Podcast Episodes

Iceland is dodging the VC doldrums as Frumtak Ventures lands $87 million for its fourth fund

Iceland’s startup scene is punching above its weight. That’s perhaps in part because it kept the 2021 hype in check, but mostly because its tech ecos…

1 year, 7 months ago

Deep tech startups with very technical CEOs raise larger rounds, research finds

SaaS founders trying to figure out what it takes to raise their next round can refer to Point Nine’s famous yearly SaaS Funding Napkin. (The term ref…

1 year, 7 months ago

Nala to use $40M Series A to build B2B payments platform, scale remittance services

Nala, a remittance startup that is now widening its portfolio through a new B2B payments platform, has raised $40 million equity in a rare deal that …

1 year, 7 months ago

Byway is using AI to help travelers slow down and take the scenic route

Solo founder Cat Jones took the plunge on setting up a travel business right around the time the pandemic was hitting Europe in March 2020. Fast forw…

1 year, 7 months ago

Investors chase wealthtech startups in India as affluent class grows

Investors are betting on Indian wealthtech startups as a growing middle class turns to diversify investments and startups challenge traditional finan…

1 year, 7 months ago

Quantum Rise grabs $15M seed for its AI-driven ‘Consulting 2.0’ startup

Quantum Rise, a Chicago-based startup which does AI-driven automation for companies like dunnhumby (a retail analytics platform for the the grocery i…

1 year, 7 months ago

Amazon hires founders away from AI startup Adept

Adept, a startup developing AI-powered “agents” to complete various software-based tasks, has agreed to license its tech to Amazon as the startup’s c…

1 year, 7 months ago

Husband-and-wife former Olympians target $50M for new fund to invest in influencer-led consumer brands

Samyr Laine and Ayanna Alexander-Laine now put their grit and determination to work for founders wanting to launch and scale consumer brands.

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1 year, 7 months ago

News outlets are accusing Perplexity of plagiarism and unethical web scraping

In the age of generative AI, when chatbots can provide detailed answers to questions based on content pulled from the internet, the line between fair…

1 year, 7 months ago

CoinDCX acquires BitOasis in international expansion push

CoinDCX, India’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, is expanding internationally through the acquisition of BitOasis, a digital asset platform in the M…

1 year, 7 months ago