Podcast Episodes

Cement startup Furno lands $20M grant to build low-carbon micro-kilns in Chicago

Furno’s micro-kilns promise to reduce pollution and eliminate transportation costs.

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1 year, 5 months ago

CrewAI uses third-party models to automate business tasks

Back in 2022, João Moura was directing AI engineering efforts at Clearbit, a startup creating a unified hub for business intelligence tools. There, M…

1 year, 5 months ago

Socket lands a fresh $40M to scan software for security flaws

The software supply chain, which comprises the components and processes used to develop software, has become precarious. According to one recent surv…

1 year, 5 months ago

Shobizzy, a networking app for the TV industry, aims to open new doors for freelancers

With the current unemployment crisis in Hollywood, many TV and film crew members are concerned about finding their next job. This is particularly the…

1 year, 5 months ago

Uprise wants to help small businesses make better financial decisions

Small business creation has been on the rise in the U.S. since the pandemic. There are a lot of tech tools designed to help these companies with thin…

1 year, 5 months ago

Byju’s founder says his edtech startup, once worth $22B, is now ‘worth zero’

Byju Raveendran, the founder of the embattled edtech group Byju’s, acknowledged on Thursday afternoon that he made mistakes, mistimed the market, and…

1 year, 5 months ago

With $11.9 million in funding, Dottxt tells AI models how to answer

As we’ve reported before, enterprise CIOs are taking generative AI slow. One reason for that is AI doesn’t fit into existing software engineering wor…

1 year, 5 months ago

How Paladin’s drones helped Asheville during Hurricane Helene

When Hurricane Helene hit Asheville, North Carolina in September, the city’s police department reached out to public safety drone startup Paladin for…

1 year, 6 months ago

ODD taps $27M for diamond chips to clear radioactive debris at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Back in 2011, the world held its breath after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan suffered a failure of its cooling systems, in the wake of …

1 year, 6 months ago

Support automation firm Capacity grows with new cash and acquisitions

David Karandish has been busy. Capacity, his support automation company, was planning a $5 million “bridge round” to help the company reach the break…

1 year, 6 months ago