Semiconductor Pioneer Pierre Lamond Invests in PeerNova

Semiconductor Pioneer Pierre Lamond Invests in PeerNova

Semiconductor pioneer and experienced venture capitalist Pierre Lamond has thrown in some investment funds into San Jose-based PeerNova, according to a Tuesday announcement. Financial terms of the pre-Series A investment were not disclosed, and this isn't the first investment the company has received this year. Back in July, the company had announced that cyber-security expert Ashar Aziz has also made an investment, and the financial terms of that were also not announced publicly. And while we hear about investments in the bitcoin sector much more frequently now than, say, a year ago,....


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