Sep 4, 2019 | Syndicates, uBiome
When the poop hits the fan… As Business Insider writes: Silicon Valley gut-health startup uBiome has filed for bankruptcy protection, capping months of challenges and setbacks for the once-buzzy startup. Read the full Article
Aug 1, 2019 | Limited Partner Relationships, Lux Capital
So grateful to have seen these guys grow from the seed they started with to where they are today. As Lux writes on their Medium page: The future always starts with fiction. It may be an inkling of an idea, a half-baked hypothesis, a vision, or speculation of what...
Jul 2, 2019 | Bron Studios, Direct Investments
Another one in the can for BRON. As the Albuquerque Journal writes: New Mexico was the right location for Taylor Sheridan’s latest project. The Oscar nominee was at the helm of “Those Who Wish Me Dead,” which wrapped up filming in the state. “In our story the setting...
Jul 1, 2019 | Syndicates, uBiome
Time to create value from the assets the founders created while being a little too aggressive with their business plan. As Forbes writes: San Francisco-based microbiome startup uBiome said Monday its cofounders and co-CEOs, Jessica Richman and Zac Apte, have resigned...
Jun 25, 2019 | Bron Studios, Direct Investments
There is going to be a lot of change as distribution still sorts out what the future will look like. As ScreenDaily writes: Netflix numbers are tricky to verify, yet regardless of whether or not users of 30.9m global accounts actually sat all the way through the crime...
Jun 19, 2019 | Direct Investments, Level
If you think you know anything about ‘pot’ — think again. It goes far beyond recreational purposes and Level is bringing complete customization to the masses. As Proper writes: THCA, CBG, Delta-8, CBD. This is not a chemistry quiz answer but an...
Apr 26, 2019 | Syndicates, uBiome
Hard to comment without knowing the facts but perhaps a case of trying to shortcut rather than playing the long game? As STAT writes: The FBI has heard allegations about practices at UBiome, a startup which sells tests for the microbiome, involving improperly changing...
Mar 6, 2019 | Direct Investments, LeVar Burton Kids
It is good to know Skybrary has a new permanent home: Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the nation’s largest nonprofit organization for children’s literacy, announced today at SXSW EDU that it is the exclusive new home of LeVar Burton Kids’ Skybrary, an...
Feb 13, 2019 | Limited Partner Relationships, Lux Capital
…and maybe even more. As Business Insider writes: Johnson & Johnson is bulking up on its surgical-robotics presence by acquiring Auris Health for $3.4 billion. Auris makes a controller-operated robotic camera that helps doctors get visuals from within the...
