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Tidal Metals

Magnesium production

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Bidra Innovation Ventures logo

Tidal Metals extracts magnesium from seawater and desalination brine using a temperature-swing vapor pump process, aiming to provide a less polluting alternative to traditional magnesium production methods.

Seed
$8.5M
09/19/2024
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Unnatural Products is a biotech company that develops AI-driven synthetic molecules for targeted therapeutics, with a focus on expanding beyond oncology.

Series A
$32M
12/19/2023
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Zephr

GPS Accuracy Improvement

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Zephr is a startup that aims to improve GPS accuracy using cell phones by utilizing a group of phones in a given area to ping their GPS measurements to satellites, which then calculate an error correction to improve the device's GPS accuracy, with potential applications in rideshare, location-based gaming, and advertisement technology verticals.

Seed
$3.5M
11/02/2023
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Inlyte Energy

Energy Storage

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Climate Capital logo
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Inlyte Energy is an energy storage company that develops grid batteries made of iron and salt, with plans to engage with pilot customers and launch a full factory in the future.

Seed
$8M
10/26/2023
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