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Between 2019 and 2020, approximately 21% of adults (over 50 million Americans) experienced a form of mental illness — and over half did not receive treatment. Similarly, 93.5% of adults with a substance use disorder did not receive treatment in the past year. Those statistics help explain why a majority of Americans believe that reducing healthcare costs and dealing with drug addiction are top priorities the nation should address.

An estimated one billion people worldwide struggle with a neurological condition such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. Unfortunately, contemporary neurotechnology treatments pose many health risks. Current implants are inflexible, increasing the chances of probe breaking, migrating beyond desired brain location, causing inflammation, and recruiting fewer brain cells.

There is no shortage of climate and manmade disasters that threaten utility infrastructures, such as pipelines, electrical grids, and telecommunications backbones. Since 1980, extreme weather and climate events have cost municipalities and private companies an average of $2.295 trillion, while leaving homes and businesses without power for weeks at a time.

MANCHESTER, NH, Oct. 26, 2022 — Venture capital firm Alumni Ventures (AV) is pleased to announce its collaboration with renowned angel-investor Chris Adamo through its Super-Angel Partner Program. This new initiative partners AV with leading seed investors who specialize in specific geographies to complement AV’s own seed investing activity.