Funded

## 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: Defense Tech Leads With Multiple Large Deals, Topped By $600M For Space Security Startup True Anomaly** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-defense-aerospace-ai-fintech/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Swedish Legal Tech Startup Legora Lands Another $50M In Nvidia-Led Series D Extension** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/ai-powered-legal-tech-startup-legora-seriesd-extension-nvidia/) - **Data: The Seed Funding Boom Is Concentrating Capital In The San Francisco Bay Area** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://n...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Get To Know The Latest Class Of Ultra-Fast Fundraising Unicorns** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/ultrafast-unicorns-early-seed-fundraising-startups-ai/) - **Exclusive: Supabase Execs Were So Impressed With Dreambase, They Became Investors In Its $3.7M Round** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchba...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Seed Funding Is Bigger Than Ever — And Harder To Get** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/average-seed-funding-amounts-deals-grew-2025/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Exclusive: Goldman Sachs Leads $60M Series C For Personal Loan Fintech Kashable** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/fintech/kashable-secures-60m-seriesc-goldman-sachs/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI, Autonomy And Biotech Top The Ranks** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-ai-autonomy-biotech-anthropic/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The IPO Pipeline Finally Gets Interesting** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/public/ipo-pipeline-thawing-ai-semiconductors-clean-energy/) - **Exclusive: Cloneable Raises $4.6M To ‘Clone’ Expert Worker Knowledge With Agentic AI For Utilities And Infrastructure** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/v...

## 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/) - **Sector Snapshot: EV Funding On Track For Modest Gains ** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/modest-gain...

## 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/) - **What The Record Venture Funding Quarter Actually Means For Your Startup’s Fundraise** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase....

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Lilly Acquiring Kelonia In Largest Funded Biotech Startup Purchase In Years ** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ma/lilly-acquiring-kelonia-cancer-treatment-biotech-startup/) - **A year after filing to IPO, still-private Cerebras Systems raises $1.1B** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/3...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Redwood Materials raises another $350M to power up its energy-storage business** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/23/redwood-materials-raises-another-350-million-to-power-up-its-energy-storage-business/) - **Cybersecurity Funding Holds Up At Robust Levels** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase...

## 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*