Funded

## 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...

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

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **From Hype To Outcomes: How VCs Recalibrate Around Agentic AI** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/hype-outcomes-vcs-recalibrate-agentic-ai-kapre-snowflake/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Turing Winner LeCun’s New ‘World Model’ AI Lab Raises $1B In Europe’s Largest Seed Round Ever** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/world-model-ai-lab-ami-raises-europes-largest-seed-round/) - **Swedish Legal Tech Startup Legora Triples Valuation To $5.55B With $550M Series D Led By Accel** (Crunchbase News) - [Read...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Exclusive: Rebar Lands $14M To Help HVAC Suppliers Generate Quotes Faster With AI** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/real-estate-property-tech/ai-generated-hvac-quotes-rebar-seriesa/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The Series B Pipeline Looks Refreshingly Diversified** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/data-series-b-startup-funding-ai-defense-health/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## 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/) - **Applied Intuition raises $600M as it pushes further into defense** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more]...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Active Investors Spent More On Fewer Deals In February** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/active-investors-big-deals-february-2026-yc-a16z-nvidia/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **OpenAI’s New $110B Raise At A $840B Valuation Marks The Largest Venture Deal Ever** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/openai-raise-largest-ai-venture-deal-ever/) - **Intersection Of Biosecurity And AI Sees Seed-Stage Spike** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biosecurity-ai-seed-fun...

## 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/) - **Over $50B Went To Boom-Era Software Companies That Haven’t Raised In 4+ Years** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/saas...

## 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/) - **Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/superorganism-r...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Sector Snapshot: Space Tech Startup Funding Still Flying High** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/space-tech-startup-funding-flying-high/) - **Amazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/22/amazon-backs-programmable-optics-startup-lumotiv...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Fintech Giant Stripe’s Valuation Soars to $159B In Latest Secondary Stock Sale** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/fintech/unicorn-stripe-secondary-sale-valuation/) - **Three things veteran planetary health investors look for in a startup** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/22/three-thin...

## 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/) - **Why SecurityPal is choosing ‘nuanced capital’ over more VC rounds** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/podcast/why-securi...