Khosla Ventures

Skeptics never did the impossible Vinod Khosla

Proud to keep backing ReSource Chemical as they unlock a long-awaited path to safer, more sustainable plastics — better for the environment, safer for humans, and more performant than existing materials (which means we use less). Read more 👇

Ultima is thrilled to announce the commercial launch of UG 100 Solaris - new product advancements that make the #UG100 sequencer even more powerful and cost-effective. ▪️ Get more for less - 50% more reads per wafer and 20% reduction in cost ▪️ Run more ‘omics' applications with new, simplified workflows – Solaris Free and Solaris Flex ▪️ Up to 50% increase in output to 10 to 12 billion reads per wafer and pricing reduced by 20% to $0.24 per million reads, enabling the $80 genome ▪️ Ability to generate more than 30,000 whole genomes per year ▪️ Improved sensitivity with 80% of SNVs above SNVQ60 with ppmSeq for MRD, now with increased yield providing 30x WGS coverage from 2 nanograms of cfDNA ▪️ Early access availability of UG 100 Solaris Boost, a new high-throughput operating mode providing up to 100 billion reads per day for select short read applications Sequencing costs shouldn’t prevent you from moving your research forward. At less than half the cost of other sequencing technologies, with Ultima, you can ‘keep the change’. Start saving today. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/guwmSM5T Access UG 100 technology today: https://lnkd.in/dvH4Z5WF #keepthechange #NGS #omics #SingleCell #Proteomics #WGS #ppmSeq #cfDNA #MRD

Forbes: Glydways Has a New Vision for Public Transit 👀 👇 #FutureofTransit #Glydways #Autonomous #MassTransit

We are excited to be partnering with Halle and her team at Respin as they take on the large market of menopause and wellness. Samir Kaul Adina Tecklu Respin Health Ally Tam Tumasova Manasa Murthy https://lnkd.in/eQ54befA

Today 75% of Traba's customers are asking about legal work authorization, compared to <5% just a few months ago. Keith Rabois and Mike Shebat talk about helping companies secure their workforces with Liz Claman👇 https://lnkd.in/gbt297F2

Attending FusionXInvest? Don't miss Rajesh Swaminathan’s panel on investing in fusion and the future of the industry. And, check out this podcast with Molly Wood and Kieran Furlong on fusion energy and Realta Fusion’s approach to achieving the impossible! https://lnkd.in/gsmPBRUc

Sci-fi becomes reality: Almost 10 yrs ago we backed eGenesis, Inc. to solve the global organ shortage by genetically modifying pig organs for humans. Today they announced a second patient received one of their pig kidneys. More below on Tim Andrews, the second transplant patient who would have had to wait up to 10 years for an organ donor: https://lnkd.in/ewhTEA2X Alexander A. Morgan, MD PhD Massachusetts General Hospital

AI + biology: Ultima Genomics is teaming up with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and 10x Genomics to map a billion cells 🚀 🔬  

The NBA is partnering with Somnee! 🏀 🛌 🙌 After an extensive evaluation process with executives, trainers, and medical staff across the NBA, WNBA, and G-League — Somnee was the only wearable (or sleep company) chosen to help league participants understand and improve their sleep health + overall fitness.⚡ ___ “Sleep may just be the ultimate performance enhancer, yet not enough athletes are "abusing" it!” ~ Dr. Matt Walker Somnee’s Co-Founder & Chief Sleep Scientist UC Berkeley Professor of Neuroscience Author of NYT Bestseller, “Why We Sleep.” ___ Athletic training in the past has naturally focused more on diet and training. But the last decade of research has revealed a powerful relationship between sleep and athletics. On his recent podcast, Dr. Walker sat down with internationally recognized sleep physician expert Dr. Cheri Mah to discuss her research on sleep and athletics… ⚡𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘅 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⚡ →  When athletes slept 10+ hours per night, sprint times on the court improved by 4.3% and reaction times improved by 12% → After 3 days of 4 hours of sleep, vertical jump height and muscle strength decreased → Following reduced sleep, athletes showed increased joint coordination variability that could increase injury risk 👉 Even more amazing? Years ago, Mah worked with (now former) NBA player Andre Iguodala, providing personalized strategies to help him prioritize and improve his sleep on his way to the Warrior’s NBA championship! 🏆 After boosting his nightly sleep from <7 hours to 8+ hours a night, Iguodala’s game saw: →  Fouls decreased 45% →  Turnovers decreased 37% →  Shooting accuracy improved 9% →  Points per minute increased 29% →  3-point shooting percentage doubled ___ Tl;Dr Sleep has a big impact on performance — bigger than many athletes give it credit.  🛌 = 💪 That’s why we’re so thrilled to kick off our pilot cohort study with the NBA this March. 💤🙌 We can’t wait to see how Somnee’s first-of-its-kind medical-grade diagnostic and therapeutic tech + data improve performance across the NBA, WNBA, and G-League. Stay tuned, we'll be sharing more soon! #sleep #innovation #performance