Nodes & Links raises $11M to — maybe — save billions on the big projects the world needs now – TechCrunch

Nodes & Links raises $11M to — maybe — save billions on the big projects the world needs now – TechCrunch

Nodes & Links is a planning platform for large infrastructure projects that defines when and in what order the bolts and nuts for the bridge (for example) should be delivered. Unsurprisingly, this is often wrong with complex infrastructure projects. The company has now raised a $ 11 million Series A financing round led by urban … Read more

Tech-savvy dad launches open-source platform to save children with rare diseases – including his son

Tech-savvy dad launches open-source platform to save children with rare diseases – including his son

Sanath Kumar Ramesh with his son Raghav. (Courtesy photo of the Ramesh family) On a fine August day in a Bellevue park, Sanath Kumar Ramesh received a call from his son’s doctor as he was preparing to cut the cake for his little boy’s first birthday. He finally knew what was making his child sick, … Read more

Bill Gates on his high-risk climate investments, and spurring innovation to save the planet

Bill Gates on his high-risk climate investments, and spurring innovation to save the planet

Bill Gates’ new book, “How to Avoid Climate Catastrophe,” is out Tuesday. He spoke to GeekWire prior to the release. (John Keatley photo) Breakthrough Energy Ventures hit the headlines last month with news that the fund raised an additional $ 1 billion to invest in promising, scalable solutions to climate change. At the same time … Read more