Boston Children's Portfolio Has Done Well Despite Challenging 12-15 Months, Says Philip Rotner, Chief Investment Officer | Q&A
Philip Rotner is the chief investment officer at Boston Children's Hospital, where he manages the hospital's endowment, pension, and short-term investment assets. In this interview, he explains why Boston Children's Hospital continues to be ranked as the number one pediatric hospital in the world, how Boston Children's built its proprietary investment model to support its mission of treating sick children, and how health system's don't ordinarily plan to sustain 12 months of losses caused by a pandemic. Although, Phil adds that investment markets have done just fine despite a challenging 12-15 months.
Andreessen Horowitz Raises $2.2B For Its Largest Ever Cryptocurrency Fund | Currency News | Financial And Business News | Markets Insider
Summary List PlacementAndreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced Thursday it is launching a $2.2 billion crypto fund to deploy more capital across blockchain and digital asset projects.The fund, called "Crypto Fund III," is a16z's third and largest crypto venture fund.
Startup Founders Without Visas Should Beware Of A New Biden Program
Summary List PlacementWhen Melissa Zhang's visa was about to expire, and even her powerful employer BlackRock could not help her renew it, she packed up her San Francisco apartment. Right before leaving the country, she was reprieved: her manager told her she'd won a visa lottery on the third attempt. Now Zhang is working on a business degree at Stanford and wants to found a clean-energy startup. But she's not sure that she'll be allowed to remain in the US long enough to do so here.
Schneider Electric Helps Clients Reach Landmark Milestone Of 10,000 Mw Advised Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreements
Jun 24, 2021 11:00 AM ETTweet This: . : Rueil-Malmaison, FRANCE, June 24, 2021 /3BL Media/ - Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and sustainability, today announced that the company has advised its corporate clients on over 10,000 megawatts (MWs) of renewable energy Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) globally since 2014. This is equivalent to more than 300 million metric tons of carbon emissions, or the amount of carbon annually stored by approximately 367 million acres of forest - equivalent in land mass to three of the four largest U.S. states (Texas, California, and Montana) combined.
A Winning Formula: Collaboration, Curricular Expansion And Lower Costs
Colleges are working to increase opportunities for students while reducing their costs through collaboration. : Large group of happy college students celebrating their graduation day outdoors while throwing their ... [+] caps up in the air. Recognizing the increasing challenges of balancing their budgets, attracting students and remaining affordable to students, a group of nineteen presidents of small liberal arts colleges under the leadership of Michael Alexander of Lasell College got together in 2017 to explore ways to collaborate to accomplish their goals while preserving their quality and the their uniqueness.
Ril Aims To Disrupt Clean Energy Business With Rs 75,000 Cr Investment Plan
Ambani said first part of RIL's plan is to build "Four Giga Factories", which will manufacture and fully integrate all critical components of new energy ecosystem. These factories will work in the areas of solar energy, intermittent energy, green hydrogen, and stationary power.
Aircall Scores $120M In Series D
NEW YORK, NY, Aircall has raised $120 million in a Series D funding round led by Goldman Sachs.
Happs Raises $4.7M For A Multicast Livestream Platform Creator Community - Techcrunch
Happs, an app that lets creators stream live video simultaneously across social platforms, has raised $4.7 million in a post-seed round. The product originally began as a platform for independent journalists, but expanded its mission last year to offer tools to all online creators while connecting them through a new social network. The funding was [...]
Arc & Co Arranges PS20M Equity Facility
The equity investor -- a UK-based family office which specialises in providing alternative credit solutions across renewables, real estate and fintech -- has formed a new joint venture with ...
Rv Rental Sharing Gets Boost From New $120M Investment For Outdoorsy - Skift
Investors are betting that the trend in renting RVs won't run out of gas after the pandemic wanes. They've funded Outdoorsy, an Airbnb-type service for recreational vehicles. Investors think the startup's new private vehicle insurance product will help accelerate the RV trend. -Sean O'Neill.
Edtech Startup Classplus Raises $65 Mn In Series C From Tiger, Gsv
Edtech startup Classplus has raised $65Mn in a Series C round led by Tiger Global. GSV Ventures, the edtech focused...