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Founded in 1996, Idealab is the longest running technology incubator. We have created over 150 companies with more than 45 IPOs and acquisitions.

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Transparent attribution is essential for durable, trustworthy AI systems.

15.01.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Claim Your Seat. Invite your connections. 2026 HumanX is an event not to be missed.

Bill Gross will be speaking at #HumanX in San Francisco April 6-9 to discuss all things AI.

Register today for a significant discount: i.snoball.it/p/7kyxpk/l/5

28.01.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're excited to introduce Water From Air www.waterfromair.co and to share that they've been selected for the Infrastructure Masons Innovation Incubator Program.

The team is tackling two of the world's most pressing challenges at once: water scarcity and industrial waste heat.

#WaterInnovation

17.12.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Pinterest to Acquire tvScientific, Expanding Performance Advertising to Connected TV | Pinterest Newsroom Pinterest has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire tvScientific, a connected TV (CTV) performance advertising platform.

Huge congratulations to the entire team at tvScientific as well as Jason Fairchild and Bill Gross.

#CTV #AdTech

newsroom.pinterest.com/news/pintere...

17.12.2025 01:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A.I. companies took our content and used it to build businesses worth billions. Then they said it’s impossible to compensate us. Bill Gross saw this injustice and decided to do something about it.

Produced by Atlantic Re:think, The Atlantic's creative marketing studio, in collaboration with PwC.

30.11.2025 21:08 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Winning the Next AI Battle
Winning the Next AI Battle YouTube video by ProRata

Everyone’s racing to make AI faster and biggerβ€”but what about fairer?

Bill Gross joined CEOs from a16z and Tarjama& at the #FortuneGlobalForum to discuss why ethics and attribution are essential for AI that lasts.

Watch here β†’ youtu.be/4CwtuueNkGY?...

Video credit: @fortunemagazine.bsky.social

05.11.2025 19:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing. Congratulations to @billgross.com and the entire team at @prorata.ai.

#GistAnswers #AITech #AIengagement

05.09.2025 16:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming Soon: New Shopper Rewards Card Will Offer Fast, Free Payouts & Cashback on Gas Victoria - 570 deliveries We’re excited to announce a new Shopper Rewards Card powered by Branch to reward and thank shoppers for delivering shopping

Instacart is teaming up with Branch to offer a new Shopper Rewards Card.

The new Shopper Rewards Card powered by Branch will be available for US Shoppers in two phases starting in October 2025 and then April 2026.

www.instacart.com/company/shop...
#Instacart #branchapp

26.06.2025 20:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NuCube Energy Accelerates Development of Groundbreaking Microreactor Technology with Strategic Support from Shell GameChanger NuCube Energy, developing next-gen fission reactors, was selected for Shell GameChanger support to advance innovative energy solutions.

NuCube Energy, who is developing the next-generation fission reactor, was selected for Shell GameChanger's program, a program that backs early-stage innovations with the potential to reshape the energy landscape.

25.06.2025 18:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
tvScientific channels the early days of paid search to find new opportunities in CTV – StateOfStreaming.com tvScientific CEO Jason Fairchild leverages the gap between CTV consumption and ad spend.

CTV is entering its performance era. In this [state of streaming] article, Jason Fairchild shares how #tvScientific is transforming #CTV from a branding-only channel into a full-funnel, performance-driven platform.

www.stateofstreaming.com/tvscientific...

30.04.2025 16:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Contextual Advertising is what @billgross.com and @prorata.ai is discussing at #POSSIBLE2025 with @femalequotient.bsky.social at the FQ Lounge.

28.04.2025 20:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wikimedia Enterprise Partners with ProRata.ai Wikimedia Enterprise and ProRata.ai partner to promote sustainable, attribution-rich search with the new Gist.ai engine.

Happy to announce a partnership with @prorata.ai's new search engine, Gist.ai, which uses Wikimedia Enterprise APIs to deliver reliable, human-curated contentβ€”with proper attribution. A win for open knowledge and sustainable AI search. #AI #OpenData enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/prorata...

31.03.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Happy 1st Birthday to Casa Nova! In just 1 year, they have:

1️⃣ Spoken with 500+ homebuilders, researchers, partners, and potential customers
2️⃣ Hosted 40 tours at our showroom for 100+ people
3️⃣ Generated 30+ iterations of the cottage’s floorplan

Great work on building scalable microhome villages.

26.03.2025 18:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What an incredible milestone - 29 years of excellence, innovation, and growth!

πŸŽ‰ Cheers πŸŽ‰

14.03.2025 14:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In β€œThe Cutting Edge of AI” video with @inafried.bsky.social of @axios.com, @billgross.com describes the fundamental inequity in how value is extracted from creative work in the AI era.

26.02.2025 23:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing Vision Link: Add AI-Powered Inspection to Any Vision System Today, we're excited to announce Vision Link, a groundbreaking solution that adds AI-powered inspection capabilities alongside your existing vision systems.

Elementary just launched Vision Link, a tool that adds AI-powered inspection to any existing camera system. That means factories don’t have to replace their old equipment to get smart, high-tech quality control. www.elementaryml.com/blog/introdu...

