## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **This Time Is Different: Why AI Is Unlike Any Wave I Have Seen In 40 Years Of Financial Services** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/fintech/ai-wave-banking-innovation-morris-qed/)

- **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/)

- **Led By DeepSeek, 10 Frontier Labs Rush Onto The Crunchbase Unicorn Board In June** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/new-unicorn-board-startups-exits-ai-semiconductors-june-2026/)

- **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/)

- **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/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Dell Technologies Capital: How To Build A Deep-Tech Startup For A Market That Isn’t Ready Yet And Why AI Won’t Kill SaaS** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/saas-deep-tech-startup-qa-docter-dell-technologies-capital/)

- **Closing The Series A Gap Is The Next Great Opportunity For Black Founders In The AI Era** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/seriesa-seed-gap-underrepresented-founders-ai-norman-green-black-ops/)

- **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/)

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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/)

- **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/)

- **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/)

- **Mexico Extends Its Venture Lead Over Brazil As More Global VCs Enter Latin America** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/mexico-leads-latin-america-funding-q2-2026/)

- **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:

- **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/)

- **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/)

- **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/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: No Summer Doldrums As Dollars Still Flow To AI** (Crunchbase News)

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

- **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/)

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

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

- **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/)

- **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:

- **Where Argentina And Spain Are Scoring Startup Goals** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/world-cup-finalists-argentina-spain-startup-funding-data/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Stripe’s Acquisition Pace Has Accelerated In The Past Five Years, But Nothing Comes Close To Its Reported $53B PayPal Bet** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ma/stripe-acquisition-pace-accelerates-paypal/)

- **The Billion-Dollar Seed Isn’t The Deal You Think It Is** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/billion-dollar-seed-ai-biotech-mcdonald-bison/)

- **China And AI Lead Asia’s Startup Funding To Multiyear Peak In Q2** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/data-china-ai-lead-asia-startup-funding-peak-q2-2026/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Corporate Venture Capital Is Splitting In Two** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/corporate-vc-splitting-paypal-fidelity-brotman-alpha/)

- **Fintech Funding Surges 23% In H1 2026 As Investors Concentrate Their Bets On AI And Financial Infrastructure** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/fintech/funding-rises-deals-slump-h1-2026/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **So Far, 2026 Is A Solid Year For Cybersecurity Startup Funding** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/cybersecurity/solid-startup-venture-funding-growth-h1-2026/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Welcome To The ‘Show Me’ Era: Sapphire Ventures’ Anders Ranum On What Separates Winning AI Startups From The Rest** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/ai-ma-ipo-valuations-b2b-ranum-sapphire-ventures/)

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