Podcast Episodes

Fusion power has a fuel problem; Hexium has a laser-powered solution

Hexium has emerged from stealth with $8 million in seed funding.

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Forerunner’s long game: As startups stall before IPO, all options are on the table

Thirteen years ago, Forerunner Ventures began helping to usher in a new era of consumer startups, including Warby Parker, Bonobos, and Glossier. None…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Conifer locks down $20M seed round for its ‘drop-in’ electric hub motor

A handful of engineers who worked at Lucid Motors and on Apple’s electric car project have launched a new startup that puts a fresh spin on electric …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Nest co-founder Matt Rogers is still bullish on HVAC

Matt Rogers says Quilt is picking up where his old startup, Nest, left off.

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Parallel Systems is building autonomous electric rail for short-distance freight

The business of moving goods in the United States is dominated by trucks, which handles about two-thirds of the 20.2 billion tons of freight that’s t…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Drafted uses AI and video resumes to help early-career professionals land jobs

As the job market continues to get more competitive, it’s taking months for new grads to land employment, with many settling for roles that don’t ali…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Nuro’s $106M raise backs its shift from delivery robots to licensing autonomy tech

After months of hearty marketing efforts and large-scale technology demos across the U.S., Nuro has secured $106 million in fresh funding to help sca…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tessell snags $60M to drive data management at scale

Tessell, a startup developing a multi-cloud database-as-a-service, has raised $60 million in a new funding round led by WestBridge Capital ahead of i…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Solve Intelligence raises fresh $12M to bring AI to IP, patent workflows

Legal tech has come a long way, but the bulk of an intellectual property or patent lawyer’s work today is still done with spreadsheets, word processo…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sizl raises $3.5M to expand its cook-to-order food delivery service

Dark kitchens– also referred to as ghost kitchens, cloud kitchens, or virtual kitchens– often receive criticism for their food quality. Sizl, a cook-…

10 months, 3 weeks ago