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Humza Salam
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Scientist Turned Venture Capitalist
Daily Startup / VC Newsletter: www.goingonaventure.com
Biotech meets AI.

Cradle is revolutionizing protein design, cutting costs, and speeding up research with its AI platform.

A $73M leap into the future!
November 27, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Meetings without action are a waste of time.

Circleback, backed by Y Combinator, turns discussions into actionable insights with AI-driven summaries and search tools.

Revolutionizing productivity one meeting at a time.
November 27, 2024 at 4:41 PM

OpenAI might be cooking up a browser to rival Google Chrome, and the tech world is buzzing.

Rumour has it, they’re adding a sprinkle of ChatGPT magic for a more interactive browsing experience.

They’re already recruiting ex-Chrome talent to rethink search.

Things are about to get interesting.
November 23, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Bluesky is the new kid on the block, born from Twitter’s ashes, and it’s making waves.

In just two weeks, it grew from 14M to 20M users, talk about momentum!

With a focus on user empowerment and transparency, CEO Jay Graber is rewriting the social media playbook.
November 23, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Europe’s EV battery champion Northvolt hits a wall, filing for U.S.
Chapter 11.

Cash burn & lost contracts show the stakes of scaling too fast.

But can they reboot? The future of Europe’s battery ambitions depends on it.
November 22, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Hydrofoil magic: Candela’s flying boats raise $14M, gliding into Lake Tahoe with their first U.S. electric ferry.

Quiet, smooth, and sustainable, tech for the future and a sci-fi vacation flex.
November 22, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Blue Bear Capital raises $160M to back smarter, AI-driven solutions in climate & industry.

From solar AI boosting efficiency to software for steel & water, why build when you can optimize?

They’re playing the long game with strategic exits, not IPOs. Smart bets, big impact.
November 22, 2024 at 7:17 PM
AI isn’t just chatbots.

Converge Bio uses generative AI to design mRNA vaccines & antibodies faster.

$5.5M raised to accelerate their biotech breakthroughs!
November 21, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Radiologists spend too much time on tedious tasks.

Enter New Lantern, which just raised $19M to automate measurements & reporting with AI.

Not replacing doctors, enhancing them.
November 21, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Fusion energy isn’t sci-fi anymore.

UK-based Tokamak Energy raised $125M to develop reactors that might power our AI-driven future by 2034.

The age of clean, limitless energy is closer than you think.
November 21, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Build a startup / business because you think it matters, not because you think it’ll get funded.
November 20, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Building a startup/business, whether you fail or succeed is the best work and life experience you could ever get.

Go build something.
November 19, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Everyone talks about product-market fit, but founder-market fit will make or break you.

Are you obsessed enough with the problem?

Prove it.
November 19, 2024 at 5:28 PM