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Portfolio Company News
April 4, 2023
AssetWatch Named A Top Workplace in Columbus C.E.O. Magazine
AssetWatch, Inc., a leading condition monitoring and predictive maintenance organization, has been named a Top Workplace in the Columbus C.E.O. Magazine.
Portfolio Company News
March 14, 2023
Matrix F.T. hosts first public cultivated meat tasting in Dublin, Ohio
Portfolio Company News
February 1, 2023
Selling Shovels and Pickaxes to the Cultivated Meat Pioneers
"You’ve heard of the companies seeking to build new brands of animal-free meat, but you hear a lot less about the B2B companies working behind the scenes to give those pioneers the tools they need to succeed."
Portfolio Company News
January 30, 2023
Nikola Labs, Inc. Announces Rebrand, Changes Name to Assetwatch
"Nikola Labs unveils new name, website, and bold and distinct new visual identity as a part of an extensive rebranding initiative."
Portfolio Company News
October 25, 2022
An Enabling Technology for Lab-Grown Meat
"There are many good reasons why animal-based meats are likely to remain a critical part of our food supply, but there is a great deal of interest in 'alternative proteins' - particularly in forms that can imitate meat."
Portfolio Company News
June 28, 2022
Nikola Labs Raises Additional Growth Capital to Transform Maintenance in Manufacturing through $29 Million Series A Preferred Round
Portfolio Company News
May 27, 2022
The startup and the steel plant: Nikola Labs and early customer Worthington Industries find mutual benefit
Portfolio Company News
May 20, 2022
Nikola Labs Raises $20M VC Round to Speed Growth among Manufacturer Clients
Portfolio Company News
May 20, 2022
Nikola Labs Raises $20 million to Accelerate Growth in Proactive Maintenance Platform
Portfolio Company News
April 26, 2022
Matrix F.T. Expands Operations with New State-of-the-Art Wet Lab
Portfolio Company News
March 31, 2022
Dublin-based Matrix Food Technologies is Leading the Way for Lab-Grown Meat
Portfolio Company News
March 5, 2022
‘Putin’s war’ underlines the need for a fast radiation blood test, says testing expert
Portfolio Company News
January 25, 2022
Columbus-based robotics component manufacturer, Circular Wave Drive, is disrupting the industry
Portfolio Company News
January 6, 2022
Cognovi's AI Isn't Destined to Conquer the World, Just Emotional Insight
Portfolio Company News
December 21, 2021
CWD achieves breakthrough results in speed reducer technology for the robotics industry
Portfolio Company News
November 23, 2021
Cognovi Labs Receives 2021 HIRE Vets Platinum Medallion Award from U.S. Department of Labor
Portfolio Company News
November 19, 2021
Lab-grown Meat's Commercial Future: New Food interviews the CEO of Matrix Meats to find out why Singapore is so ahead in the lab-grown meat game
Portfolio Company News
October 26, 2021
What's next for lab-grown meat? Columbus' Matrix Meat says breaking down the stigma
Portfolio Company News
October 7, 2021
The art of succulence: Suppliers detail winning strategies for texturizing meat alternatives
Portfolio Company News
September 14, 2021
Israeli start-up working on technology to produce “Holy Grail” of plant-based whole cuts
Portfolio Company News
September 14, 2021
These Four Startups Are Growing Animal-free Scaffolds for Cell-Cultured Meat
Portfolio Company News
August 16, 2021
Cognovi Labs Named pm360 Trailblazer 2021 Finalist for Company of the Year
Portfolio Company News
June 10, 2021
The Intricacies of Cell Cultured Meat – What’s the Hype all About? The Experts Chime In
Portfolio Company News
June 7, 2021
Nikola Labs Announces Flavio Lobato, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Company, to Step Down from the Board
Portfolio Company News
May 1, 2021
Building Blocks: Matrix Meats' Jed Johnson and Eric Jenkusky are helping the cultivated meat industry feed a hungry planet
Portfolio Company News
April 19, 2021
Cognovi Labs Releases to the Public Its Vaccine Confidence Tracker, A Psychological Artificial Intelligence Platform to Determine Vaccine Confidence in the USA
Portfolio Company News
March 4, 2021
Newsmaker: Matrix Meats' Eric Jenkusky on helping feed the world with 'alternative protein'
Portfolio Company News
February 15, 2021
“IkoNano” Partnership strikes first exit
Ohio-based Nanofiber Solutions (NFS) and Ikove Startup Nursery are happy to announce that eLum Technologies, the first company spun out of their IkoNano Partnership has been acquired.
