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Why We Invested in Juno Kids

by Stephen Wemple • Jul 18, 2024

Leading Juno's $8.5M Series A.

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Why Built Environment is Important

by Nolan Shah • Jun 12, 2024

City design as the key to unlocking better health.

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Why We invested in Telo Trucks

by Marc Tarpenning and Stephen Wemple • Mar 14, 2024

Co-leading Telo's $5.4M seed round.

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Why We Invested in Eli Technologies

by Stephen Wemple • Feb 20, 2024

Leading Eli's $6.8M Seed round.

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Trusting Your Gut

by Nolan Shah • Jan 8, 2024

The microbiome in health and disease.

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Why We Invested in Remark

by Stephen Wemple and Shripriya Mahesh • May 23, 2023

Leading Remark's $5M Seed round.

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Why We Invested in Singularity

by Marc Tarpenning • May 24, 2022

Leading Singularity's $4.5M Seed round.

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Why We Invested in Guide

by Andrew Parker • Mar 9, 2022

Co-leading Guide's $8M Seed round.

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The future of breathing + Node-S

by Marc Tarpenning • Oct 21, 2021

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

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Little-known Tesla Lore

by Marc Tarpenning • Jul 8, 2021

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