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I'm working on the genomic sequencing problem at a hardware level (actually, it's pretty cool, I just got the prototype working and no one else has anything close in terms of transduction mechanism or fundamental stability).

What are the chances of RockHealth funding something like that?

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IMO, you don't really go to RH for funding but for all the opportunities they can open for you if you really have something that is cool and working. The funding is a cherry on the top.

We would love to hear more about it. We don't have any sequencing companies, but have multiple hardware and medical device companies in our portfolio. We don't shy from capital-intensive businesses.

Fantastic, we are currently finishing up some of the basic research. After wrapping that up, we will be searching for the funding source/incubator that offers the best fit. I know one of the founders of one of your portfolio companies and have only heard good things.

Would love to hear more about this. Are you looking for research collabs?

We aren't looking for collaborators at the moment, everything is pretty much in house. Once we have an actual shippable, packaged product, we will need collaborators for testing.

Got an email where I can register future interest? :). Or feel free to email me (address in profile). We have long-term high-impact crop engineering projects that can always be accelerated by better sequencing. And bioinformatics developers always looking to make tooling for new tech.

I'll add you to my list of contacts that may be interested testing down the road, no problem

We should talk. I’m working on a similar problem.

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