Portfolio Company News
February 4, 2021
Advanced Technology Services, Inc. Invests in Nikola Labs, Inc. for Next-Generation Condition Monitoring Technologies
Portfolio Company News
January 27, 2021
This Dublin startup thinks technology can change the world of meat.
Portfolio Company News
January 12, 2021
Nanofiber scaffolding startup Matrix Meats in ‘active development relationships with 14 cultivated meat producers’
Portfolio Company News
January 6, 2021
Cell-Based Protein Scaffold Maker Matrix Meats Secures Seed Investment To Scale Up Production
Portfolio Company News
November 5, 2020
State unveils new COVID-19 mobile testing lab at Honolulu airport
State unveils new COVID-19 mobile testing lab at Honolulu airport.
Portfolio Company News
October 5, 2020
AFWERX Announces Cognovi Labs Among Top Teams Selected to Revolutionize the Space Ecosystem
Portfolio Company News
August 10, 2020
Cell-cultured meat gamechanger? Matrix Meats to showcase nanofiber scaffolding in 'solid meat product' this year
Portfolio Company News
July 2, 2020
How Do You Feel about the Coronavirus? This Company's Artifical Intelligence Can Tell You
Portfolio Company News
May 15, 2020
Tempting Back the Terrified: Shops and Restaurants Try to Reassure Customers
Portfolio Company News
December 6, 2019
Capture was awarded a $150,000 grant from The Ohio Third Frontier Technology Validation & Startup Fund!
Portfolio Company News
November 26, 2019
Cognovi Labs Launches Event Impact App on Bloomberg's App Portal
Portfolio Company News
September 27, 2019
Nikola Labs raises $4M for its manufacturing sensors, starts next fundraising round
Portfolio Company News
August 14, 2019
Cognovi AI Predicted Facebook's (FB) Stock Price Crash on 7/26/2018
Portfolio Company News
July 17, 2019
Cognovi Labs Partners with Lucena Research to Extract Consumer Emotion and Behavioral Signals for Forecasting Key Performance Indicators and Prices of Tradable Assets
Portfolio Company News
May 16, 2019
MachineDesign: Vero – The Perpetually Powered Equipment Health-Monitoring System
Portfolio Company News
March 19, 2019
PR Newswire: Atreon Orthopedics Received FDA Clearance for Rotator Cuff Regeneration Product
Portfolio Company News
March 12, 2019
Atreon Orthopedic’s Rotium Bioresorbable Wick receives FDA Approval
Portfolio Company News
November 29, 2018
Tissue-engineering startup raises another $3M from international investors
Portfolio Company News
October 29, 2018
Bloomberg: Cognovi Labs’ Predictive AI-Driven Research on Consumer Motivation
Portfolio Company News
October 15, 2018
Ohio State ECE Alumni Spotlight: Jessie Zhao and Soliton Reach
Portfolio Company News
October 10, 2018
Circular Wave Drive Completed Prestigious Hong Kong Accelerator Program
Portfolio Company News
August 8, 2018
HDIAC Journal: “Tissue Engineering for a Better Tomorrow” By Amy Jackson & Jed Johnson, Ph.D.
Portfolio Company News
July 13, 2018
Startup Building Wireless Power for IoT Raises $1.2M, “Finds its Killer App”
Portfolio Company News
June 8, 2018
Brian Graham Joins Nikola Labs as COO
Wireless power pioneer Nikola Labs is pleased to announce that Brian Graham has joined the Nikola Labs team and will be serving as Chief Operations Officer.
Portfolio Company News
May 16, 2018
Nikola Labs Attends the 2018 IoT World Conference
Nikola Labs, a leader in far-field wireless power, attended the IoT World showing off the world's first wirelessly powered predictive maintenance system, PfM.
Portfolio Company News
May 3, 2018
Nikola Labs is Ushering In Electricity’s Next Great Act – The Practical Transmission Of Power Without Wires
Portfolio Company News
April 22, 2018
ParaGen Speaking Event
Exploring the role of clinical collaborations as well as teh regulatory challenges with commercialization.
Portfolio Company News
April 16, 2018
Nikola Labs Launches Predictive Maintenance Sensors
Wireless power pioneer Nikola Labs is pleased to announce the launch of PfM predictive maintenance sensor system, the first and only maintenance-free solution with sensors.
Portfolio Company News
January 30, 2018
Vascular Genesis Published in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Portfolio Company News
January 12, 2018
Announcing Our New Medical Director for Tarian Medical: Dr. Mannava!
Portfolio Company News
December 13, 2017
Cognovi Labs Artificial Intelligence Successfully Predict Doug Jones Victory
Portfolio Company News
December 11, 2017