Unless you’re reading this while using an inhaler, this fact may surprise you: According to the CDC, 26 million Americans currently have the chronic respiratory disease we know as asthma. Not only that, but the CDC tells us that the disease costs the U.S. $3,300 per person annually, and medical expenses associated with asthma have increased to about $56 billion (thanks to hospitalizations… → Read More
Founded at Stanford University in 2008, Syapse has been on a mission to help disrupt healthcare by incorporating “omics” (or the study of fields within biology typically ending in “-omics,” like genomics, proteomics or metabolomics, for example) data into standard medical use. Simply put, Syapse is developing a suite of cloud-based applications that brings next-gen genomic sequencing to… → Read More
Cozy, a startup trying to take a lot of the headache out of the landlord-tenant relationship, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding.
The round was led by The Social+Capital Partnership, the venture fund by created by former Facebook vice president Chamath Palihapitiya. Other investors include Google Ventures (Kevin Rose is Google’s partner on the deal), Tim Ferriss, Jason Calacanis, and Gary… → Read More
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