Funding for COVID-19 Projects

The post discusses the author's initiative to fund startups and projects aimed at combating COVID-19. It emphasizes the need for innovative solutions in producing medical supplies, screening drugs, and developing vaccines and therapeutics. The author invites collaboration and assistance in identifying research companies for testing against the virus.

Published 2020-03-15 1 min read 151 words 3 topics

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I’m trying to fund startups/projects helping with COVID-19, because it’s basically the one thing I know how to do that can help. I think we will soon have enough testing capacity, so now I’d like to start funding more st

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