article thumbnail

Will quantum computing remain the domain of the specialist VC?

TechCrunch

Market trends are the best indicators we have to judge the maturity of the quantum industry. McKinsey expects the chemical and pharma industries to be the first potential users of quantum computing, enabling the accurate simulation of larger numbers of atoms and molecules, which is not possible today using classical supercomputers.

Chemicals 353
article thumbnail

Japan’s Terra Drone lands $70M Series B funding to accelerate global expansion 

TechCrunch

Our airspace is going to get more crowded than ever, but most companies today are concentrating only on hardware development,” said Terra Drone CEO and founder Toru Tokushige , who is also serving as the CEO of Terra Motors, which develops electric vehicles. The global drone surveillance market is expected to grow to $476.5

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Announcing the Startup Battlefield companies pitching at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch

From lithium battery chemical recycling to smart media, blockchain infrastructure to student-centric educational software, and Sub-Saharan African fintech to cultured-meat production, this batch of companies is sure to wow the investors and the audience. With just over a 1.5% TC aims to pick companies from a range of industries.

Company 250
article thumbnail

Financial IT leaders prep for a quantum-fueled future

CIO

In addition to providing access to “best-in-breed” quantum hardware, firms such as Terra Quantum can run quantum software on in-house simulators based on classical HPC components, which is how Cirdan addressed its exotic derivative problem. Shete points out that quantum specialists can also cross-pollinate solutions from different industries.

article thumbnail

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In April: Firefighting Robots And Animal-Free Eggs

Crunchbase News

The company plans to use the fresh cash to scale up its North American go-to-market strategy, so it may be in the grocery store aisles on this side of the Atlantic sooner rather than later. The Finland-based startup has developed hardware for the collection and recycling of nutrients from wastewaters such as rain.

article thumbnail

Profusa Pioneers Injectable Biosensors

DataRobot

In the 1980s, he worked as a batboy for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a gig that led to a job at the stadium doing marketing and promotions. “I There are chemicals embedded inside the sensors that emit fluorescent light in the presence of certain chemicals. Hwang’s career is something of a fantastic voyage of his own.

article thumbnail

How femtech startup Inne rebooted its hardware launch after COVID-19 chaos

TechCrunch

It’s been a tough few years for Berlin-based femtech hardware startup Inne which came out of stealth R&D in the fall of 2019, shortly before COVID-19 hit Europe. Hardware startups are rarely smooth sailing at the best of times.

Hardware 228