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UK Fund Aims To Match US Tech Startup Investments

July 02, 2019
U.K. Fund Aims To Match U.S. Investments In Tech Startups
Google Moves In Where Amazon, GE Move Out
Google // February 18, 2019

Amazon and GE may be giving up on New York City and Boston respectively, but Google is taking a different approach, expanding in both cities. According to reports, Google — which already announced plans to expand its Hudson Square space late last year — is investing...

Weird Commerce: Skelmet, 3-D-Printed Sunglasses
weird commerce // February 07, 2017

Any shopper who’s ever spent a frustrating hour trying to find just the right pair of sunglasses will appreciate this story. Skelmet, a Cambridge, Mass.–based startup company, is focusing its vision on 3-D-printed custom sunglasses. Skelmet’s founders have always had trouble finding the right fit for sunglasses and wanted to focus on...

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UK Fund Aims To Match US Tech Startup Investments

July 02, 2019
A fund, backed by some of Cambridge’s most well-known scientists, called Ahren Innovation Capital has raised about £200 million ($254 million USD) to invest in U.K. startups, and compete with U.S. investment companies to keep startups in the region, according to a report by the Financial Times.  The fund wants to invest in companies that have […]

Google Moves In Where Amazon, GE Move Out

February 18, 2019
Amazon and GE may be giving up on New York City and Boston respectively, but Google is taking a different approach, expanding in both cities. According to reports, Google — which...