My first experience with Bird came on a lunch-date with my wife who is a professor at UCLA. Despite being in the very early beginnings of the company, students all over campus appeared at ease hopping on this new means of transportation.
June 28th, 2018
Raj Ganguly, B Capital co-founder, discusses why he invested in Bird and what has helped the company grow from a valuation of $300 million to $2 billion.
June 28th, 2018
In the summer of 2016, we started B Capital with a simple idea: tech entrepreneurs grow faster with powerful partnerships....
February 8th, 2018
The Information Revolution that began in the 1990s has entered a second distinct stage. The first stage was led by Silicon Valley companies, and later, by a small set of Chinese technology giants.
October 27th, 2017
In the last decade, more than $1 billion has been invested in the human genomics category. The top five most funded companies including 23andMe, Pathway Genomics, Counsyl, Helix and Color have each raised $50 million to $300 million in capital.
July 26th, 2017
B Capital Group has added five new hires to its team. Joining the venture firm are Kabir Narang as investment officer; Virginia Schmitt as chief financial officer and chief administration officer; Chip Welsh as vice president of capital formation...
March 15th, 2017
B Capital Group Co-Founder and Partner Raj Ganguly says that the "relentless march forward of technology and innovation" won't be slowed by geopolitics.
February 28th, 2017
When we asked dozens of venture capitalists where they see the most potential for applied artificial intelligence, they unanimously agreed on health care. Technology has already been used to incrementally improve patient...
February 14th, 2017
Last week at the Upfront Ventures summit in Los Angeles, a number of locals excitedly speculated that Snap’s IPO could propel L.A.’s tech ecosystem above New York City’s as the #2 in the country. It pains me to say this as a New Yorker, but they had a point.
February 8th, 2017