up-secondary education courses…
Climate tech funding news: BattGenie works its magic; lithium refining startup gets Gates’ support
BattGenie team, from left to right: Manan Pathak, Chintan Pathak and Venkat Subramanian. (BattGenie Photos) Here’s the latest funding news for climate tech startups across the Pacific Northwest. BattGenie The news: BattGenie — a startup on the short list…
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…
Flipkart sees strong quarter, says Walmart, Ola goes hiring after slew of exits, Twitter opens the gates for app developers, Elon Musk & Tesla under the spotlight
© Provided by CNBCTV18 Here’re the top stories from the startup and technology space: India Startup News Flipkart doubles fulfilment capacity YoY, sees strong quarter, says Walmart Ecommerce major Flipkart doubled its fulfilment capacity versus last year…
Bill Gates’ backing helps Novi battery startup raise $25 million
Amid a boom in electric-vehicle production and a race for innovations that improve these new cars’ range and cost, an Oakland County battery startup, Our Next Energy, said Monday it has raised $25 million in a fresh fundraising round. The…