Maybe it's a marketing stunt? I mean, they're in for the money, so they have to fund stuff, that pays out later. BUT they have to appease their critics, who say "all you fund is the next snapchat!!".
With this list, they can say "Oh we wanted to cure cancer, the people who wanted funding for it just got no skills!"
Yes their last batch startups were targeting pretty serious problems. I remember 2 of them were around nuclear energy so definitely relevant to the list.
With this list, they can say "Oh we wanted to cure cancer, the people who wanted funding for it just got no skills!"