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 49 episodes available.

Funded episodes:

March 26, 2026 Seed Funding Hasn’t Stalled, But It’s Skewing Larger And Is More Competitive Than Ever, Crunchbase Data Shows
## 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)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/construction-tech-automation-trayd-ai-seriesa/)
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March 25, 2026 Kleiner Perkins Raises $3.5B For AI-Focused Funds
## 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/)
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March 24, 2026 US Startup Funding Slows Sharply In March
## 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/)
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March 23, 2026 The Tax Credit Opportunities Startups Often Forget (And Why It Keeps Happening)
## 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/)
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March 22, 2026 NeoLogic wants to build more energy-efficient CPUs for AI data centers
## 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://techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/a-year-after-filing-to-ipo-still-private-cerebras-systems-raises-1-1b/)
- **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/)
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March 21, 2026 Why SecurityPal is choosing ‘nuanced capital’ over more VC rounds
## 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/2025/10/23/redwood-materials-raises-another-350-million-to-power-up-its-energy-storage-business/)
- **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Investment Slows, But Security And AI Remain Top Picks** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-security-ai-cloaked-frore/)
- **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/)
- **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/)
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March 20, 2026 Don’t Just Talk About AI. Measure Business Outputs. Here’s How.
## 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-startup-acquisitions/)
- **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 Most Active Startup Acquirers Of The Past 3 Years Aren’t Always Who You’d Expect** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ma/most-active-startup-acquirers-3-years-crm-openai-snowflake/)
- **Why You Haven’t Raised Startup Funding (Yet)** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/building-startup-reputation-trust-vcs-sabitova-cloee/)
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March 19, 2026 AI voice company Hyper raises $6.3M to help automate 911 calls
## 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.com/2025/06/09/an-investor-makes-a-case-for-funding-sex-drugs-and-other-socially-taboo-products/)
- **Exclusive: Stripe Alum Raises $9M For Meadow To Help People Plan Funerals Online** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/stripe-alum-raises-online-funeral-planning-startup-meadow/)
- **Catalio Capital closes over $400M Fund IV** (TechCrunch Fundraising)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/catalio-capital-closes-over-400m-fund-iv/)
- **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/)
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March 18, 2026 VC firm 2150 raises €210M fund to solve cities’ climate challenges
## 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-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-biodiversity-startups/)
- **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://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/a-new-search-engine-raises-1-1m-to-let-obsessive-fans-dive-down-internet-rabbit-holes/)
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March 17, 2026 Sequoia unveils $950M in new early-stage funds as it strives to be ‘only as good as our next investment’
## 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 cell** (TechCrunch Fundraising)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/18/why-paradigm-built-a-spreadsheet-with-an-ai-agent-in-every-cell/)
- **The Rising Investors Behind The New Unicorn Class** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/unicorn-investment-momentum-ai-sequoia-a16z-2025/)
- **Exclusive: Candex Extends Series C To $40M+ To Help Enterprises Easily Onboard Global Vendors** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/fintech-startup-candex-raises-40m-seriesc-extension/)
- **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 49 episodes available.