Alphabet is increasingly launching "moonshot" projects as independent companies -- here's why

Alphabet is increasingly launching "moonshot" projects as independent companies -- here's why

Despite the emphasis on detachment from ideas, X employees do have significant skin in the game when projects spin out.

Alphabet's X is increasingly spinning out independent companies via a dedicated Series X Capital fund, which has raised $500M+ with a minority Alphabet stake

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: Alphabet's X is increasingly spinning out independent companies via a dedicated Series X Capital fund, which has raised $500M+ with a minority Alphabet stake  —  Alphabet's X moonshot factory is shifting how it brings ambitious technology projects to market, increasingly spinning …

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Despite the emphasis on detachment from ideas, X employees do have significant skin in the game when projects spin out.

The $500M Fund Powering Google’s Wildest Ideas Outside Alphabet

Astro Teller explains how X’s bold new funding model gives radical ideas room to thrive outside the Alphabet… The post The $500M Fund Powering Google’s Wildest Ideas Outside Alphabet appeared first on IMP.NEWS.

Alphabet’s X Lab Spins Out More ‘Moonshot’ Projects as Independent Companies Through New Venture Fund

Alphabet’s X, the research lab known for its experimental “moonshot” projects, is restructuring how it brings ambitious technologies to market by increasingly spinning them out as independent companies rather than keeping them within Alphabet’s corporate umbrella. Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, X chief Astro Teller explained that the shift is supported by a new venture fund structure designed to accelerate the commercial deployment of high-risk…

Alphabet is increasingly launching “moonshot” projects as independent companies — here’s why

Despite the emphasis on detachment from ideas, X employees do have significant skin in the game when projects spin out.