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RobustAI: Creating a New Foundation for the Future of Robotics
Creating a New Foundation for the Future of Robotics
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Amy Feldman
Startup Robust.AI, founded by cognitive scientist @GaryMarcus + roboticist @rodneyabrooks, raises $15M to make building smarter robots easier - via @forbes @forbestech forbes.com/sites/amyfeldm…
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Startup Robust.AI, Founded By Cognitive Scientist Gary Marcus And Roboticist Rodney Brooks, Raises $15 Million To Make Building Smarter Robots Easier
Robust.AI raised $15 million led by Jazz Ventures to build a cognitive engine for robotics. The goal: To allow people to build robots faster, cheaper and with more reliability.
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Amy Feldman
Startup Robust.AI, founded by cognitive scientist @GaryMarcus + roboticist @rodneyabrooks, raises $15M to make building smarter robots easier - via @forbes @forbestech forbes.com/sites/amyfeldm…
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Survivors & Thrivers
Amid a pandemic implosion, these startups showcase the strength, diversity and adaptability of America’s entrepreneurs—and provide hope for the country’s economic future.
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Amy Feldman
Amid a pandemic implosion, these via 25 small-business standouts on @forbes new Survivors & Thrivers list have found a way to succeed
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How The Gatekeepers Of 500 Million Tons Of Cargo Power Through The Pandemic
The Louisiana bar pilots turned to Abbott Laboratories’ ID Now test, which gets results in under 13 minutes.
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Amy Feldman
Fascinating look at how just 49 expert pilots navigate 500 million tons cargo along the Mississippi -- even during the pandemic, by @katiedjennings @forbes
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Forbes Blockchain 50 Questionnaire
We are looking to identify the biggest companies across the globe that use blockchain/distributed ledger technology to drive new growth, streamline business processes, eliminate inefficiencies, improve product tracking and safety, reduce fraud and...
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Amy Feldman
Which big companies ($1B+ revenue) are doing cutting-edge work on blockchain in manufacturing, logistics or supply chain? @Forbes #Blockchain50 included Foxconn, BMW, Honeywell and more in 2020. Let us know who deserves to be on in 2021: tinyurl.com/yxd66mpw @ForbesCrypto
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The Drug Supply Chain Is Broken. A New Breakthrough Paves The Way For On-Demand Plant-Based Medicines
When Covid hit and hospitals started reporting drug shortages, it became clear that our drug supply chain was broken. In a Nature paper, Christina Smolke reports a breakthrough in making plant-based medicines that lays the foundation for a flexible,...
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Amy Feldman
A breakthrough for the drug-supply chain: New research shows plant-based drugs can be made with yeast -- on demand. @forbes
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3D Printing Unicorn Desktop Metal To Go Public In Latest Deal With A Blank Check Company
3D printing unicorn Desktop Metal will list on the NYSE in a merger with cable exec Leo Hindery's special-purpose acquisition company Trine Acquisition Corp. that will give it $575 million in cash for expansion.
Why One Entrepreneur Thinks Millions Of Americans Will Spend $25 On His Personalized Shampoo
Arnaud Plas is betting on a custom-made machine from France to turn his niche Brooklyn-based haircare company, Prose, into a beauty behemoth.
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Amy Feldman
Why one entrepreneur thinks millions of Americans will spend $25 on his personalized shampoo - my latest from @forbes magazine
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As Covid-19 Highlights The Need For Industrial Tech, Parsable Raises $60 Million For Connected Frontline Workers
As venture funding for industrial software increases amid the pandemic, San Francisco-based Parsable, which uses software to connect frontline workers, raises $60 million for expansion.
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Amy Feldman
As Covid-19 highlights the need for industrial tech, @parsablehq raises $60M for connected frontline workers. "The industrial world has been underserved," says its software industry veteran CEO. via @forbes @forbestech
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Rippling, Founded By Fallen Tech CEO Parker Conrad, Passes $1 Billion Valuation With $145 Million Fundraise
The latest tech unicorn: HR software startup Rippling, founded by Parker Conrad, who previously rose and fell with Zenefits. Forbes previously wrote about Conrad's efforts at redemption with Rippling as part of our Next Billion-Dollar Startups list.
Digital Pharmacy Truepill Raises $25 Million To Expand Telehealth Offerings As Revenue Could Reach $200 Million This Year
Covid-19 is shaking up how patients and insurers alike view telemedicine. Tech-enabled pharmacy startup raised $25 million from Optum Ventures and others to take advantage of that shift.
Lululemon To Buy Buzzy Exercise Startup Mirror For $500 Million
Buzzy exercise startup Mirror agreed to sell to Lululemon, the yoga clothing brand, for $500 million today.
Venture Firm Material Impact Raises $200 Million For New Fund As More Money Flows To Deep Tech
Venture firm Material Impact raised $200 million for a second fund as more money flows to deep tech. Among its investors: Harvard's and Princeton's endowments.
Biotech R&D Software Startup Benchling, Started By MIT Undergrads, Scores $850 Million Valuation Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Forbes Under 30 alum Sajith Wickramasekara scores an $850 million valuation for his biotech R&D startup Benchling. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the company is helping big biotech companies work on potential therapeutics and vaccines for Covid-19.
The Comeback Of A Fallen Tech Unicorn CEO
Four years after HR outfit Zenefits blew up, its controversial founder is back with Rippling, another startup to automate human resources. It’s already worth $300 million and growing fast. Can Parker Conrad find redemption?
Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2020
For the sixth year in a row, Forbes, in partnership with TrueBridge Capital Partners, has searched the country for the next unicorns. In a tough year, these 25 fast-growing companies stand out.
How A Former Ballerina Turned Mirror Into A Buzzy $300 Million Exercise Phenomenon
Peloton isn’t the only home fitness equipment prospering in the coronavirus era. Brynn Putnam has redefined sweat equity with her interactive workout device that turns any room into an elite gym.
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Amy Feldman
How a former ballerina turned @getthemirror into a buzzy $300 million exercise phenomenon. My magazine feature as part of this year's @forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups list, out today.
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How Old-School Manufacturers Learned To Make Ventilators — Virtually Overnight
The U.S. has a desperate need for ventilators to save patients who become critically ill with COVID-19. Across America, manufacturers are scrambling to fire up assembly lines to produce more than a hundred thousand of them–and to figure out what to...
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Amy Feldman
"Who knows, maybe we should be making ventilators?" Ford CEO Jim Hackett blurted out on mid-March call w/ White House staff. 5 days later, Ford had a plan to do just that. @alanohnsman & I look at old-school manufacturers cranking up ventilator production
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Inside A Silicon Valley Unicorn’s Urgent Dash To 3D-Print Face Shields And Test Swabs To Battle COVID-19
California startup Carbon, which just got FDA exemption for its test swab, is one of dozens of companies 3D-printing medical equipment needed to fight the coronavirus
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Amy Feldman
Inside a Silicon Valley unicorn's urgent dash to 3D-print face shields and test swabs to battle COVID-19. My latest @forbes feature on @carbon and its 4-day mad scramble.
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Meet The Italian Engineers 3D-Printing Respirator Parts For Free To Help Keep Coronavirus Patients Alive
Talking with the Italian engineers who 3D-printed respirator parts for hospitals with coronavirus patients for free.