{"id":16098,"date":"2021-07-26T11:17:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T11:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=16098"},"modified":"2021-07-26T11:17:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T11:17:31","slug":"japans-softbank-backs-dog-dna-start-up-embark-that-aims-to-increase-canine-lifespansunited-states-canada-south-china-morning-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=16098","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s SoftBank backs dog DNA start-up Embark that aims to increase canine lifespansUnited States &amp; Canada &#8211; South China Morning Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: United States &amp; Canada &#8211; South China Morning PostSoftBank Group Corp\u2019s Vision Fund 2 led a US$75 million funding round for Embark Veterinary Inc, a genetics start-up that seeks to increase dog lifespans.The transaction values the US-based company at US$700 million, Embark CEO Ryan Boyko said in an interview.\u201cWe give pet owners and breeders tools to create the best future for their dogs and want to be able to expand our audience,\u201d Boyko said, noting that Embark plans to use the proceeds for hiring and product development. \u201cThe topic of\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3142582\/japans-softbank-backs-dog-dna-start-embark-aims-increase-canine?utm_source=rss_feed\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: United States &amp; Canada &#8211; South China Morning PostSoftBank Group Corp\u2019s Vision Fund 2 led a US$75 million funding round for Embark Veterinary Inc, a genetics start-up that seeks&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":16099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16098"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}