Podcast Episodes

AI startups are eating the venture industry and the returns, so far, are good; plus, Delve accused of misleading customers

AI startups accounted for 41% of the $128 billion in venture dollars raised by companies on Carta last year — a record-high annual share.

Also, an an…

5 months, 1 week ago

Geothermal startup Fervo catapults itself over the ‘valley of death’; K2 to launch its first high-powered satellite for space compute

Fervo landed a large new loan with terms that strongly suggest the company's most turbulent days are behind it.

Also, K2's Gravitas is an ambitious p…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rebel Audio is a new AI podcasting tool aimed at first-time creators

Rebel Audio is a new all-in-one podcasting tool that allows creators to record podcasts, edit, clip content for social, and publish episodes, all wit…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

H&M wants to make clothing from CO2 using this startup’s tech; plus, Niv-AI exits stealth to wring more power performance out of GPUs

Rubi has developed an enzymatic process to turn carbon dioxide into cellulose that's ready to be spun into lyocell or viscose.

Also, Niv-AI raised $1…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Fuse wants to disrupt aging loan origination systems used by US credit unions; plus, Another deep tech chip startup becomes a unicorn: Frore hits $1.64B

The startup also announced a $5M 'rescue fund' to help credit unions ditch legacy software for its AI-native platform.

Also, at Nvidia CEO Jensen Hua…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

The biggest AI stories of the year (so far)

Written by TechCrunch's Amanda Siberling. The AI industry is constantly churning out news, like major acquisitions, indie developer successes, public…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

A Chinese Brain-Computer Interface startup raised $21M just two months after launch; plus, Gumloop turns every employee into an AI agent builder

This is the largest early-stage funding in China’s brain computer interface industry.

Also, Benchmark’s new patner Everett Randell, sees Gumloop's en…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rivian spin-out Mind Robotics raises $500M for industrial AI-powered robots

The startup, which was created by Rivian founder RJ Scaringe, is looking to train on data from, and deploy in, Rivian's factory.

Plus, Replit raised …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Canopii looks to succeed where past indoor farms have not; plus, Legora reaches $5.55 billion valuation as AI legal tech boom endures

Canopii's robotic farms can autonomously grow 40,000 pounds of herbs and leafy greens a year while being the size of a basketball court.

Also, Legora…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Robinhood’s startup fund stumbled in NYSE debut, plus, AI network startup Eridu emerged from stealth, and ModRetro seeking funding at $1B valuation

-The fund currently offers retail investors exposure to eight startups, including Mercor, Ramp, and Stripe, with plans to expand its portfolio.

-Unli…

5 months, 3 weeks ago