Tag: Venture capital
India’s startup market has tremendous potential
India's startup market is worth betting on, though it's still "a few years" behind China's, Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin said. During a panel d [...]
Twelve makes jet fuel from CO2; signs deal with Microsoft, Alaska Air
Sustainable aviation fuel, commonly called SAF, has so far been expensive to produce, but new startups are now creating clean fuels out of carbon at a [...]
Serena Williams announces her retirement from tennis
Tennis legend Serena Williams announced her retirement in a Vogue article published Tuesday."I have never liked the word 'retirement,'" Williams wrote [...]
PayPal veteran Jim Magats is named CEO of MX, the startup that connects banks and fintech players
Jim Magats, former PayPal executive who is being named CEO of the startup MXPhoto: Tom CookMX, the startup competing against Plaid to help connect fin [...]
Chipotle’s $50 million search for the future of fast food
Chipotle is testing out an autonomous kitchen assistant, Chippy, which offers a robotic solution for making chips in restaurants.Courtesy: ChipotleThe [...]
Grayscale tells SEC that turning biggest bitcoin fund into ETF will unlock $8 billion for investors
Michael Sonnenshein, CEO, Grayscale Investments at the NYSE, April 18, 2022.Source: NYSEGrayscale, the asset manager running the world's largest bitco [...]
Capella Space raises $97 million to expand satellite data products
The deployed reflector of the Capella-3 satellite in orbit.Capella SpaceSan Francisco-based satellite imagery specialist Capella Space on Monday annou [...]
Gold House launches $30 million fund to invest in entrepreneurs of Asian descent
Megan Ruan knows firsthand how representation can impact funding for entrepreneurs. She recalled being the only woman of color working at a family off [...]
Morgan Stanley unveils family office unit, looking to serve richest of the rich
Jed Finn, Chief Operating Officer for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Head of Corporate and Institutional SolutionsSource: Morgan StanleyAfter ma [...]
SpaceX application to expand Starship Texas facility withdrawn by USACE
Starship prototype 20 stacked on top of Super Heavy booster 4 at the company's facility in Boca Chica, Texas.SpaceXThe US Army Corps of Engineers has [...]
Gopuff partners with Morrisons in UK for speedy grocery delivery
Gopuff and Morrisons are partnering up for speedy grocery deliveries in more than 20 cities across the U.K.GopuffLONDON — American instant delivery st [...]
Maverick Ventures’ Ambar Bhattacharyya on the future of health care
Ambar Bhattacharyya, managing director at Maverick VenturesMaverick VenturesAmbar Bhattacharyya is managing director at Maverick Ventures, a $400 mill [...]
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 CompanyThe Routing Company is rolling o [...]
Closing gender gap could boost global GDP by $2 trillion, Citi says
Damircudic | E+ | Getty ImagesWomen receive a small fraction of venture capital funding and closing the investment gender gap could drive economic gro [...]
Pittsburgh robot farm business of future backed by Pritzker billions
Currently less than 1% of fresh produce is grown through hydroponics systems versus open-field agriculture, but this segment is forecast by Mordor Int [...]