Podcast Episodes

Ocean surveillance startup Quartermaster raises another $140M

The tech enables real-time awareness for what Quartermaster calls the “largest blind spot on Earth.”

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4 weeks ago

Nexterity wants to automate the hard, dangerous part of pipefitting; plus, Feather is building the ‘Android of robotics’ for developers

Nexterity's robot can tighten or loosen four bolts at a time, and it fits in a Pelican case.

Feather is betting on a customizable, $30,000 platform b…

1 month ago

Modal Motors is trying to cut China out of electric motors entirely; plus, PitPro’s first tire-changing robot goes live in Canada

Modal Motors is working on small, light motors with no rare earth magnets that are suited for drones, fans, and robots.

Also, PitPro says its automat…

1 month ago

a16z is challenging Silicon Valley’s love for drop-outs by launching a school; plus, AstroForge is putting AI in command of its next spacecraft

This academy for promising high school grads is somewhere between a trade-school, Y Combinator and Peter Thiel's Fellowship Program.

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1 month ago

A small but growing number of founders are betting on bringing people together offline

Brynn Putnam and Tristan Walker have already done something that most founders only dream about: created companies so compelling that bigger outfits …

1 month ago

Comp AI sets eyes on a continuously agentic future for security and compliance

Comp AI, a cybersecurity and compliance startup, announced a $34 million Series A round led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures.

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1 month, 1 week ago

Clean tech startup Fluxnium found a way to tap 50,000 years’ worth of nuclear fuel; plus, Hang Ten Systems nabbed another $53m

Fluxnium's fibers can extract uranium directly from seawater, which has enough of the nuclear fuel to power thousands of generations.

Also, Hang Ten…

1 month, 1 week ago

Early Anthropic hire, former METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue AI agents; plus, health benefits platform Thatch reaches $1B valuation

Their startup, Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) has raised $40 million in a Series A round led by Ribbit Capital, with participati…

1 month, 1 week ago

Superhuman acquired notetaker Fathom; plus, OpenAI bought smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging, and AI infrastructure company Cornelis raised $205M

Fathom said that it has over 400,000 monthly active users.

Also, Glass Imaging was founded by a pair of former Apple engineers who previously led the…

1 month, 1 week ago

Fusion power startups find new partners in the defense world; plus, Mecka AI nears $500M valuation amid rush for robot training data

Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone dormant, but …

1 month, 1 week ago