Last spring, Sweet Capital Partner Pippa Lamb accidentally auditioned for one of the hottest shows on television. Her Instagram routinely showcases snippets from her life as an investor — travels, another event, another dinner, another panel. One day, her old Oxford classmate Mickey Down, co-creator of the HBO show “Industry,” jokingly called her out for […]
How Hyeri’s Luck Turned Her Summer Break Into Her Big Break In The K-Pop Industry
Idol-turned-actress Hyeri recently shared her amusing audition story during a recent YouTube appearance. Hyeri | @hyeri_0609/Instagram Hyeri was the special guest in the latest episode of DEX’s YouTube show, Dex’s Fridge Interview. During their conversation, the host mentioned that Hyeri debuted with Girl’s Day at just 17 years old, which shocked her. She responded, “I debuted in 2010. […]
Even after $1.6B in VC money, the lab-grown meat industry is facing ‘massive’ issues
When Mosa Meat served up a first-of-its-kind, lab-grown hamburger in 2013, it cost over $ 300,000. Eleven years later, around 200 startups worldwide remain hopeful that growing meat from cells, rather than slaughtering animals, will one day be a major portion of our food supply. Despite their optimism, such success is not a given. In […]
Star Catcher wants to build a space power grid to supercharge orbital industry
Our growth as a civilization is tightly coupled to our ability to sufficiently generate ever-increasing amounts of electricity. Could the same be true in space? Star Catcher Industries, a startup just emerging from stealth today, is betting that might be the case. The company is developing a space-based energy grid that could enable more power-intensive […]
Presti uses generative AI to improve product photography in the furniture industry
If you’ve ever bought a sofa on an online store, have you thought about the homes that you can see in the background? When it’s time to release a new collection, furniture brands usually spend a small fortune on photo shoots. It’s a cumbersome and expensive process as it’s not easy to move furniture around. […]