The pet sector is booming but investors must make sure the sector develops in a way that reflects the diversity of pet owners.
Month: June 2023
Cost-effective robots and reversing the ageing process, meet the startups at the GCV Symposium
From nuclear energy to measuring blood pressure with a smartphone camera, these are the ideas and startups showcased at the GCVI Symposium.
Is Tokamak Energy’s spherical design the key to affordable fusion?
The Oxford-based startup is combining a spherical Tokamak device with high temperature superconducting magnets to create smaller and more efficient fusion solutions.
9t Labs aims to take 3D printing of carbon fibre mainstream
The ETH Zurich spinout has developed technology to 3D print carbon fibre composite into items such as drones and prosthetics more efficiently.
Lukasik leaves Prosus for VC firm
Mateusz Lukasik, previously director at Prosus Group, joined Dutch financial venture capital fund OTB Ventures.
What if your smartphone camera could measure your blood pressure?
Software made by UK-based Lifelight gives you a health assessment based on the phone camera measuring the “micro blushes” of your skin.
Are we entering the next phase of quantum computing?
Recent technological breakthroughs have piqued investor interest in the sector. But just how close are we to making quantum computers useful?
Digitising buildings – part of solving the climate crisis?
JCI Ventures unit chief Youssef Mawad discusses how carbon reduction targets will transform the future of the built environment.
Making proteins out of air – how CO2 can solve the food industry’s climate crisis
Vienna-based startup Arkeon Biotechnologies converts carbon dioxide into carbon-negative food ingredients.
Engineering the biofuture
Microorganisms are increasingly being harnessed to create everything from cleaner fuels to flavourings, dyes and chemicals, part of a growing interest in reengineering existing biological processes for new purposes.
What if our factories could breathe?
Using microbes to produce chemicals and fuels has long been a dream, but now a third wave of technological developments is making it economically viable.
12 engineering biology startups to watch
The engineering biology startups that are shaking up the investment community.
Startup aims to cut carbon with lab-grown beef
Mosa Meat produces cultivated meats through cow donor sampled cells to create beef products.
Salesforce hikes Generative AI fund to $500m
Just three months after setting up its generative artificial intelligence fund, Salesforce’s corporate venture arm has added $250m as more corporates compete on startup deals.