Funded

By Skyler @ LimitLess AI

Your daily briefing on startup funding news. From seed rounds to Series C and beyond, stay informed on who's raising money and why it matters.... more

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The podcast currently has 135 episodes available.

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August 02, 2026 Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/smallest-ai-raises-13m-to-build-ultra-fast-voice-ai-that-sounds-genuinely-human/)
- **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/)
- **Repeat founder Ryan Williams raises $10M seed for an AI startup for private credit managers** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/repeat-founder-ryan-williams-raises-10m-seed-for-an-ai-startup-for-private-credit-managers/)
- **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://techcrunch.com/2026/07/02/thiel-capitals-jack-selby-nabs-stakes-in-hot-startups-like-etched-through-arizona-connections/)
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August 01, 2026 Hush Security says the AI security problem has shifted from protecting models to governing identities as autonomous agents spread
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Hush Security says the AI security problem has shifted from protecting models to governing identities as autonomous agents spread** (VentureBeat)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/security/hush-security-says-the-ai-security-problem-has-shifted-from-protecting-models-to-governing-identities-as-autonomous-agents-spread)
- **How is your enterprise tracking AI agent telemetry? Groundcover thinks it should never leave your cloud** (VentureBeat)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/data/how-is-your-enterprise-tracking-ai-agent-telemetry-groundcover-thinks-it-should-never-leave-your-cloud)
- **These Are Sectors Where Seed Rounds Of $5M To $10M Are Clustering This Year** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/seed/startup-funding-trends-2026-proptech-robotics-cancer-space-tech/)
- **AI Seed Investors Flock To Cybersecurity** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/cybersecurity/seed-trends-ai-security-startup-funding-2026/)
- **Mastercard spent decades training its fraud system to see bots as thieves. Now bots are the ones doing the buying.** (VentureBeat)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/security/mastercard-spent-decades-training-its-fraud-system-to-see-bots-as-thieves-now-bots-are-the-ones-doing-the-buying)
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July 31, 2026 Battery Storage Startup Antora Closes $550M Series C In One Of Year’s Largest Cleantech Rounds
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Battery Storage Startup Antora Closes $550M Series C In One Of Year’s Largest Cleantech Rounds** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/clean-tech-and-energy/battery-storage-startup-antora-550m-series-c/)
- **The Sweet Science: Why The AI Era Belongs To Middleweights ** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/era-middle-market-contenders-bernstein-ftv/)
- **Exclusive: Former Meta And Slack Engineers Raise $15M For New Startup Centralize To Build A ‘Deal GPS’ For Enterprise Sales** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/sales-marketing/centralize-enterprise-sales-gtm-startup-funding-slack-meta-alums/)
- **Bluecore Energy raises $10M to build portable nuclear reactors on barges** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/this-uber-alumn-just-raised-a-10m-pre-seed-to-build-portable-nuclear-enegry/)
- **Edtech platform raises $4.5M to help teach students how to vibe code** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/23/edtech-platform-raises-4-5m-to-help-teach-students-how-to-vibe-code/)
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July 30, 2026 Elon Musk’s Boring Company reportedly raising funding at a $20B valuation
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Elon Musk’s Boring Company reportedly raising funding at a $20B valuation** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/25/elon-musks-boring-company-reportedly-raising-funding-at-a-20-billion-valuation/)
- **Enterprise AI agents can't talk to each other, can't be trusted with permissions, and can't be audited — 5 startups are already fixing that** (VentureBeat)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/orchestration/enterprise-ai-agents-cant-talk-to-each-other-cant-be-trusted-with-permissions-and-cant-be-audited-5-startups-are-already-fixing-that)
- **Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents — and take on Stripe** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/natural-raises-30m-to-reinvent-payments-for-ai-agents-and-take-on-stripe/)
- **At Waymo, an AI project isn't ready until its evals are — not when the model performs well** (VentureBeat)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/at-waymo-an-ai-project-isnt-ready-until-its-evals-are-not-when-the-model-performs-well)
- **Nimble claims its new, domain-specialized Web Search Agents cut token costs in half while boosting retrieval accuracy** (VentureBeat)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/orchestration/nimble-claims-its-new-domain-specialized-web-search-agents-cut-token-costs-in-half-while-boosting-retrieval-accuracy)
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July 29, 2026 Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Anthropic researchers
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Anthropic researchers** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/inference-startup-infinity-raises-15m-from-touring-capital-openai-and-athropic-researchers/)
- **Freehand Raises $75M Series B To Automate Fortune 500 Supply Chain Spend** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/transportation/freehand-pando-enterprise-supply-chain-spend-management-startup/)
- **Cascade raises $3.5M to help construction firms find and win projects** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/22/cascade-raises-3-5m-to-help-construction-firms-find-and-win-projects/)
- **Exclusive: Co-Founded By Former Whoop CTO, Throne Science Raises $10M To Track Gut Health From The Toilet** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/health-wellness-biotech/throne-science-microbiome-gut-health-toilet-camera-startup-john-capodilupo-whoop/)
- **Dimension Capital’s $800M third fund shows the intersection of science and compute is booming** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/dimension-capitals-800m-third-fund-shows-the-intersection-of-science-and-compute-is-booming/)
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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*
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July 28, 2026 Why Greylock capped its new fund at $1.5B when it says it could have raised more
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Why Greylock capped its new fund at $1.5B when it says it could have raised more** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/15/why-greylock-capped-its-new-fund-at-1-5b-when-it-says-it-could-have-raised-more/)
- **OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup valued at $2B** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/openai-researcher-miles-wang-in-talks-to-launch-ai-drug-discovery-startup-valued-at-2b/)
- **AI-powered travel agency Fora hits unicorn status, raises $60M** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/ai-powered-travel-agency-fora-hits-unicorn-status-raises-60m/)
- **Menlo Ventures’ Matt Murphy explains what AI startups founders must do differently** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/podcast/menlo-ventures-matt-murphy-explains-what-ai-startups-founders-must-do-differently/)
- **Travis Kalanick’s robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/22/travis-kalanicks-robotics-company-raises-1-7b-led-by-a16z/)
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July 27, 2026 Schneider Electric’s VC Arm: The AI Buildout Is Creating A New Industrial Investment Cycle
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Schneider Electric’s VC Arm: The AI Buildout Is Creating A New Industrial Investment Cycle** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/schneider-ai-robotics-energy-qa-chaturvedy-se-ventures/)
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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*
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July 25, 2026 The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Physical AI Startup Atoms Leads In Varied Week For Large Deals
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Physical AI Startup Atoms Leads In Varied Week For Large Deals** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-physical-ai-fintech-defense-atoms/)
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July 24, 2026 General Catalyst Takes The Lead Over Y Combinator In Backing $5M+ Fintech Deals
## 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/)
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July 23, 2026 The Rise And Rise Of Billion-Dollar-Plus Rounds
## 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-actually-want-from-ai-startups/)
- **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/)
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FAQs about Funded:

How many episodes does Funded have?

The podcast currently has 135 episodes available.