#AI #MachineVision #ManufacturingTech

18.02.2025 23:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Could balloon-like water tanks help fight L.A.'s fires? A new concept is touted as a solution Could balloon-like water tanks help California prepare for fires? Some call an energy company’s β€œWater Trees” a game-changing solution to store water where needed to fight fires.

.@ianjames.bsky.social of @latimes.com writes about a new product from Energy Vault called Water Trees which are balloon-like water reservoirs that could revolutionize how wildfires are fought in urban areas.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
#WildfirePrevention #Sustainability #CleanTech

10.02.2025 21:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Ad tech startup tvScientific raises $25.5M The platform helps brands move Facebook ad dollars to TV.

tvScientific has raised $25.5 million in Series B funding in its effort to make buying and measuring TV advertising easier.
@kerrymflynn.bsky.social, media reporter at @axios.com writes.
axios.com/2025/02/03/t...
#ctvadvertising

04.02.2025 17:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Be sure to follow @fortune.com #BrainstormAI today. @billgross.com will be on stage to discuss "Building a better model for creativity".

09.12.2024 22:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode 2259: Idealab founder Bill Gross on what's he's learned over the last 20 years Comparing Web 1, Web 2.0 & Web 3 with our current AI age

@billgross.com discusses the biggest changes and challenges in the last 20 years of technology with Andrew Keen ahead of the 20th anniversary of the DLD Conference in January 2025. A must watch!
keenon.substack.com/p/episode-22...

02.12.2024 21:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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HELLO! and ProRata.ai join forces to revolutionise AI content compensation The partnership will allow the attribution of AI search results to the publisher

β€œRevolutionizes” is right!
www.hellomagazine.com/news/731472/... via Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon of HELLO! Magazine.

#AIRevenueSharing #AITech #AISearch #FutureofSearch

25.11.2024 08:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ProRata.ai and DPCMO Sign LOI to Enhance Content Consent, Credit, and Compensation in the Age of Generative AI ProRata.ai and DPCMO signed a LOI to explore collaborative opportunities aimed at ensuring fair credit and compensation in the era of generative AI.

We are excited to be partnering with The Danish Press Publications’ Collective Management Organisation (DPCMO) to explore collaborative opportunities aimed at ensuring fair credit & compensation in the era of generative AI.
businesswire.com/news/home/20...
#DPCMO #AIsearch

25.11.2024 21:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Start-up ProRata.ai valued at $130mn after signing up UK publishers Groups including Guardian and Daily Mail agree licensing deals to ensure payment for content

Our CEO, @billgross.bsky.social, wants to make AI content usage fair & equitable. @danielthomasldn.bsky.social of @financialtimes.com writes about UK publishers including dmg media, @theguardian.com, & @dailymail.co.uk & others agreeing to licensing deals with ProRata.

www.ft.com/content/c917...

22.11.2024 21:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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"Patterns of Success vs. Failure" with Bill Gross of IdeaLab Our latest free Ubiquity University video dives into patterns of startup success that IdeaLab's Bill Gross has uncovered over 40 years of founding startups.

.@billgross.bsky.social sits down with Ubiquity Ventures to discuss 40 years of experience in building and starting startups.
Ubiquity University video - "Patterns of Success vs. Failure"
www.ubqt.vc/p/patterns-o...
#Entrepreneurship

22.11.2024 22:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Revenue from generative AI should be shared pro rata, CEO says Bill Gross, CEO of Prorata and chairman of Idealab, discusses the appeal of Prorata's algorithm amid the generative AI boom.

The CEO of @prorataai.bsky.social, @billgross.bsky.social gives an excellent description of why revenue from generative AI should be shared with content creators via Squawk Box Europe @cnbcofficial.bsky.social.

www.cnbc.com/video/2024/1...

21.11.2024 23:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exciting News!

20.11.2024 19:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TIME100 Climate 2024: Andrea Pedretti Find out why Andrea Pedretti made the 2024 TIME100 Climate list

Congrats to Andrea Pedretti for making TIME 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders in Business for 2024. time.com/7172568/andr... He designed Energy Vault's Gravity Energy Storage Solution (GESS), which can provide long-duration storage for renewable energy w/out the need for lithium-ion batteries.

13.11.2024 21:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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On this auspicious 3.14, we raise a fork to our 28th birthday with the sweet, satisfying goodness of Pie β€˜N Burger pies. So good!

14.03.2024 21:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bill Gross on Applying 50 Years of Entrepreneurial Learning to Climate and AI | 2024 Upfront Summit
Bill Gross on Applying 50 Years of Entrepreneurial Learning to Climate and AI | 2024 Upfront Summit Bill Gross of IdeaLab shares 7 key takeaways he's learned from 50 years of entrepreneurship, including failures along the way that turned out to be valuable ...

Watch Bill Gross’ talk at the Upfront Summit 2024 on applying 50 Years of entrepreneurial learning to climate and AI and the 7 key takeaways he has learned from entrepreneurship.

Link is in our bio.
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#entreprenuership #tech #UpfrontSummit

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