Ideas that move the mission forward

Explore our thoughts on investment, innovation, and mission.

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Nolan Shah
Andrew Parker
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Announcing Spero Ventures Fund II
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Announcing Spero Ventures Fund II

by Shripriya Mahesh and Andrew Parker •

Continuing our efforts to support companies building a healthy, sustainable, and fulfilling future.

Opportunities in Tech-Bio
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Opportunities in Tech-Bio

by Nolan Shah •

The technologies making it faster, better, and cheaper to get life-saving medicines to patients.

Exposomics
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Exposomics

by Nolan Shah •

Science's next moonshot.

Scaling Specialty Care
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Scaling Specialty Care

by Nolan Shah •

Hinge Health's IPO and how we think about tech-enabled services.

The future of breathing + Node-S
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The future of breathing + Node-S

by Marc Tarpenning •

Discover how hyperlocal air quality impacts your health and well-being, and explore the groundbreaking solution addressing pollution in neighborhoods worldwide.

Little-known Tesla Lore
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Little-known Tesla Lore

by Marc Tarpenning •

Discover how the humble lithium-ion battery, created to power camcorders, evolved to disrupt the automotive industry and power the electric vehicle revolution.

Indirect Value Capture
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Indirect Value Capture

by Andrew Parker •

Discover how successful companies create value for customers and capture it for themselves, from hardware sales to free software offerings, revealing a strategic approach to monetization beyond direct product sales.

Let’s get negative
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Let’s get negative

by Marc Tarpenning •

The COVID-19 lockdowns had a negligible impact on greenhouse gas emissions, revealing the significant challenge of curbing climate change. Despite widespread restrictions, emissions only decreased 5-7%, not enough to meaningfully slow the rise in atmospheric CO2 levels, which are now at their highest in millions of years, with grave implications for sea levels and the planet's future.