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Sericulture startup Mori raises $12m Series A to preserve food with silk.
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The Engine had companies working on COVID-related research, and continued to stay open as an essential business during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Katie Rae shares that The Engine is “rewriting some of our policies to be more proactive, to hold ourselves to account there” and holding open forums with its community of founders.
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About 400 U.S. wastewater-treatment facilities have turned to Biobot Analytics for help assessing the pandemic’s prevalence.
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Quaise developed a millimeter wave drilling technology to access deep geothermal energy and raised $6 million in seed funding.
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Mori (formerly Cambridge Crops) develops an edible, imperceptible coating that might replace plastic packaging to preserve meats and produce.
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Biobot has been gathering wastewater from around the country and analyzing it for the coronavirus.
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With coronavirus testing still lagging behind targets, health officials are searching for other ways to assess the spread of the outbreak. One possibility? Looking at what we flush.
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Minnesota utility Great River Energy will use new storage technology from the Bill Gates-backed startup to replace coal power with dispatchable wind.
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Dr. Mariana Matus, co-founder and CEO of Biobot, joins “Squawk Alley” to discuss how her company is testing wastewater to track the spread of coronavirus.
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General Partner Ann Dewitt recently shared her thoughts on the impact of COVID-19 on the VC and tech communities.
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The Engine is a bright spot in the world of investing.
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Lilac Solutions and the Australian company Controlled Thermal Resources announced they’re partnering to develop a lithium-extraction facility at the Salton Sea.
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Congratulations To Zapata Computing — named a key player in the breakthrough technology of “quantum supremacy” by MIT Technology Review!
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Financial Times’ John Thornhill interviews Katie Rae to learn more about The Engine’s unique venture model for investing in Tough Tech companies.
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If you happen to bump into Bill Gates or Tim Cook in Central Square, odds are good that they’re heading to The Engine, writes Boston Globe’s Scott Kirsner in his profile about the firm.
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Oakland-based Lilac Solutions says its ion exchange technology will enable a “massive increase in lithium supply needed for electric vehicles” from brine-based deposits.
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Lilac Solutions has developed a process for extracting lithium that drastically cuts water use, writes Bloomberg.
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My Climate Journey’s podcast interviews Via Separations on industrial separations and climate change.
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Katie Rae kicks off 2020 by sharing with Crunchbase some of the Tough Tech startups to watch this year.
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What are VC trends in 2020? With increasing constraints on carbon, “we will see a renewed interest in cleantech and a shift away from a resource-based energy economy toward a technology-based energy economy,” The Engine’s Katie Rae tells Fortune.
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Congrats to Boston Metal and Zapata Computing — named by BostInno as among the top 20 startups to watch in 2020!
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Congratulations to portfolio company, Hedron (formerly Analytical Space) — selected for the $3 million award at Air Force Space Pitch Day!
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Congrats to portfolio companies Syzygy Plasmonics and Via Separations — recognized as 2019 “10 Startups to Watch” by Chemical & Engineering News Magazine!
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ISEE raises $15M Series A led by Founders Fund with participation from existing investors including The Engine.
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The November issue of Inc. Magazine includes The Engine & Katie Rae in its profile of Boston’s thriving tech ecosystem.
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Katie Rae discusses venture capital and tackling the toughest technologies on this episode of the Interchange podcast.
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Crunchbase News chats with The Engine’s Katie Rae on what’s next for investments and Tough Tech innovation.
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Congrats to Form Energy on BostInno’s 50 On Fire award.
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Congrats to Vaxess Technologies for taking top spot in the “Innovation at the Intersection” category at the 2019 Xconomy Awards.
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