Churi: Trust Ventures invested in Icon, which 3D-prints houses in 24 hours
Sal Churi · Sal Churi, Keri Findley, and Wesley Chan: Innovators Changing Our World Right Now · Joe Lonsdale · Sep 3, 2021 · at 1:16
Sal Churi, general partner at Trust Ventures, speaks with Joe Lonsdale about startups facing regulatory obstacles.
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“We did a company, we invested in a company called Icon, three D printed houses, right? It looks like a tube of toothpaste squirting out concrete and in 24 hours they can put up a house.”
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