## 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/)

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## 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-year-after-filing-to-ipo-still-private-cerebras-systems-raises-1-1b/)

- **North America Q1 Funding Surges Across Stages To Record Level** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/funding-surges-all-stages-ai-north-america-q1-2026/)

- **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/)

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## 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/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](https://techcrunch.com/podcast/why-securitypal-is-choosing-nuanced-capital-over-more-vc-rounds/)

- **Applied Intuition raises $600M as it pushes further into defense** (TechCrunch Fundraising)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/17/applied-intuition-raises-600-million-as-it-pushes-further-into-defense/)

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## 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 Teams** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/robotics/physical-ai-custom-robot-builder-seed-funding-anvil/)

- **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: Largest Financings Went To Defense, Wearables, Energy And Security** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-ai-defense-wearables-energy-saronic/)

- **Catalio Capital closes over $400M Fund IV** (TechCrunch Fundraising)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/catalio-capital-closes-over-400m-fund-iv/)

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## 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.crunchbase.com/venture/ai-interviewer-miravoice-raises-seed-funding-unusual/)

- **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/)

- **Amazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive** (TechCrunch Fundraising)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/22/amazon-backs-programmable-optics-startup-lumotive/)

- **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/)

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## 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-raises-25m-to-back-biodiversity-startups/)

- **Sector Snapshot: Venture Funding To Foundational AI Startups In Q1 Was Double All Of 2025** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/foundational-ai-startup-funding-doubled-openai-anthropic-xai-q1-2026/)

- **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/)

- **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/)

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## 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/2025/07/22/three-things-veteran-planetary-health-investors-look-for-in-a-startup/)

- **Q1 2026 Shatters Venture Funding Records As AI Boom Pushes Startup Investment To Nearly $300B ** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/record-breaking-funding-ai-global-q1-2026/)

- **Whoop’s Wearable Fitness Tech Lands $575M From Athletes, Celebrities, Institutional Investors To Reach $10.1B Valuation** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/wearable-fitness-tech-ai-whoop-seriesg-funding/)

- **Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion** (TechCrunch Fundraising)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/whoop-valuation-10b-series-g-fundraise/)

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## 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/)

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## 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/)

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## 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/)

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