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Scientist-investor Elad Gil is making a big bet that business travel will rebound after Covid – CNBC
Elad Gil, known for early bets on Airbnb, Instacart and Square, is investing in TripActions at a $5 billion valuation.
In 13 years as a start-up investor, Elad Gil has backed some of the era’s biggest tech breakouts, such as Airbnb, Instacart, Stripe and Square. He also co-founded genomics company Color, drawing on his Ph.D. in biology and previous work in virology labs.
Late last year, before optimistic vaccine news started rolling out from Pfizer and Moderna, Gil combined his science expertise with his start-up success to scout out his next investment. He was projecting that the developed world would be mostly…
