IonQ opens first US quantum factory amid VC cash crunch
Quantum technology outfit IonQ has cut the ribbon on its Seattle manufacturing facility, claimed as the first factory for quantum systems on US soil. The move comes shortly after a report claimed that investors have halved the venture capital funding going to quantum companies. IonQ announced…#quantum #ionq #seattle #bothell #peterchapman #mariacantwell #quandela #massy #pacificnorthwest #asregister (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Autism Care Startup Elemy Is Ditching Its Therapists To Focus On Software
Elemy hit a billion dollar valuation built on providing in-person autism therapy to kids. Now called Tilly it's selling software to the therapists it used to employ. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Katie Jennings, Forbes Staff Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Venture Capital /venture-capital Daily Cover daily-cover Editors' Pick editors-pick Premium Content premiumcontent Source Type: news

InnovationRx: The Feds ’ ‘Nutrition Labels’ For Healthcare AI
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Ivy League Endowment Returns Depended on One Decision: VC or PE?
It all came down to venture capital or private equity, at least for the 12 months ending in June 2023. The returns of endowments at the richest schools were paltry, clocking in at an average of 2.1 percent for the last fiscal year. These schools can blame their huge allocations to alternative…#cambridgeassociates #nt #michaelmarkov #mpi #mit #princeton #ivies #yale (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

States With Largest Venture Capital Growth In Past Decade
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Former PayPal CEO Peter Thiel's Founders Fund Bought $100 Million of Bitcoin
Founders Fund, the venture capital firm founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, has invested $100 million in bitcoin, sources exclusively informed Reuters. The firm allocated $200 million to acquire Bitcoin and another cryptocurrency, evenly split between the two. This maneuver further highlights the…#foundersfund #peterthiel #paypal #bitcoin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Digital Currency Group Reports $210M in Q4 2023 Revenue as Valuation Tops $4.4B
Coinspeaker Digital Currency Group Reports $210M in Q4 2023 Revenue as Valuation Tops $4.4B Digital Currency Group Inc, a top-tier venture capital focused on the cryptocurrency industry, has released its Q4 2023 financial results and full-year performance. According to the announcement, DCG…#digitalcurrencygroup #valuationtops #dcg #q4 #grayscaleinvestment #foundry #bitcoin #ftx #alamedaresearch #marketoutlook (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Founders Fund ’s Strategic $200 Million Investment BTC & ETH: A Silicon Valley Surge
The post Founders Fund’s Strategic $200 Million Investment BTC & ETH: A Silicon Valley Surge appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Venture capital firm Founders Fund, led by billionaire Peter Thiel, has made a substantial $200 million investment partially in Bitcoin & Ethereum. This strategic…#siliconvalleysurge #venture #foundersfund #peterthiel #bitcoinethereum #siliconvalleys #peterthiels #ftx #bitcoin #foundersfunds (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

HashKey Group Leads the Pack: January ’s Top Fundraisers in Crypto VC
In January, the crypto venture capital landscape saw a significant uptick in investment projects. According to Wu Blockchain’s report leveraging RootData’s statistics, there were 113 publicly disclosed investment projects, marking a notable increase of 10.8% compared to December 2023 and a steady…#wublockchains #rootdata #hashkeygroup #corescientific #bitcoin #cathayinnovation #bpifrance #fundinghits #cefi #ethereum (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Peak XV takes startups on a Silicon Valley trip in AI push
Peak XV, the venture capital firm that split from Sequoia Capital last year, is taking its portfolio companies from India, Southeast Asia and Australia on an “immersion” trip to Silicon Valley this week to meet several industry titans, the latest in the venture firm’s broadening offerings and…#sequoiacapital #southeastasia #siliconvalley #peak #openai #nvidia #sequoia #dougleone #uniphore #umeshsachdev (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why direct-to-consumer darlings such as Casper, Allbirds and Peloton are now struggling
The direct-to-consumer boom is coming to an end. A once-bustling group of companies, backed by billions in venture capital funding, saw a record year for IPOs in 2021. Now, three years later, most of those direct-to-consumer, or DTC, companies still struggle with profitability. "It's that…#dtc #globaldata #neilsaunders #allbirds #warbyparker #rentrunway #thredup #smiledirectclub #blueapron #wondergroup (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Meet The Bryan Johnson-Approved AI Full Body MRI Startup That Just Raised $21 Million
Medical experts are concerned the full-body scans could do more harm than good — setting up people who have no specific risk of cancer for overtreatment and overdiagnosis. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 10, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes Staff Tags: Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Venture Capital /venture-capital Daily Cover daily-cover Editors' Pick editors-pick Premium Content premiumcontent Source Type: news

US VC firms investing billions in Chinese AI, military and tech firms: CCP select committee
A group of five U.S. venture capital firms’ investments in Chinese companies focused on , critical technologies like semiconductors or with links to either China’s military or its surveillance state and genocide in Xinjiang were the focus of a new report by a House panel. The bipartisan House…#xinjiang #ggvcapital #gsrventures #qualcommventures #sequoiacapitalchina #waldeninternational #ccp #committees #prc #pla (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

YS Biopharma Announces US$40 Million Private Placement Financing
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 9, 2024 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- YS Biopharma Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: YS) ("YS Biopharma") along with its subsidiaries ("YS Group" or the "Company"), a global biopharmaceutical company d... Biopharmaceuticals, Venture Capital YS Biopharma, vaccine (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - February 9, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

US venture capital firms accused of funding blacklisted Chinese AI companies
At least five U.S. venture capital firms have been accused of funding blacklisted Chinese artificial intelligence and semiconductor companies that allegedly aid the Chinese Communist Party in mainland surveillance and oppression operations, according to a new report from the House Select Committee…#ggvcapital #gsrventures #qualcommventures #sequoiacapital #waldeninternational #committees #prc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news