Enlarge / A crop monitoring robot: Like a Roomba, but with more sensors and responsibility. (credit: Megan Geuss) NATIONAL HARBOR, MD—Last week’s ARPA-E summit was full of big ideas about the future of energy, and nowhere was that more evident than on the summit’s show floor. In the basement of the sprawling Gaylord Hotel and […]
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‘We’re not going to follow the hype’: Biotech VCs are concerned by the staggering size of early-stage startup funding
Reuters Money is flowing into biotech startups, with companies more and more frequently raising more than $ 100 million in early-stage funding rounds. We asked venture capitalists what all this capital meant for the private biotech industry. Some were excited for the science while concerned about the expectations that come along with this greater funding, […]
Balderton raises new $375 million fund to bet big on early-stage European startups
Balderton Capital announced today it has closed its sixth fund, which the London-based firm said it will use to expand its commitment to backing young European companies. “It reflects the increasing opportunity we see in Europe,” said Bernard Liautaud, managing partner of Balderton. “There’s been a huge change in the past decade in the landscape. […]