The Japanese frequently have the backing of the government, often as a co-investor.
Weissbluth co-founded Hightower in 2008 with the backing of big shots like David Pottruck and Philip Purcell, offering advisors equity stakes and freedom from conflicts of interest.
They are backing mediation started last year by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
DeCODE Genetics is competing with a number of companies that plan to offer personalized genome info, including 23andMe and Navigenics. 23andMe was co-founded by the new wife of Google co-founder SergeyBrinSergey Brin, Anne Wojcicki, and has backing from Google and Genentech.
DeCODE Genetics (nasdaq: DCGN - news - people ) is competing with a number of companies that plan to offer personalized genome info, including 23andMe and Navigenics. 23andMe was co-founded by the new wife of Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) co-founder Sergey Brin , Anne Wojcicki, and has backing from Google and Genentech.
IGNIA, an impact investing venture capital fund that I co-founded with my partner Michael Chu, is focused on backing entrepreneurial efforts that address problems faced at the base of the socioeconomic pyramid in Latin America that have a disproportionate impact on the lives of low income families and business owners.
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Not only does she have Villaraigosa's backing, but she also recently won the endorsement of Latino icon Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez.
Exponential advances in technology now make it possible, said co-founder and co-chairman Peter Diamandis, for small companies to accomplish what once required the backing of governments or large corporations.
With France and Russia now prepared to accept the text, Britain co-sponsoring it and even China expressing some support, the resolution could receive overwhelming backing.
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