I Contacted 453 VCs and Lost Our Side Bet
Exploring Alternative Sources of Funding

A stem-cell researcher I work with could help cure sickle cell disease with a simple product. When I first heard this, I was skeptical. How could one product, a lab equipment product, have much effect on a disease? Now, a year later, it’s clear that the science is there, but the engineering isn’t. Eventually, sickle cell…