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Re:SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Speaks to an Almost Empty Room a... by pmorais on Thursday October 31, 2019 @04:21PM (#21413296)
The US government DOES have such a fund though. It’s called DARPA/ONR/whatever other military research wing. They all invest heavily in startups.
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Re:SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Speaks to an Almost Empty Room a... by paulddraper on Thursday October 31, 2019 @04:32PM (#21413423)
DARPA invests in startups for military technologies.

VCs invest in startups for commercial viability.

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