Funded

## 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...

## 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/) - **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Massive Deals For Medical Devices, Futuristic AI Gadgets And Frontier Labs Lead  ** (Crunchbase News) - [R...

## 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/) - **Seed to Series C: What VCs actually want from AI startups** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https:...

## 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/) - **Why SecurityPal is choosing ‘nuanced capital’ over more VC rounds** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more...

## 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/) - **Why SecurityPal is choosing ‘nuanced capital’ over more VC rounds** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Where Funded Founders Went To School: 2026 Edition** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/top-universities-funded-founders-2026-stanford/) - **Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/whoop-valuation-10b-series-g-fundraise/) - **Applied In...

## 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/) - **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: - **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/) - **Why Paradigm built a spreadsheet with an AI agent in every cell** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/18/why-par...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Sector Snapshot: Quantum Computing Startup Investment Slows In 2026 While Public Markets Hold Strong** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/quantum-computing-startup-investment-data-quantinuum-ipo/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **April’s Most Active US Investors Included Some Usual Suspects, And Some Unusual Ones** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/most-active-us-investors-april-2026-a16z-khosla-y-combinator-google-amazon/) - **Sector Snapshot: Agtech Startups Face A Drier Funding Climate** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunc...

## 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/) - **VC firm 2150 raises €210M fund to solve cities’ climate challenges** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch....

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **From Credit Cards To An AI Concierge: How Amex Ventures Backs Startups Building Autonomous Commerce** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/fintech/amex-ventures-portfolio-strategy-agentic-ai-startups-kevin-tsang/) - **Seed to Series C: What VCs actually want from AI startups** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://te...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **A year after filing to IPO, still-private Cerebras Systems raises $1.1B** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/a-year-after-filing-to-ipo-still-private-cerebras-systems-raises-1-1b/) - **Blitzy Raises $200M At $1.4B Valuation For Autonomous Software Development** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunc...

## 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/) - **Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/whoop-valuation-10b-ser...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Supabase hit $5B by turning down million-dollar contracts. Here’s why.** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/video/supabase-hit-5b-by-turning-down-million-dollar-contracts-heres-why/) - **A new search engine raises $1.1M to let obsessive fans dive down internet rabbit holes** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://...