Podcast Episodes

Nexus isn’t going all in on AI, keeping half of its new $700M fund for India startups; plus, Amazon hopes to jump-start its AI coding tool Kiro by giving it away to startups

Nexus Venture Partners manages $3.2 billion in capital across its funds and has invested in more than 130 companies over the years.

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11 months, 1 week ago

VCs deploy ‘kingmaking’ strategy to crown AI winners in their infancy

While VCs have long used big investments to spur category winners, they are taking this strategy to new extremes.

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11 months, 1 week ago

Microreactor startup Antares raises $96M for land, sea, and space-based nuclear power; plus Kalshi raises $1B at $11B valuation

Antares is designing and building small modular reactors that it plans to deploy for commercial, space, and defense applications.

The latest funding …

11 months, 1 week ago

Titan OS raises $58 million from Highland Europe for its smart TV OS; also, Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium nabs $70M seed

Titan OS aims to expand its independent TV operating system in Europe and Latin America.

Gradium, a startup spawned out of French AI lab Kyutai (back…

11 months, 1 week ago

Black Forest Labs raises $300M at $3.25B valuation; plus, OpenAI’s investment into Thrive Holdings is its latest circular deal

The round was co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha (AMP), and saw participation from a16z, NVIDIA, Northzone, Creandum, Earlybird VC, Broad…

11 months, 1 week ago

How AI PR startup Clipbook won Mark Cuban’s investment from a cold email

Adam Joseph was shocked when Mark Cuban replied to his email with an inquisition full of questions.

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11 months, 1 week ago

Are you balding? There’s an AI for that; plus, JustiGuide wants to use AI to help people navigate the US immigration system

MyHair AI examines photos of the scalp to help diagnose hair loss and suggest scientifically validated clinics and treatments.

The startup uses AI to…

11 months, 1 week ago

Why ‘hold forever’ investors are snapping up venture capital ‘zombies’

An investor explains the "buy, fix, and hold" model employed by Bending Spoons and similar companies that buy distressed startups.

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

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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11 months, 2 weeks 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 massiv…

11 months, 2 weeks ago