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Can anyone name a company that raised significant money pre-launch in a party round and that turned out okay? Color, Clinkle, Theranos, Magic Leap... they all
by temuze 10y ago
Can anyone name a company that raised significant money pre-launch in a party round and that turned out okay?
Color, Clinkle, Theranos, Magic Leap... they all have that in common. I'd be interested if there are counter examples.
- new299 10y agoWhat's a significant amount of money? Solexa raised 130MUSD pre-launch: http://41j.com/blog/2016/01/a-solexa-story/ http://41j.com/blog/2016/01/a-solexa-story/ Quite a new life science/biotech companies do.
- bhouston 10y agoI think biomedical companies are very different than technology companies in terms of product launches. So not really comparable.
- pixelcloud 10y agoOtto
- MorePowerToYou 10y agoDon't forget about uBeam! https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/16/05/14/1548248/former-employee-accuses-wireless-charging-startup-ubeam-of-being-a-sham https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/16/05/14/1548248/former-em...