Lizette Chapman
Tech and VC Reporter at Bloomberg News
Covering venture capital and tech for Bloomberg. Eternal optimist, mom of 3, aspiring saxophonist. DM for Signal # or lchapman19(at)https://t.co/QF50KGxoTW
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financialpost.com | Lizette Chapman |Shoko Oda
His new startup, General Matter, has raised $50 million in a funding round led by the firm to make high-assay low-enriched uranium, or HALEU. As part of the deal, Founders Fund partner Peter Thiel is joining the board, an unusual move for the billionaire investor. The Los Angeles-based startup — which has been operating largely under the radar until now — aims to bolster the nation’s nuclear energy industry, and adds to the stable of Founders Fund partners who have started their own companies.
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bloomberg.com | Lizette Chapman |Shoko Oda
Peter Thiel(Bloomberg) -- After more than a year searching for companies that could produce enriched uranium for the growing nuclear power sector, Scott Nolan, a partner at venture capital firm Founders Fund, decided to build his own. His new startup, General Matter, has raised $50 million in a funding round led by the firm to make high-assay low-enriched uranium, or HALEU. As part of the deal, Founders Fund partner Peter Thiel is joining the board, an unusual move for the billionaire investor.
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bostonglobe.com | Lizette Chapman
Blue Water Autonomy, a startup that’s less than a year old, is preparing to build a hulking, 100-foot ship. Co-founded by Navy veterans and former tech executives, the company has designed the vessel to travel thousands of miles for months at a time over the open ocean — without a captain or crew. Boston-based Blue Water has about 10 employees and $14 million in new funding.
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1 week ago |
detroitnews.com | Lizette Chapman
BUSINESSLizette ChapmanBloombergView Comments Blue Water Autonomy, a startup that’s less than a year old, is preparing to build a hulking, 100-foot ship. Co-founded by Navy veterans and former tech executives, the company has designed the vessel to travel thousands of miles for months at a time over the open ocean - without a captain or crew. Boston-based Blue Water has about 10 employees and $14 million in new funding.
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bloomberg.com | Lizette Chapman
A rendering of a Blue Water Autonomy ship. The startup is trying to build a vessel that can travel for months with no one aboard. (Bloomberg) -- Blue Water Autonomy, a startup that’s less than a year old, is preparing to build a hulking, 100-foot ship. Co-founded by Navy veterans and former tech executives, the company has designed the vessel to travel thousands of miles for months at a time over the open ocean — without a captain or crew.
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