Podcast Episodes

A company building Wordle for chess raises money from a16z Speedrun, Mark Pincus and Eric Wu

Echo Chunk, a company that is building Wordle-styled daily chess puzzle game Echo Chess, has raised $1.4 million in pre-seed from a16z Speedrun (Andr…

1 year, 7 months ago

Kandji raises another $100M for Apple device management as valuation rises to $850M

At a time when many startups have struggled to raise money and keep their heads above water, Kandji, an Apple device management platform, has been an…

1 year, 7 months ago

Astor’s ‘community’ approach to financial advice aims to help women feel more confident about investing

Astor is a free personal finance platform for women that merges community and investing in an approachable way, came to be.

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1 year, 7 months ago

Toddle wants to ‘change how we build software’ with a collaborative visual web app builder

Danish startup Toddle has launched a no-code web app builder that's designed as a full-featured alternative to Javascript frameworks.

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1 year, 7 months ago

Adaptive builds automation tools to speed up construction payments

Adaptive is a platform that provides tools designed to simplify payments and accounting for general construction contractors.

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1 year, 7 months ago

How VanMoof’s new owners plan to win over its old customers

When VanMoof declared bankruptcy last year, it left around 5,000 customers who had pre-ordered e-bikes in the lurch. Now VanMoof is up and running un…

1 year, 7 months ago

Why Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ superconducting magnet sale is more than it seems

Fusion power may still be a few years away, but one startup is laying the groundwork for what it hopes will become a bustling sector of the economy.

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1 year, 7 months ago

A startup set out to fight climate change — it did it by helping plumbers

The founders of HERO Software didn’t start out to help small tradespeople in construction with a platform. They started out to fight the climate cris…

1 year, 7 months ago

Beeble AI raises $4.75M to launch a virtual production platform for indie filmmakers

Visual effects have emerged as essential in filmmaking and have transformed storytelling and creativity in the film industry with its diverse digital…

1 year, 7 months ago

Joby Aviation is betting on hydrogen-electric aircraft for regional flight

Joby Aviation is still a year away from commercially launching its electric air taxi designed for urban environments, but the startup is already look…

1 year, 7 months ago