Collab Fund
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Collab = (people x stuff) + new technologies^creativity Read our Substack: https://t.co/gfhiVdQ0bR
Geothermal Heats Up: Fervo Drilling Rates Soar 143% While Quaise Raises $134M zerohedge.com/energy/geother…
Adani Enterprises Limited has entered into a long-term partnership with French clean-technology company Dioxycle to develop and scale low-carbon chemical production in India. It will be India’s first formic acid production facility powered entirely by renewable electricity and captured carbon – marking Adani Group’s strategic entry into the chemicals sector. The partnership is a new chapter in India-Europe clean-technology collaboration, demonstrating how innovation can transform emissions into value. The initiative supports Make in India and Viksit Bharat 2047 ambitions by promoting technology-led growth, strengthening domestic manufacturing capabilities and accelerating India’s transition to a more competitive and sustainable economy. The partners will also explore a broader portfolio of chemicals across energy, materials, packaging and manufacturing. These sectors are still reliant on fossil-based feedstocks and under increasing pressure to cut emissions.
California-based Hippo Harvest is growing indoor spinach. Autonomous Mobile Robots are monitoring, tending and harvesting spinach at every stage of growth. thegrower.org/news/californi…
It’s time for a new six-month update from our CEO and Co-founder @BobMumgaard. Here at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, we’re now firing up more and more support systems for our SPARC tokamak in anticipation of a moment we call DDR — that’s dry dress rehearsal, not Dance Dance Revolution. Dry dress rehearsal will exercise all the supporting hardware that surrounds the tokamak itself, like cryogenics to cool SPARC’s magnets, the power system to supply those magnets’ electricity, and the radio-frequency (RF) system to help heat the plasma. It’s all the necessary equipment that’ll enable us to confine and control SPARC’s superhot plasma so we can generate net fusion energy, an achievement called Q>1. “We operate the entire plant, just minus the tokamak,” Mumgaard says. In the video, Bob also discusses how dry dress rehearsal is occurring in parallel with SPARC assembly, and shares other recent progress: ⚡️The publication of five peer-reviewed papers setting the physics foundation for our ARC power plant and showing how we’ll use SPARC to inform the ARC design ⚡️Our application to connect our first ARC plant to the electricity grid in Virginia ⚡️Our work in Singapore, Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Europe to ensure fusion is successful globally Watch the video to hear from Bob and see the latest look inside our SPARC facility and magnet factory. #FusionEnergy #Energy #SPARC
Nomio, a Swedish purveyor of functional wellness shots for elite athletes, closed a $4M funding round led by Collaborative Fund. Launched in early 2025, Nomio identified a natural compound called isothiocyanates (ITCs) that has measurable effects on athletic performance. Derived from broccoli sprouts, ITCs have been shown to reduce lactate, lower oxidative stress, and improve recovery time. Nomio has assembled a cult following since receiving organic praise from renowned endurance athletes like Cole Hocker, Andreas Almgren, and others. The functional wellness shot category has been on a roll: - Suja Life filed for an IPO - Bansk Group bought So Good So You - Magic Mind raised $12M+ - Ketone-IQ closed a 7 figure round
Announcing our $130M Series A to build the Open Superintelligence Stack Led by Radical Ventures, with NVIDIA, Intel Capital, Dell Capital, and existing investors Train, deploy, and continuously improve your own models using our stack. Own your intelligence.
status update: the Sunday Light is indeed the closest thing to sunlight you can buy. 10/10, no regrets. absolutely bonkers. for reference, this is my actual light at 80% brightness in a room with almost zero outside light.
Maggie's Refuel, a new high-end gas station brand just opened in LA ~ "Maggie’s Refuel is a high-end convenience store brand planning to modernize and innovate the current gas station experience. Think Autogrill meets 7-Eleven Japan: matcha, local croissants, premium CPG, and yes, a soft-serve cone - all alongside a gas (or EV) fill-up."
Announcing the first close of our Series B: $134 Million to build the world’s first superhot #geothermal power plant. Backed by nearly all our existing investors, with @PreludeVC leading the round, we’re welcoming new and strategic investments that include JERA Co., Inc. and @Idemitsu_Kosan, two of Japan’s largest energy companies. The Series B equity is the first component of a diverse financing that includes project-level capital and debt. The proceeds will fund Project Obsidian in Central #Oregon while continuing the development and commercialization of our breakthrough millimeter wave #drilling technology towards depths in excess of 5 km. “Our ambition is to power civilization with Earth's most compelling #energy source,” said Carlos Araque, our CEO and President. “This round takes us from field-proven technology to first commercial revenues.” Read the full press release below.
I joined @Stripe in January to build a new philanthropic initiative with @nanransohoff. Today we’re announcing Intercept, a $500m innovation fund focused on radically reducing the burden of respiratory viruses. I’ve spent the past decade investing in vaccines and drugs for infectious disease, and this is the most exciting thing I’ve ever been a part of. Thrilled to be working with @Stripe, @AnthropicAI, @TheFluLab, @FoundationOAI, @coeff_giving and individuals from Jane Street. We've raised the capital and now it’s time to get to work.
Honored to be named to the first-ever TIME100 Sports list 🙏🏼 truly so many athletes and execs I admire on it. Sport has been core to our foundation at whoop and I’ve always believed that the best athletes inspire us to dream bigger in performance and life. thank you @time
