Even after billions of venture capital raised and invested into the digital health space, it’s still difficult to access quality healthcare. And while that may raise questions on if a scrappy startup has a fighting chance at fixing things, to entrepreneur Akili Hinson, it just means that Juno needs to be even smarter about the […]
Juno raises millions to provide family-first healthcare from Inglewood to Harlem by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
Sun King, a provider of off-grid solar energy products in Africa and Asia, has secured a $70 million equity investment led by LeapFrog Investments. It’s an extension of the $260 million Series D round the solar company announced this April, which was led by BeyondNetZero, the climate investing venture of General Atlantic and M&G Investments’ […]
Sun King, a provider of solar energy products in Africa and Asia, expands Series D to $330M by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
To get a better idea of how AI is affecting biotech in 2022, we asked six investors to tell us what they look for in a biotech startup today.
6 investors discuss why AI is more than just a buzzword in biotech by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
A short one this week, as I’m taking some time off. I didn’t want to leave you hanging, so I’ve spoken with some leading names in the field to keep Actuator chugging along. Last week, we spoke to MassRobotics’ chief of operations, Joyce Sidopoulos. Next week, we’ll be talking to U.C. Berkeley’s Ken Goldberg. Right […]
Investing in the future of robotics by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Just a few months after buying fellow robotic software firm Vicarious, Alphabet-owned Intrinsic has acquired several divisions within Open Robotics, the company behind the widely-used robotics software packages Gazebo and Robotic Operating System (ROS). Specifically, Intrinsic is buying Open Source Robotics Corporation (OSRC), the for-profit arm of Open Robotics, and Open Source Robotics Corporation Singapore […]
Alphabet’s Intrinsic acquires DARPA-backed firm behind open source robotics software by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
As China looks to reignite growth, what role will its tech industry play? And is enough capital flowing to support new tech startups that could keep China competitive?
Can China’s venture capital market help it reignite growth? by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Aztec Network, a privacy layer for web3, has raised $100 million in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the startup’s co-founders Zac Williamson and Joe Andrews exclusively told TechCrunch. “At a high level, Aztec is an encrypted version of Ethereum,” Andrews said. “Normally on Ethereum everything is public, but we are making […]
Aztec Network takes on encrypted blockchains with $100M round led by a16z by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
A SCiFi Foods’ analysis showed that 1 kilogram of its SCiFi burger had a lesser environmental impact than a traditional beef patty.
Cultivated beef companies tout sustainability. Will it lead to marketability? by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch