Podcast Episodes

Nuclear startup Deep Fission goes public in a curious SPAC, Space DOTS raises $1.5M, and Cognition AI defied turbulence with a $400M raise at $10.2B valuation

Deep Fission is proposing to build small, cylindrical nuclear power plants and lower them into 30-inch diameter holes drilled one mile down into the …

7 months, 1 week ago

Why is an Amazon-backed AI startup making Orson Welles fan fiction?

Why is a startup that bills itself as the “Netflix of AI,” and that recently raised money from Amazon’s Alexa Fund, talking about remaking a movie th…

7 months, 1 week ago

Koah raises $5M to bring ads into AI apps

If you spend any time online, there’s a good chance you’ve seen plenty of ugly, AI-generated ads — but few to none when interacting with AI chatbots …

7 months, 1 week ago

Natron’s liquidation shows why the US isn’t ready to make its own batteries and more tech news

Sodium-ion battery startup Natron ceased operations this week, ending the company’s 12-year quest to commercialize its technology in the U.S.

The com…

7 months, 1 week ago

AI logistics startup Augment raised massive $85M Series A; plus Mark Zuckerberg sues Mark Zuckerberg

On Thursday, Augment announced that it raised an $85 million Series A led by Redpoint, with participation from 8VC, Autotech Ventures, and others. Th…

7 months, 1 week ago

Atlassian to buy Arc developer The Browser Company for $610M; also, Madrid’s Orbital Paradigm aims to prove a cheaper path to orbital reentry

Mike Cannon-Brookes, Atlassian’s CEO and co-founder, said, ‘today’s browsers weren’t built for work; they were built for browsing. This deal is a bol…

7 months, 1 week ago

Orchard Robotics raises $22M for farm vision AI; also, Mistral on the cusp of securing a $14B valuation

On Wednesday, Orchard Robotics announced that it raised a $22 million Series A funding led by Quiet Capital and Shine Capital, and with participation…

7 months, 1 week ago

Advanced geothermal startups are getting warmed up and Fizz expands into grocery delivery

When congressional Republicans took a sledgehammer to the Inflation Reduction Act last summer, advanced geothermal startups were largely spared. Dril…

7 months, 1 week ago

Anthropic raises $13B Series F at $183 billion valuation, also OpenAI acquires product testing startup Statsig

AI firm Anthropic has raised a $13 billion Series F round that brings its post-money valuation up to $183 billion — funds the company says will be us…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Klarna revives IPO plans, aims to raise $1.27B, also India’s Offgrid raises $15M to make lithium optional for battery storage

Swedish buy-now, pay-later startup Klarna and its shareholders are reviving its initial public offering, hoping to raise as much as $1.27 billion in …

7 months, 2 weeks ago