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## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **General Catalyst Takes The Lead Over Y Combinator In Backing $5M+ Fintech Deals** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/fintech-funder-general-catalyst-leads-deal-count-q2-2026/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The Rise And Rise Of Billion-Dollar-Plus Rounds ** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/billion-dollar-plus-round-counts-rising-ai-fintech-healthcare-h1-2026/) - **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...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **This Time Is Different: Why AI Is Unlike Any Wave I Have Seen In 40 Years Of Financial Services** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/fintech/ai-wave-banking-innovation-morris-qed/) - **Redwood Materials raises another $350M to power up its energy-storage business** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.c...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Dell Technologies Capital: How To Build A Deep-Tech Startup For A Market That Isn’t Ready Yet And Why AI Won’t Kill SaaS** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/saas-deep-tech-startup-qa-docter-dell-technologies-capital/) - **Closing The Series A Gap Is The Next Great Opportunity For Black Founders In The AI Era** (Crunchba...

## 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: - **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: - **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: No Summer Doldrums As Dollars Still Flow To AI** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-ai-defense-fintech-robotics/) - **Thiel Capital’s Jack Selby nabs stakes in hot startups like Etched through Arizona connections** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](ht...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Where Argentina And Spain Are Scoring Startup Goals** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/world-cup-finalists-argentina-spain-startup-funding-data/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Stripe’s Acquisition Pace Has Accelerated In The Past Five Years, But Nothing Comes Close To Its Reported $53B PayPal Bet** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ma/stripe-acquisition-pace-accelerates-paypal/) - **The Billion-Dollar Seed Isn’t The Deal You Think It Is** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.c...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Corporate Venture Capital Is Splitting In Two** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/corporate-vc-splitting-paypal-fidelity-brotman-alpha/) - **Fintech Funding Surges 23% In H1 2026 As Investors Concentrate Their Bets On AI And Financial Infrastructure** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/fint...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **So Far, 2026 Is A Solid Year For Cybersecurity Startup Funding** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/cybersecurity/solid-startup-venture-funding-growth-h1-2026/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Welcome To The ‘Show Me’ Era: Sapphire Ventures’ Anders Ranum On What Separates Winning AI Startups From The Rest** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/ai-ma-ipo-valuations-b2b-ranum-sapphire-ventures/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Pair Of Billion-Dollar Deals For Cyber And AI Infrastructure Lead** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/biggest-funding-rounds-billion-dollar-cyber-ai-keyfactor-sambanova/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: AI That Dispatches The Plumber, Underground Warfare And Cutting Down Private-Market Paperwork** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/interesting-startup-deals-ai-defense-tech-healthcare/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Exclusive: EdVisorly Raises $13.3M Series A To Fix The Messy College Transfer Process With AI** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/edtech-university-ai-platform-funding-edvisorly/) - **Europe Posted Its Strongest Venture Funding Quarter In 4 Years As UK Gains, M&A Holds Up** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://n...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Three things veteran planetary health investors look for in a startup** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/22/three-things-veteran-planetary-health-investors-look-for-in-a-startup/) - **Seed to Series C: What VCs actually want from AI startups** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/podcast...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **North American Startup Funding Shattered Records In First Half Of 2026, Driven By AI** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/na-startup-funding-ma-shattered-records-ai-q2-2026/) - **Supabase hit $5B by turning down million-dollar contracts. Here’s why.** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/vid...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **A Year Of Misplaced Fear (And Why It’s Time For Investors To Leave The Crowd)** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/megafund-vs-emerging-managers-zulkosky-recast/) - **Sector Snapshot: Cleantech Startup Funding Stabilizes As Energy Demand Grows** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/sta...

## 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/) - **AI voice company Hyper raises $6.3M to help automate 911 calls** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/21/ai-voice-c...

## 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/) - **A year after filing to IPO, still-private Cerebras Systems rai...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **More than 100 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 — here they are** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/12/at-least-36-new-tech-unicorns-were-minted-in-2025-so-far/) - **Thiel Capital’s Jack Selby nabs stakes in hot startups like Etched through Arizona connections** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Crunchbase Data: Global Startup Investment Hit Record $510B In H1 2026 As AI Boom Accelerates Funding And Exits** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/global-startup-exits-ipo-ma-soar-ai-q2-h1-2026/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **London-Based Tapestry VC Closes On $80M Third Fund To Invest In Repeat European Founders** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/80m-repeat-founders-fund-europe-na-tapestry/) - **Exclusive: No More Side Hustles: Why AI Startup Omnea Will Give Employees $250K To Openly Plan Their Next Startup** (Crunchbase News) - [Read...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **We Need To Save Venture Capital From Bad Data** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/data-funding-solutions-ai-landgren-gilion/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Crunchbase Data: Q2 Brought The Most Billion-Dollar Startup Exits Since 2021** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/public/data-billion-dollar-startup-exits-ma-ipo-spcx-q2-2026/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*