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Privilège Ventures will give some of the most experienced CEOs of portfolio companies “tickets” to invest into startups run by younger, pre-seed stage founders. The first participants of the CEO scouting program will be Lea von Bidder, Emile de Rijk and Pascal König. Originally conceived by Sequoia Capital in California, one of the leading global
As a part of our series about business leaders who are shaking things up in their industry, I had the pleasure of interviewing Martin Kawalski. Martin Kawalski, MD, Ph.D., is CEO of Snowcookie Sports — a physician and entrepreneur who uses his understanding of physiology and passion for technology to build products that enhance health
Deliveroo has completed a funding round raising a total of over $180MM from existing investors, led by Durable Capital Partners LP and Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC The funding round values Deliveroo at over $7bn The investment will enable Deliveroo to continue investing in developing the best proposition for consumers, riders and restaurants Deliveroo
Wädenswil/Zurich, Switzerland and Saffron Walden, UK, 12th January 2021 / Sciad Newswire / Domainex Ltd., a leading provider of integrated drug discovery services, is pleased to announce that it has invested in the WAVEdelta instrument from Creoptix AG. This instrument utilizes Grating-Coupled Interferometry (GCI) to measure target binding on sensor chips, generating binding affinity and on/off rate kinetics in a high throughput manner.
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Distalmotion, a Swiss-based medical device company, received European CE Mark for its surgical robot Dexter. Dexter combines the affordability of laparoscopy with the benefits of robotic surgery. Manufactured in Switzerland, Dexter brings simplicity and versatility in minimally invasive surgical care, making robotics accessible for a wider repertoire of procedures and enabling surgeons
The year that pushed the world to passwordless Like all businesses, new and old, we’ve had our company direction rerouted by the result of unprecedented travel restrictions, lockdowns, a global recession, and the tumultuous political and social movements that captured and held the attention of people all around the world. The events of this
Whether you’re looking to meditate, cycle, run or do yoga, specialized apps can provide the expertise of a personal trainer, the support of a community and the feedback of a coach at your fingertips. For years, Olympic and World Championship gold medalist Bode Miller has been wondering when the same would be true of skiing.
A lot has changed since we last interviewed Guillermo Gaspart, CEO & co-founder of BYHOURS. The online platform that allows you to book microstays in more than 3,500 hotels on the 5 continents in packs of 3, 6 and 12 hours is on the move. They started this year with €8 million in funding poised for further expansion, sold
Flawed or non-existent sperm tests mean that the burden of fertility treatments too often falls on women – Mojo is looking to change that using an AI-powered microscope Mohamed Taha’s ambition to disrupt the fertility industry began after his first sperm test. He had just been diagnosed with a kidney disease (which later turned out to
