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Diptera.AI | IndieBio | SOSV - The Accelerator VC

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Mosquitoes are the most dangerous animal on earth. Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, Zika and malaria infect hundreds of millions every year. Global warming is driving these mosquitoes to spread rapidly, endangering many more. Diptera.ai’s technology cuts the cost of SIT – a natural and highly efficient insect birth control method – to make it a widespread solution against mosquitoes. Diptera.ai offers a biological solution to the mosquito problem. It is comprised of a ready-to-use module that will release sterile male mosquitoes over a couple of weeks. -- The past 6 months have illustrated the dire need for innovative biotech to address pressing needs in human and planetary health crises. IndieBio is proud to present its ‘pandemic class,’ founders who rose to the challenge of building paradigm-shifting companies during the largest infectious disease pandemic in a century. Each company was selected to be part of the elite IndieBio community  …...more
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Diptera.AI | IndieBio | SOSV - The Accelerator VC
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2020Oct 30
Mosquitoes are the most dangerous animal on earth. Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, Zika and malaria infect hundreds of millions every year. Global warming is driving these mosquitoes to spread rapidly, endangering many more. Diptera.ai’s technology cuts the cost of SIT – a natural and highly efficient insect birth control method – to make it a widespread solution against mosquitoes. Diptera.ai offers a biological solution to the mosquito problem. It is comprised of a ready-to-use module that will release sterile male mosquitoes over a couple of weeks. -- The past 6 months have illustrated the dire need for innovative biotech to address pressing needs in human and planetary health crises. IndieBio is proud to present its ‘pandemic class,’ founders who rose to the challenge of building paradigm-shifting companies during the largest infectious disease pandemic in a century. Each company was selected to be part of the elite IndieBio community because they were driven by a mission to improve human and planetary health. ► More about Diptera.AI: https://sosv.com/portfolio/dipteraai ► More about IndieBio at https://indiebio.co ► More info on SOSV: http://www.sosv.com ► To apply to one of our accelerators: http://www.sosv.com/accelerators ► Subscribe for more content from across the SOSV ecosystem: https://bit.ly/2AXgcLk WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO, WHY WE DO IT SOSV is a multi-stage venture capital investor. We run multiple world-class vertical accelerator programs, and provide seed, venture and growth stage follow-on investment into superstar companies. Our unique full-stack model has delivered a net IRR over the last 20 years that puts us in the top 10% of all venture funds worldwide. SOSV provides intellectual and financial capital to accelerate founders’ big ideas for positive change. SOSV has funded over 900 startups to date. We currently fund over 150 startups per year through our programs: HAX (hardware and connected devices), IndieBio (life sciences), Chinaccelerator and MOX (cross-border internet and mobile in Asia), dlab (blockchain, data and decentralization), and Food-X (food innovation). We pledge more than funds. We provide the seed capital to get founders moving, a global staff of hands-on engineers, designers, accountants, and scientists to accelerate product development, over 1,000 global mentors with deep market and technical expertise, and an unparalleled network of fully outfitted laboratory and maker spaces to help startups go further, faster. Building a better future means empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs and scientists to solve the biggest challenges that our world is facing today: addressing global health, sustainable food systems, advanced manufacturing, connectivity in the developing world, and beyond. Nearly half of our portfolio companies directly align to the UN’s sustainable development goals and SOSV is proud to be a top investor for female founded companies. Are you a potential market champion that is pioneering new ground, or an investor looking to help scale the companies that will shape our future? Join one of our accelerators or learn about investing in SOSV, and let's work together to make the impossible inevitable. --- For more info on SOSV: http://www.sosv.com To apply to one of our accelerators: http://www.sosv.com/accelerators

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