Idealab Company Description
When entrepreneur Bill Gross wanted to coddle his Internet-related brainchildren, he created Idealab. The company, which once teetered on the brink of bankruptcy amid the flame-outs of its former dot-com progeny, nurtures business ideas (several generated by Gross) with the hopes of growing them into full-fledged companies by providing money, office space, and other resources. Its current portfolio is made up of more than a dozen firms involved in robotics (Evolution Robotics), renewable energy (eSolar), and electric and hybrid vehicle development (Aptera Motors), in addition to its traditional focus on Internet companies.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of Idealab's organization from inception to current status.
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