Portfolio Company News - Highlights Oct/Nov

In case you missed it, a quick round-up of the latest news from Playground and our portfolio:

• RapidSOS , an intelligent safety platform for emergency first responders, raised $75M. CEO Michael Martin told FinSMEs how the funding will help expand the intelligent safety platform and leverage data to save more lives. https://www.finsmes.com/2022/10/rapidsos-interview-with-ceo-michael-martin.html PharmaVoice spotlighted Strand Therapeutics co-founder and head of R&D Tasuku Kitada . He explained how the company aims to push the technology to its next frontier by programming "smarter" mRNA drugs that could deliver cures in oncology and beyond. https://www.pharmavoice.com/news/mrna-therapies-strand-therapeutics-Tasuku-Kitada/634833/ Relativity Space 's upgraded 3D printer, Stargate, will primarily be used to build its bigger, next-generation Terran R rocket. However, CEO Tim Ellis told Reuters that the company is exploring projects in other sectors like clean energy. https://www.reuters.com/technology/rocket-startup-relativity-eyes-new-products-with-enlarged-3d-printer-2022-10-24/ Universal Hydrogen plans to fly the first-ever hydrogen-powered regional airliner by the end of this year. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2022-10-19/universal-hydrogen-fly-hydrogen-powered-dash-8-year-end And Strand Therapeutics ' Jacob Becraft and Artificial, Inc. 's Nihkita Singh joined us on a panel this past week in Lisbon at Web Summit , speaking on how AI and automation are changing the future of drug discovery: https://twitter.com/Playground_VC/status/1588561891064156161