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## 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*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI Drives Another Spree Of Megadeals** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-ai-marketing-robotics-baseten/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **6 Startup Investors On What It Will Take To Fund More Black Founders** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/investors-funding-black-founder-recommendations/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Exclusive: XCures Lands $46M Series B To Clean Up Messy Medical Records With AI** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/xcures-lands-seriesb-medical-records-ai/) - **Cursor Deal Puts US On Track For Record Startup M&A Year** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ma/2026-mergers-acquisitions-record...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Why Ex-Meta CTO Mike Schroepfer Says It’s A Great Time To Build A Hard Tech Company: ‘Infrastructure Is The Moat’** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/hard-tech-infrastructure-moat-schroepfer-gigascale/) - **Anthropic Backer Menlo Ventures Raises $3B In New Funds To Back AI Startups Across Stages** (Crunchbase News)...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **AppsFlyer Reportedly Lands $1B At $2.7B Valuation To Help Companies Track Digital Ads** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/marketing-digital-ad-tracker-appsflyer-lands-1b/) - **Three things veteran planetary health investors look for in a startup** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/0...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **European Investor Seedcamp Closes On $320M Across Two Funds To Back Seed Startups And Reaches $1B AUM** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/europe-seed-investor-seedcamp-closes-two-funds/) - **Why SecurityPal is choosing ‘nuanced capital’ over more VC rounds** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch...

## 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/) - **Silicon Is Back: Playground Global’s Decade-Long Bet On Hardware, Energy And Deep Tech Looks Prescient** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more]...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/whoop-valuation-10b-series-g-fundraise/) - **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-aut...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Doorstep raises $8M seed to help find missing food deliveries** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/doorstep-raises-8m-seed-to-help-find-missing-food-deliveries/) - **Sequoia unveils $950M in new early-stage funds as it strives to be ‘only as good as our next investment’** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: World-Model Startup Odyssey Leads With $310M In Slower Week For Large Deals** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-cybersecurity-defense-startup-ai-odyssey-leads/) - **NeoLogic wants to build more energy-efficient CPUs for AI data centers** (TechCrunch Fundr...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The AI Startup Funding Boom Is Not A Global Phenomenon** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/us-ai-startup-funding-boom-data/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: NinjaOne Leads With $400M As Large Deals Also Go To Blockchain, Cloud Infrastructure, Biotech And Robotics** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-ai-biotech-healthcare-ninjaone-leads/) - **SpaceX Shares Close Up 19% After Largest IPO Of All Time** (Crunchbas...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Before You Cheer The IPO Window, Watch Where The Money Goes** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/public/ipo-window-liquid-money-ma-schroder-mgv/) - **Base10 Partners Closes 2 Funds Totaling $850M To Invest In Real Economy Automation** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/base10-partners-invest...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The $100M+ Round Is Now Just Your Typical Late-Stage Financing** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/median-late-stage-startup-funding-round-size-2026-data/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Sector Snapshot: Semiconductor Startup Funding Still Running Hot** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/semiconductors-and-5g/chip-startup-funding-2026-cerebras-matx-ayar-labs-ipos-nvda/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **How Bigger ACVs Are Bringing Direct Sales Back To Vertical AI** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/bigger-acvs-bring-direct-sales-vertical-ai-agarwal-defy/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## 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/) - **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: - **Amazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/22/amazon-backs-programmable-optics-startup-lumotive/) - **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Megarounds Proliferate, Led By Enterprise Software, AI, And Space Tech** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.co...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/whoop-valuation-10b-series-g-fundraise/) - **Exclusive: Scotch Raises $20M Series A To Disrupt Legacy Liquor Retail Tech With AI** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/scotch-raises-ai-funding-liquo...

## 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/) - **Active Startup Investors Didn’t Hold Back In May** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/active-startup-investors-...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Anthropic Funding Pushed Startup Investment To Near-Record Levels In May As Exit Market Reopened** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/monthly-vc-funding-recap-ai-may-2026/) - **Supabase hit $5B by turning down million-dollar contracts. Here’s why.** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/video...

## 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/) - **Boston Startup Fundraising Looks Strong Only By Pre-AI Parameters** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Navigating The DPI Crunch And Startup Funding ** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/dpi-crunch-startup-funding-schroder-mgv/) - **Catalio Capital closes over $400M Fund IV** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/catalio-capital-closes-over-400m-fund-iv/) - **They Saw Women Shut Out...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Bridging Africa’s Innovation Gap: From Potential To Power** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/regional/africa-ecosystem-innovation-gap-onetti-mind-the-bridge/) - **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-t...