Podcast Episodes

Sustainable Ocean Alliance marks 10 years with ocean-friendly startup label and a new batch of ‘ecopreneurs’

Over the last decade, the Sustainable Ocean Alliance has graduated from dorm room activism to a thousands-strong global network of experts, investors…

1 year, 3 months ago

Slip Robotics snags $28M for its bots that can load a truck in five minutes

Drop by any given loading dock and a buzz of forklifts — loaded up with goods — can be spotted maneuvering in and out of truck trailers. This logisti…

1 year, 4 months ago

Grammarly acquires productivity startup Coda, brings on new CEO

Grammarly is acquiring productivity startup Coda, the company announced on Tuesday. As part of the deal, Coda’s CEO and co-founder Shishir Mehrotra w…

1 year, 4 months ago

Focused Energy buys two of the world’s most powerful lasers for its fusion quest

The massive lasers will be installed in the startup’s future facility, which it is building in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Learn more about your ad c…

1 year, 4 months ago

Prequel is building a community-driven approach to finding software bugs

Cybersecurity practitioners take a community-driven approach to solving problems. Security researchers share the vulnerabilities they find with the b…

1 year, 4 months ago

Revisiting 19th-century Paris with VR

While I have fond memories of past efforts to combine VR content with real-world locations, I’d assumed the pandemic had put those ambitions to an en…

1 year, 4 months ago

Flare raises $30M to thwart info-stealers like those used on Snowflake customers

Threat exposure management startup Flare thinks it has an answer to info-stealers with a service that watches the dark web, resets passwords.

Learn m…

1 year, 4 months ago

As AI-fueled disinformation explodes, here comes the startup counterattack

With disinformation on the rise, especially given the explosion of AI, companies are just as vulnerable to its effects as individuals. Refute is a Lo…

1 year, 4 months ago

Activate and The Engine Accelerator team up to train scientists to become founders

Two prominent programs, Activate and The Engine Accelerator, have decided they can give founders an advantage if they team up.

Learn more about your …

1 year, 4 months ago

Twelve Labs is building AI that can analyze and search through videos

AI models that understand videos as well as text can unlock powerful new applications. At least, that’s what Jae Lee, the co-founder of Twelve Labs, …

1 year, 4 months ago