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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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Idealab @idealab.com · 17/08/2026
Vote - AI Made it. Who Owns It? When everyone can create, what makes anything matter? Our founder and chairman @billgross.com brings an inventor's lens to ownership, authorship, and the new economics of attention, from the person who invented pay-per-click. participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
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PanelPicker | SXSW Conference & Festivals
PanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU.
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Idealab @idealab.com · 06/08/2026
X1 Discovery, Inc. has introduced the X1 Search MCP Connector for Claude, establishing a local enterprise search layer for AI deployments. Full press release details - www.globenewswire.com/news-release... hashtag#EnterpriseAI hashtag#DataDiscovery
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X1® Introduces X1 Search MCP Connector for Claude, Bringing Enterprise AI Search In-Place at a Fraction of the Cost
X1 introduces the X1 Search MCP Connector for Claude, enabling secure, natural-language enterprise search in-place at a fraction of the AI token cost....
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Idealab @idealab.com · 23/07/2026
@prorata.ai is partnering with Newstex as they continue to build attribution solutions for publishers in AI. www.newstex.com/press/newste...
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Newstex partners with Gist on AI publisher tools | Newstex
Newstex publishers can now adopt Gist Answers, the AI widget that turns their journalism into interactive, on-site answers, with attribution built in.
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Idealab @idealab.com · 02/07/2026
🏡 Nova Cottage Co. builds homes in 1/5 the time & cost of traditional construction. First Cozy Cottage breaks ground this summer in Altadena. Read the full story in Pasadena Weekly to learn how they're rethinking affordable housing: www.pasadenaweekly.com/feature_stor... #AffordableHousing
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Idealab @idealab.com · 25/06/2026
NuCube Energy to Become a Publicly Listed Company Through Business Combination with Launch Two Acquisition Corp. www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
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NuCube Energy to Become a Publicly Listed Company Through Business Combination with Launch Two Acquisition Corp.
NuCube Energy, Inc. (“NuCube” or the “Company”) is an advanced-nuclear technology company developing factory-built, solid-state microreactors that deliver...
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Idealab @idealab.com · 21/04/2026
Today the team at @usegistai.bsky.social launched Gist GEO, a tool that helps marketers see how AI represents their brand and what to do about it. It joins Gist Ads and Gist Answers as part of a platform built for Brand Visibility in AI. Free 14-day trial: gist.ai/products/gis... #GistGEO
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Gist GEO | Gist
Gist GEO uses generative engine optimization to boost your brand's visibility in AI-powered search results and answers, driving consistent organic discovery.
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Idealab @idealab.com · 15/04/2026
Be part of the action. Attend in person at Caltech or watch the live feed as teams pitch for the Bill Gross Prize for Entrepreneurship. www.eventbrite.com/e/bill-gross...
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Bill Gross Business Plan Competition 2026
Welcome to the third annual Bill Gross Business Plan Competition!
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Idealab @idealab.com · 28/01/2026
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
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Claim Your Seat.
Invite your connections. 2026 HumanX is an event not to be missed.
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Idealab @idealab.com · 17/12/2025
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
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Idealab @idealab.com · 17/12/2025
Huge congratulations to the entire team at tvScientific as well as Jason Fairchild and Bill Gross. #CTV #AdTech newsroom.pinterest.com/news/pintere...
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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.
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Nicholas Thompson @nxthompson.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
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.
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ProRata.ai @prorata.ai · 05/11/2025
Everyone’s racing to make AI faster and bigger—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 → youtu.be/4CwtuueNkGY?... Video credit: @fortunemagazine.bsky.social
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Winning the Next AI Battle
YouTube video by ProRata
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Idealab @idealab.com · 05/09/2025
Amazing. Congratulations to @billgross.com and the entire team at @prorata.ai. #GistAnswers #AITech #AIengagement
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Idealab @idealab.com · 26/06/2025
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
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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
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Idealab @idealab.com · 25/06/2025
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.
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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.
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Idealab @idealab.com · 30/04/2025
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...
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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.
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Idealab @idealab.com · 28/04/2025
Contextual Advertising is what @billgross.com and @prorata.ai is discussing at #POSSIBLE2025 with @femalequotient.bsky.social at the FQ Lounge.
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Chuck Reynolds @chuckreynolds.com · 31/03/2025
Happy to announce a partnership with @prorata.ai's new search engine, Gist.ai, which uses Wikimedia Enterprise APIs to deliver reliable, human-curated content—with proper attribution. A win for open knowledge and sustainable AI search. #AI #OpenData enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/prorata...
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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.
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Idealab @idealab.com · 26/03/2025
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.
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Idealab @idealab.com · 14/03/2025
What an incredible milestone - 29 years of excellence, innovation, and growth! 🎉 Cheers 🎉
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Idealab @idealab.com · 26/02/2025
In “The 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.
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Idealab @idealab.com · 18/02/2025
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
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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.
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Idealab @idealab.com · 10/02/2025
.@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
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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 “Water Trees” a game-changing solution to store water where needed to fight fires.
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Idealab @idealab.com · 04/02/2025
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
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Exclusive: Ad tech startup tvScientific raises $25.5M
The platform helps brands move Facebook ad dollars to TV.
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Idealab @idealab.com · 09/12/2024
Be sure to follow @fortune.com #BrainstormAI today. @billgross.com will be on stage to discuss "Building a better model for creativity".
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Idealab @idealab.com · 02/12/2024
@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...
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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
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ProRata.ai @prorata.ai · 25/11/2024
“Revolutionizes” is right! www.hellomagazine.com/news/731472/... via Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon of HELLO! Magazine. #AIRevenueSharing #AITech #AISearch #FutureofSearch
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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
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ProRata.ai @prorata.ai · 25/11/2024
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
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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.
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ProRata.ai @prorata.ai · 22/11/2024
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...
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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
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Idealab @idealab.com · 22/11/2024
.@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
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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.
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Idealab @idealab.com · 21/11/2024
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...
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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.
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Idealab @idealab.com · 20/11/2024
Exciting News!
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Idealab @idealab.com · 13/11/2024
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.
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TIME100 Climate 2024: Andrea Pedretti
Find out why Andrea Pedretti made the 2024 TIME100 Climate list
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Idealab @idealab.com · 14/03/2024
On this auspicious 3.14, we raise a fork to our 28th birthday with the sweet, satisfying goodness of Pie ‘N Burger pies. So good!
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Idealab @idealab.com · 13/03/2024
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.   youtu.be/J2helZOMBrw?...   #entreprenuership #tech #UpfrontSummit
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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 ...
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