Podcast Episodes

Google teams up with Accel to hunt for India’s next AI breakouts

Google and Accel will jointly invest up to $2 million in each startup through their new partnership.

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Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Find Your Grind raises $5M to grow platform empowering students to explore unique career paths; plus Fleet Space finds massive lithium deposit using AI and satellites

Career exploration platform Find Your Grind raises $5 million to help more students discover alternative professions.

Also, the discovery of a massive lithium deposit suggests that a region in Quebec…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

X-energy rides nuclear wave, raises $700M Series D

The small modular reactor startup is capitalizing on surging interest from tech companies and data center developers.

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Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

This startup wants to build a fusion reactor — on a boat; plus, Momentic raises $15M to automate software testing

Startups are still racing to build the world's first commercial fusion power plant on land, but Maritime Fusion thinks the path will be easier out at sea.

Also, AI testing startup Momentic has raised…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Bret Taylor’s Sierra reaches $100M ARR in under two years; also, Phictly’s new app brings people together over their favorite books and TV shows

Sierra’s rapid growth suggests that enerprises are embracing AI agents.

Also, Phictly helps fans find niche clubs for their favorite books, shows, and movies, offering intimate, spoiler-safe communit…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The European startup market is ready for the limelight

The region's startup market is hungry for its first trillion-dollar startup, and in many ways has set itself up to reach that goal.

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Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Source: Kalshi’s valuation jumps to $11B after raising massive $1B round ; plus, this startup can track objects within 3 cm

The quickly growing prediction betting market raised fresh capital from Sequoia and CapitalG, according to someone familiar with the deal.

Also, Point One Navigation, now valued at $230 million, is b…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

After SEC investigation, Curastory founder resigns, hires replacement

Curastory’s founder and CEO, Tiffany Kelly, has resigned from the role and replaced herself with Dave Dickman, former CEO of the influencer marketing platform Tagger.

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Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Cavela lands $6.6M to help brands beat pre-tariff manufacturing costs; plus Function Health raises $298M Series B at $2.5B valuation

When Anthony Sardain began developing Cavela in 2023, an AI startup that helps brands automate supplier sourcing, he did not foresee that new tariffs would drive customers to become increasingly wary…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Onepot AI raises $13M to help make chemical drug creation easier

“The best ideas in drug discovery were often blocked not by biology, but by synthesis,” Boiko told TechCrunch. Synthesis is the creation of new molecules by using chemical reactions. It’s like a reci…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago