Podcast Episodes

Bill Gates-backed AirLoom begins building its first power plant

Wind power has run into some headwinds, and not the kind that spin its turbines.  Recently, President Trump has decided to wage war against the techn…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian drone startup Raphe mPhibr raises $100M as military UAV demand soars

Indian drone startup Raphe mPhibr has raised $100 million in an all-equity Series B round led by General Catalyst, as the startup aims to boost its R…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s GoKwik raised a small $13M round for a hefty leap in valuation

GoKwik, an Indian startup that offers a suite of integrated e-commerce products, has raised a small round of $13 million, which it calls a “growth” r…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Wispr Flow raises $30M from Menlo Ventures for its AI-powered dictation app

Startups developing voice AI technology and applications are having their moment. Model builders like ElevenLabs and Cartesia have raised millions of…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Databricks, Perplexity co-founder pledges $100M on new fund for AI researchers

Andy Konwinski is pledging $100 million of his own money for a new kind of institute to fund researchers. It's already backed Ion Stoica's new lab.

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

AllSpice’s platform is the GitHub for electrical engineering teams

AllSpice's platform has landed customers including Blue Origin and Bose and just raised a $15 million Series A round.

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Japanese shipping firm NYK acquires Kadmos, a salary payment platform for seafarers

Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is acquiring German salary payment platform for seafaring workers, Kadmos.

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

VanMoof is back with a new custom e-bike and rebooted repair network

Dutch e-bike startup VanMoof is back two years after bankruptcy with its first model designed under new leadership. And despite past criticism that V…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Stripe’s former growth lead helps African diaspora invest in startups, real estate

When Joe Kinvi joined Touchtech Payments in 2017 as head of finance, the Irish startup couldn’t afford his full salary. So he negotiated for stock to…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Midjourney launches its first AI video generation model, V1

Midjourney launched its much anticipated AI video generation model, V1, on Wednesday and laid out a roadmap for its future releases.

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9 months, 3 weeks ago