Science is a venture capital firm in California that focuses on solving the everyday problems of modern living. Founded 2011 in Santa Monica, California, United States by Greg Gilman, Mike Jones, Mike Macadaan, Peter Pham, and Tom Dare, it invests in early stage ventures, seed, series A, series D, and series C rounds. Its portfolio companies include Liquid Death, Acre, Scopely, PlayVS, and Gallant Pet. As of February 2020, Science has made 43 investments. Their most recent investment was on February 20, 2020, when Liquid Death raised $9M. Science has had eight exits, the most notable of which include Dollar Shave Club, Pillow, and DogVacay. Science has raised four funds, their latest being Science Ventures Fund III.
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Aubrey Johnson
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Brad Holden
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Bryan Chang
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Christian Hernandez
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Connor Smith
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Dave Fink
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David Szekely
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David Travers
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Dennis Phelps
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Eric Manlunas
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Eric Martineau-Fortin
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Gregory Gilman
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James Hunvanich
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Jason Rapp
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John Henderson
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Kartik Mandaville
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Matt Coffin
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Michael Jones
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Michael Jones
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Mike Macadaan
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Margalit Fox
April 6, 2020
www.nytimes.com
She was denied access to a telescope because of her sex, but Dr. Burbidge forged ahead anyway, going on to make pathbreaking discoveries about the cosmos.
April 6, 2020
Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Shoumojit Banerjee
March 30, 2020
The Hindu
Developed by Pune-based start-up incubatee of Scitech Park
Adeline Williams
March 26, 2020
Scientific American Blog Network
The outbreak has made it plain how important it is to explain to the public what we know and what we don't, clearly and honestly
March 23, 2020
NDTV.com
At a time when nearly 70 drugs and experimental cocktails are being examined to treat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a global trial called 'solidarity' to find out if any drug can actually treat infections with the new coronavirus.
March 16, 2020
News18
In the previous study on nine pregnant mothers infected with COVID-19, the researchers also found no evidence that the viral infection can pass to the child.
March 12, 2020
WebWire
Scientific American today announces Laura Helmuth as its new Editor-in-Chief. Helmuth becomes the ninth Editor-in-Chief in the nearly 175-year history of the magazine. In her role, Helmuth will be responsible for overseeing the flagship magazine, scientificamerican.com and other branded products. She will be based in the New York office with a start date of April 13. Helmuth is an editor with more than 20 years of experience covering all fields of health, science, technology, and the...
Maria Gallucci
March 9, 2020
Grist
Data centers should be power hogs, but thanks to energy efficiency measures, it hasn't happened.
Devin Powell
February 19, 2020
Nautilus
Reprinted with permission from Quanta Magazine's Abstractions blog.Mathematicians have studied knots for centuries, but a new material...
Geek's Guide to the Galaxy
March 7, 2020
WIRED
The new movie boldly reimagines H.G. Wells' classic novel and executes every scene with the perfect sense of dread.
March 3, 2020
WebWire
"Divine Principles" is a book of contraries, questions, and answers. What Science demands to be ignored is faced head on from a perspective borne of experience and reasoned faith. The laws of religion are not made completely right, but neither are they obliterated to nothingness. The institution of science is not brought to utter destruction, yet in its wake it upholds the quality of what it takes to make true the actuality of divine existence., , , , Ken Ungerecht is boldly honest and devo...
March 3, 2020
WebWire
The awards recognize five outstanding women scientists from different regions of the world for the excellence of their work in life sciences. Each laureate will receive €100,000. 22 years of commitment to women and science Worldwide, women still only represent 29% of all researchers [1]. While they are more numerous in certain disciplines, the glass ceiling remains a reality in overall research. Men occupy 89% of the senior academic positions in Europe [2], while only 3% of Nobel Prize...
March 3, 2020
WebWire
Five years ago, February 11 was highlighted in the scientists' calendar. It became the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The initiative is a reminder that women play a key role in science and technology communities. At Vale, it is no different. One of the many female professionals working in the company or supported institutions is Vera Fonseca, who at the end of 2019 had an article published on Nature - one of the most respected and traditional scientific publications...
March 3, 2020
WebWire
, , , , • AST & Science's space-based network will be the first to connect directly to 4G - and in the future 5G - smartphones without any need for specialised satellite hardware., , • Other investors include: American Tower; Cisneros; Samsung NEXT; and founder Abel Avellan., , • The new investment brings the total capital raised by AST & Science to US$128 million. , , , , , , Rakuten and Vodafone have become the lead investors in a venture to extend mobile coverage to more people and devices a...
Robert W. Adler
February 29, 2020
Scientific American Blog Network
A public that doesn't understand what science is and how it works can't form useful opinions about public policy
Devin Powell
February 19, 2020
Nautilus
Reprinted with permission from Quanta Magazine's Abstractions blog.Mathematicians have studied knots for centuries, but a new material...
February 12, 2020
WebWire
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has had its emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative as being consistent with the levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. The targets, covering greenhouse gas emissions from Metsä Board's operations (Scopes 1 and 2), are in line with reductions required to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Metsä Board has committed to reduce by 100% its a...
Roxanne Hughes
February 11, 2020
Scientific American Blog Network
A NASA-themed toy designed to inspire girls in science can inadvertently play into damaging stereotypes
Beth Mole
February 4, 2020
Ars Technica
The main source of infections is most likely people coughing and sneezing.
R. Prasad
February 4, 2020
The Hindu
The main driver of novel coronavirus transmission is people who exhibit overt symptoms
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