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What does it take to land venture capital for photonics-driven startups?
(L-R) Entrada Ventures' Alex Fang, co-founder and managing partner; Greg Fish, operating partner; and Eric Hall, managing partner....
Dec 7, 2023
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Quintessent raises $11.5M in seed funding to future-proof optical connectivity
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quintessent, a pioneer in heterogeneous silicon photonics and quantum dot laser technology, has...
Mar 14, 2024

Ferroglobe & Coreshell Sign a Memorandum of Understanding to Deliver World's First Battery-Grade Metallurgical Silicon for Electric Vehicles
Partnership to enable development of the lowest cost, longest range EV batteries replacing graphite and silane-based silicon with...
Mar 12, 2024

City of Dallas Selects the MixMode Platform to Fortify Its Critical Infrastructure
Investment will help ensure the protection and resilience of the city's critical systems against cyberattacks SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb....
Feb 29, 2024

OpenTug Raises $3.1 Million in Seed Round Funding
OpenTug, the digital shipping startup built to connect freight with barges and terminals nationwide, reports that it has raised an...
Feb 23, 2024

AppliedVR and Kernel Flow Announce Clinical Results Evaluating How Brain Changes During Virtual Reality Treatment of Chronic Pain
New feasibility study indicates that VR has the potential to drive physiological changes in the body and brain associated with pain...
Feb 8, 2024

10.5 Million EUR For German Quantum Software Company Kipu Quantum
● Closing of seed round led by HV Capital and DeepTech & Climate Fonds ● Investment used for further development of hardware-specific...
Dec 19, 2023

What does it take to land venture capital for photonics-driven startups?
(L-R) Entrada Ventures' Alex Fang, co-founder and managing partner; Greg Fish, operating partner; and Eric Hall, managing partner....
Dec 7, 2023

The Defining Threat Of Our Time
Ethan Caldwell, current Chief Development Officer of MixMode, Inc., has spent 20 years in the C-Suite of US public companies. This...
Nov 14, 2023


Anchore Reports Strong Success in Federal and Enterprise Markets, Team Growth
Adoption in global defense agencies and new software releases accelerate momentum Nov 14, 2023, 12:00 ET SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 14,...
Nov 14, 2023


A new phase of the AI race is coming — and chip startup d-Matrix could be the winner
With backers like Microsoft, d-Matrix is competing against Nvidia to become the next big thing in AI chips. October 24, 2023 Alexandra...
Nov 8, 2023

AppliedVR Releases Data From Largest Trial to Study Home-based VR Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain
Randomized, placebo-controlled study of more than 1,000 participants indicates AppliedVR's RelieVRx program can have clinically...
Nov 7, 2023

MixMode Awarded GSA Advantage Contract Providing 3rd Wave AI Cybersecurity Solutions to Fed Agencies
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MixMode Inc., the leader in generative AI Cybersecurity solutions for real-time...
Nov 7, 2023

The 53 most promising climate tech startups of 2023, according to top VCs: Coreshell
Read the full story posted on Business Insider on October 13 ... Coreshell Technologies is helping lithium-ion batteries live longer ...
Oct 13, 2023

Founder’s Lessons: Alan Liu, Quintessent Founder/CEO
Alan shared his experiences and insights into the photonics industry and his start-up building journey. About Welcome to the 34th...
Sep 28, 2023

Growth Resources Institute — Quiet Diversity: A Catalyst for Enhanced Board Effectiveness
September 22, 2023 12:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Growth Resources Institute, a globally acclaimed...
Sep 22, 2023


d-Matrix Announces $110M in Series B Funding to Make Generative AI Commercially Viable
Temasek and a global syndicate of new investors join existing investors Playground Global, M12 (Microsoft Venture Fund), Nautilus Venture...
Sep 6, 2023

MixMode Launches Paradigm Partner Program Enabling Global Partners w/ Adv. Gen. AI for Cyber Defense
New Channel-First Approach Allows Partners to Offer Immediate Deployment of Real-Time Detection for Novel and AI-Generated Threats at...
Aug 22, 2023


Generative AI Compute Front-Runner d-Matrix Reaches New Milestone in Efficient AI Inference
Digital in-memory compute chiplet is a first-of-its-kind for the industry [August 22, San Francisco, CA]: Today, d-Matrix, the leader in...
Aug 22, 2023

Kipu Quantum and the University of Santiago de Chile Sign Research Agreement
KARLSRUHE, GERMANY, and SANTIAGO DE CHILE, CHILE, August 10, 2023 – Kipu Quantum GmbH, a German quantum software company focusing on...
Aug 10, 2023

Haptics Development Board is Small Enough to Fit Inside Your Lightsaber
Aimed at easing the process of developing devices that require HD haptics, Titan Haptics has unveiled a tiny board designed both for...
Aug 2, 2023

AppliedVR and National Cancer Inst. Collaborate on Research Evaluating VR for Reducing Anxiety...
Interim analysis supports feasibility and acceptability of a novel VR intervention to target psychological symptoms for PBT patients. LOS...
Jul 20, 2023

Kipu Quantum Signs Research Collaboration Deal With PASQAL to Optimize Quantum Algorithms
Partnership aims to provide industrial quantum advantage sooner than competition through tailored analog solutions KARLSRUHE, GERMANY,...
Jun 12, 2023

The Cybersecurity Implications Of ChatGPT And Third-Wave Generative AI Models
Chief Scientist & CTO at MixMode, holds 10 patents, PhD from CalTech, and is a professor of engineering and mathematics at UCSB. This...
May 24, 2023

MixMode Selected to CyberTech100 List of Technology Innovators Delivering Breakthrough Cybersecurity
MixMode's Disruptor Status Acknowledged with Selection from Over 1,000 Companies SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --...
May 10, 2023
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