Venture capital
Maverick Ventures’ Ambar Bhattacharyya on the future of health care
Ambar Bhattacharyya, managing director at Maverick Ventures Maverick Ventures Ambar Bhattacharyya is managing director at Maverick Ventures, a $400 million venture capital fund based in San Francisco which invests in health start-ups. His health-care portfolio firms include six IPOs and four unicorns (start-ups valued at $1 billion or more). Bhattacharyya — who currently sits on […]
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Honeywell and Trane back start-up making low-carbon alternative to concrete
Real estate is one of the worst carbon offenders, and concrete is a massive part of that. The process to create concrete emits more than 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide annually. That’s why the race is on to come up with alternatives to concrete in construction. Canada-based Nexii has created a new wall system […]
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The Routing Company lets you hail a ride — on public transit
The Routing Company powers on-demand bus and shuttle service for public transit agencies. Courtesy: The Routing Company The Routing Company is rolling out apps that bring the convenience of on-demand ride-hailing to public transit. Led by CEO James Cox, formerly the global head of product operations at Uber, the 40-person Boston startup has developed rider, […]
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Chinese EV maker XPeng leads investment in $200 million fund focused on ‘frontier technology’
A new Xpeng P7 car is shown in the Xpeng Motors flagship store in a shopping mall. Xpeng P7 is one of the two popular models of Xpeng motors. Zhang Peng | LightRocket | Getty Images China’s XPeng said Thursday it led an investment into a new $200 million fund focused on backing electric vehicles […]
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Microsoft dives into Web3 with investment in Ethereum co-founder’s start-up ConsenSys
Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Blockchain start-up ConsenSys has raised $450 million in a new round of funding that more than doubles its valuation to $7 billion. The cash injection was led by ParaFi Capital, ConsenSys said Tuesday, with Microsoft, Japan’s SoftBank and Singapore’s Temasek also joining as new investors in […]
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