Podcast Episodes

Helios wants to be the AI operating system for public policy professionals

Helios, a startup aiming to build an AI-powered operating system for policy professionals, has raised $4 million in seed funding.

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9 months ago

Goldman Sachs is testing viral AI agent Devin as a ‘new employee’ ... and more

Devin won’t replace humans developers at the bank. It will be supervised by them. Also, Sarah Smith launches $16M fund, says AI can ‘unlock’ so much …

9 months ago

Knox lands $6.5M to compete with Palantir in the federal compliance market

While highly sought after, federal software contracts frequently come with a hidden cost: Achieving government SaaS security compliance, known as Fed…

9 months ago

Rivian spinoff Also raises another $200M to build e-bikes and more

The micromobility startup that spun out of Rivian this year, was raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital. Also, French AI startup Mistral is in ta…

9 months, 1 week ago

European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones

With a fundraising target of €25 million, Darkstar’s goal is to help startups bring battle-tested products to military customers both in Ukraine and …

9 months, 1 week ago

LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say

AI infrastructure startup LangChain is raising a new round at about $1 billion valuation led by IVP.

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9 months, 1 week ago

Why this LA-based VC firm was an early investor in Slate Auto

Slate Auto, which came out of stealth mode earlier this year with a surprising – and surprisingly affordable – customizable electric truck, has raise…

9 months, 1 week ago

UAE proptech Huspy raises $59M to scale in Europe

If you walked into a Dubai bank to apply for a mortgage in 2020, chances are you’d spend months buried in paperwork or face a huge price discrepancy …

9 months, 1 week ago

Stripe’s first employee, the founder of fintech Increase, sort of bought a bank

Competitors to Darragh Buckley's Increase are so nervous about his ambitions to "own" a bank, someone has been trying to stop him.

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9 months, 1 week ago

Lovable on track to raise $150M at $2B valuation

Lovable released its vibe coder in late November. Within six month, the startup hit $50 million in ARR, CEO Anton Osika said.

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9 months, 1 week ago