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A Scientific Startup Fighting World Hunger

Published April 18, 2014 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: Culture of CapitalismTagged entrepreneurs, innovation, capitalism, entrepreneurial ventures, startups, Khosla Ventures, Agricultural ventures, economical issues, BioConsortia, biotech company, microbes, crop health, advancing agricultural produce and yield, genetic modification, chemical fertilizers, Otter Capital, seed to table, BioConsortia’s technology, malnutrition, poverty, Andrew Chung, venture capital community, venture capital firm, arable land, microbe technology
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Agricultural ventures are not coming to market fast enough (I’ve written why, here). We have a laborious task ahead of us to get to the point where we can feed a population that will hit 10 billion globally in our lifetime. All these people need …

Could This Startup Save China from its Pollution Nightmare?

Published April 10, 2014 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: Technology, StartupsTagged entrepreneurs, startup, Khosla Ventures, LanzaTech, China's CICC, What Does LanzaTech Do, harvest low-carbon fuels, carbon monoxide, biological enzyme, convert the pollutant, carbon tax, carbon credits, LanzaTech's innovation, LanzaTech's technology, Chinese steel plants, improve air quality, Baosteel, China’s largest steel manufacturers, ecological footprint, efficiency, manufacturing sector
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Startup LanzaTech just raised $60million in a Group D round of funding from heavy hitters Mitsui, Siemens and China’s CICC. Khosla Ventures is also part of a long list of illustrious early investors who came in during a previous round. Before last week’s $60 million, …

HealthTap Garners $38 Million for Online Checkup Business

Published March 15, 2014 by AJ Antony
Category: The Web, StartupsTagged competition, startups, HealthTap, patient diagnosing, doctors who are online, fee-based model, premium services, health monitoring devices, doctor-patient relationships, unique visitors, medical services, Series B investment, Khosla Ventures, Keith Rabois, Vinod Khosla, Ron Gutman, health issues, medical issues, Health 2.0
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I am not old enough to remember the days of doctor’s house calls, but I can only imagine how convenient that would have been. Falling ill these days has become a major pain, even if it’s just for allergies, or the flu, or for anything …