The November/December Mother Jones cover asks hopefully, "Will Silicon Valley Put Factory Farms Out of Business?" Inside, we read the story of venture capital backed endeavors to replace eggs with pea protein and to place a faux chicken in every pot, courtesy of Bill Gates, Biz Stone, and other forward-thinking titans of the tech industry.
Lidyana, another mobile fashion retailer backed by Endeavor, and Hepsiburada, an Amazon-like e-marketplace partnering with international software company ThoughtWorks, are also working to bring much-needed mobile commerce potential directly to consumers.
Considering the array of various industry leaders backing this endeavor, it might as well be termed feasible and a done deal even before the start.
The plan will also provide funds to back these endeavors.
Zappedy was founded in early 2010 and was backed by Innovation Endeavors, the investment firm founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
The endeavor is backed financially by George F. Russell Jr. of Tacoma, Wash., founder of a billion-dollar investment-services firm best known for the Russell 2000 stock index.
The endeavor is backed by Y Combinator and several angel investors.
Though not a retailer, TerraCycle's latest endeavor is backed by retail brands, including The Body Shop and Coca-Cola.
Because we have the backing of our government, not just the agency, and we want to back your political endeavor of democracy".
He, too, backed Mr. Stringer's next endeavor.
Any.DO is backed by Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors, Blumberg Capital, Genesis Partners, Palantir's Joe Lonsdale, Felicis Ventures (Aydin Senkut) and Brian Koo (and is the process of raising right now).
