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## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **AI voice company Hyper raises $6.3M to help automate 911 calls** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/21/ai-voice-company-hyper-raises-6-3m-to-help-automate-911-calls/) - **A new search engine raises $1.1M to let obsessive fans dive down internet rabbit holes** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrun...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Amazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/22/amazon-backs-programmable-optics-startup-lumotive/) - **Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/superorganism-raises-25m-to-back-biodi...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Transportation And Biotech Take The Lead** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-ev-transportation-biotech-slate/) - **China Leads Asia’s Startup Funding To Its Highest Level In More Than 3 Years** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/v...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: A Credit Card Backed By Mineral Rights, Flying Ferries, And A Foundation AI Model For Plants** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/interesting-startup-deals-mineral-rights-flying-ferry-ai-clean-tech/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Modelence raises $3M to smooth out the vibe-coding stack** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/modelence-raises-13-million-to-smooth-out-the-vibe-coding-stack/) - **A year after filing to IPO, still-private Cerebras Systems raises $1.1B** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/a...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Seed to Series C: What VCs actually want from AI startups** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/podcast/seed-to-series-c-what-vcs-actually-want-from-ai-startups/) - **Redwood Materials raises another $350M to power up its energy-storage business** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/23/red...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **A new search engine raises $1.1M to let obsessive fans dive down internet rabbit holes** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/a-new-search-engine-raises-1-1m-to-let-obsessive-fans-dive-down-internet-rabbit-holes/) - **Exclusive: Anvil Robotics Raises $5.5M to Build ‘Legos for Robots’ Platform For Physical AI Team...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **AI voice company Hyper raises $6.3M to help automate 911 calls** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/21/ai-voice-company-hyper-raises-6-3m-to-help-automate-911-calls/) - **Exclusive: Miravoice, Builder Of An AI ‘Interviewer’ To Conduct Phone Surveys, Raises $6.3M** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunc...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Q1 2026 Shatters Venture Funding Records As AI Boom Pushes Startup Investment To $300B ** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/record-breaking-funding-ai-global-q1-2026/) - **Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/superorganism...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Why Paradigm built a spreadsheet with an AI agent in every cell** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/18/why-paradigm-built-a-spreadsheet-with-an-ai-agent-in-every-cell/) - **Three things veteran planetary health investors look for in a startup** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The Largest Recent Seed Rounds Are All For AI Companies** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/data-largest-seed-rounds-ai-startups/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Varied Week For Big Deals, Led By AI And Defense** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-ai-defense-openai-shield/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Austin’s Star Is Still Shining Bright: Venture Funding To City’s Startups Hits All-Time High** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/all-time-high-funding-to-austin-startups-2025-ai-robotics-manufacturing/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Seed Funding Hasn’t Stalled, But It’s Skewing Larger And Is More Competitive Than Ever, Crunchbase Data Shows** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/seed-funding-skewing-larger-ai-competitive-data/) - **Exclusive: YC Doubles Down On Trayd, A Construction Tech Startup That Just Raised $10M In 3 Weeks** (Crunchbase News...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Kleiner Perkins Raises $3.5B For AI-Focused Funds** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/kleiner-perkins-raises-ai-focused-funds/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **US Startup Funding Slows Sharply In March** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/business/us-startup-funding-slows-march-2026-data/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The Tax Credit Opportunities Startups Often Forget (And Why It Keeps Happening)** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/startups/missed-state-federal-tax-credits-garba-burkland/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **NeoLogic wants to build more energy-efficient CPUs for AI data centers** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/13/neologic-wants-to-build-more-energy-efficient-cpus-for-ai-data-centers/) - **A year after filing to IPO, still-private Cerebras Systems raises $1.1B** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcr...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Why SecurityPal is choosing ‘nuanced capital’ over more VC rounds** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/podcast/why-securitypal-is-choosing-nuanced-capital-over-more-vc-rounds/) - **Redwood Materials raises another $350M to power up its energy-storage business** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Don’t Just Talk About AI. Measure Business Outputs. Here’s How.** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/measuring-business-outputs-morse-fanucchi/) - **Small And Mid-Sized Startup Purchases Are Still Well Below The 2021 Peak** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ma/data-small-midsized-venture-backed-...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **AI voice company Hyper raises $6.3M to help automate 911 calls** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/21/ai-voice-company-hyper-raises-6-3m-to-help-automate-911-calls/) - **An investor makes a case for funding sex, drugs, and other socially taboo products** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.c...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **VC firm 2150 raises €210M fund to solve cities’ climate challenges** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/vc-firm-2150-raises-e210m-fund-to-solve-cities-climate-challenges/) - **Amazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/22/amazon-back...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Sequoia unveils $950M in new early-stage funds as it strives to be ‘only as good as our next investment’** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/27/sequoia-unveils-950m-in-new-early-stage-funds-as-it-strives-to-be-only-as-good-as-our-next-investment/) - **Why Paradigm built a spreadsheet with an AI agent in every cel...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/superorganism-raises-25m-to-back-biodiversity-startups/) - **Amazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/22/amazon-backs-programmable-optics-...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **AI voice company Hyper raises $6.3M to help automate 911 calls** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/21/ai-voice-company-hyper-raises-6-3m-to-help-automate-911-calls/) - **Three things veteran planetary health investors look for in a startup** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/22...