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 184 episodes available.

Funded episodes:

September 02, 2026 More than 100 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 — here they are
## 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 IPO Window Is Closing. Here Are 8 Startups To Watch.** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/public/startups-to-watch-ipo-ai-chips-fintech-2026/)
- **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/)
- **WhatsApp Remittance Startup Félix Secures $200M Series C Led By A16z, General Catalyst** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/fintech-whatsapp-remittance-startup-felix-raises-200m-a16z-general-catalyst/)
- **AfterQuery reportedly becomes Y Combinator’s fastest-ever unicorn, now valued at $3.2B** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/01/afterquery-reportedly-becomes-y-combinators-fastest-ever-unicorn-now-valued-at-3-2b/)
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September 01, 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 group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plans data center ads to sway midterms** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/a-group-funded-by-andreessen-horowitz-and-brockman-plan-data-center-ads-to-sway-midterms/)
- **Sector Snapshot: Proptech Funding Holds Up, But Investors Are Placing Different Bets** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/proptech-funding-holds-exits-ipo-ai-green-steel-2026/)
- **OpenClaw 2.0 is here, ushering in the era of 'multiplayer' AI coding: What it means for enterprises** (VentureBeat)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/openclaw-2-0-is-here-what-it-means-for-enterprises)
- **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 31, 2026 Biotech Startup Investment Held Steady Even As AI Funding Surged
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Biotech Startup Investment Held Steady Even As AI Funding Surged** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/health-wellness-biotech/startup-investment-exits-steady-ai-2026/)
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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*
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August 30, 2026 At TechBBQ, Europe’s AI conversations kept coming back to: Who’s actually in control?
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **At TechBBQ, Europe’s AI conversations kept coming back to: Who’s actually in control?** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/29/at-techbbq-europes-ai-conversations-kept-coming-back-to-whos-actually-in-control/)
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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*
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August 29, 2026 Capital F closes $17M debut fund with goal to back the future of the ‘female economy’
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Capital F closes $17M debut fund with goal to back the future of the ‘female economy’** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/capital-f-closes-17m-debut-fund-with-goal-to-back-the-future-of-the-female-economy/)
- **Cohere Parse 5 loses the benchmark on points. It wins on cost per page.** (VentureBeat)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/data/cohere-parse-5-loses-the-benchmark-on-points-it-wins-on-cost-per-page)
- **AI, athletes, and Keith Rabois: StrictlyVC is back in New York on September 10** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/27/ai-athletes-and-keith-rabois-strictlyvc-is-back-in-new-york-on-september-10/)
- **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI Tools And Assistants Lead Sparser Lineup Of Megadeals** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-ai-tools-assistants-instinct/)
- **How Sweden built one of Europe’s hottest startup ecosystems ** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/28/how-sweden-built-one-of-europes-hottest-startup-ecosystems/)
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August 28, 2026 Craft’s Ilya Levtov Never Learned To Code. He Built A Software Company Anyway.
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Craft’s Ilya Levtov Never Learned To Code. He Built A Software Company Anyway.** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/supply-chain-nontech-founder-ilya-levtov-craft/)
- **From the Spotify Mafia to the Lovable Mafia: inside Stockholm’s founder network** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/podcast/from-the-spotify-mafia-to-the-lovable-mafia-inside-stockholms-founder-network/)
- **Fashion startup Atorie raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/27/fashion-startup-atorie-raises-9-5m-to-bring-consumers-luxury-goods-without-the-markup/)
- **Sector Snapshot: Space Tech Startup Funding Orbits New Highs ** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/record-breaking-space-tech-startup-funding-spcx/)
- **Socure Secures $156M at $5.2B Valuation, Acquires AI Fraud Investigation Startup Fravity** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/socure-raises-acquires-agentic-ai-startup-fravity/)
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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*
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12min
August 27, 2026 What’s driving Sweden’s startup boom, from Lovable to Legora
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **What’s driving Sweden’s startup boom, from Lovable to Legora ** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/video/whats-driving-swedens-startup-boom-from-lovable-to-legora/)
- **Startups Are Still Acquiring Startups, Led By Ultra-High-Valuation Unicorns** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ma/startup-unicorns-acquisitions-ai-fintech-biotech/)
- **Ventures Platform goes bigger — and broader — with its second Africa fund** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/ventures-platform-goes-bigger-and-broader-with-its-second-africa-fund/)
- **Inside The Private-Market Divide: EquityZen’s Phil Haslett On AI, SaaS And Secondaries** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/liquidity/ai-ipo-ma-secondaries-haslett-equityzen/)
- **Sector Snapshot: Legal Tech Funding Down Slightly From All-Time High ** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/legal-tech-startuo-funding-down-ai-acquisitions-2026/)
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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*
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August 26, 2026 Fiat Ventures combines venture and advisory divisions into new brand, raises $35M Fund II
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Fiat Ventures combines venture and advisory divisions into new brand, raises $35M Fund II** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/fgv-capital-bets-on-a-new-venture-model-raises-35m-fund-ii/)
- **Anthropic’s new Claude Tag update lets its Slack agent read the full conversation — and jump in unprompted** (VentureBeat)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/orchestration/anthropics-new-claude-tag-update-lets-its-slack-agent-read-the-full-conversation-and-jump-in-unprompted)
- **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/)
- **The DOJ is investigating a16z. What does this mean for venture capital?** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/podcast/the-doj-is-investigating-a16z-what-does-this-mean-for-venture-capital/)
- **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Defense Tech, AI Tools And Infrastructure Lead The Way** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-defense-tech-ai-infrastructure-castelion/)
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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*
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13min
August 25, 2026 Hugging Face reportedly in talks to be acquired for $13B
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Hugging Face reportedly in talks to be acquired for $13B** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/hugging-face-reportedly-in-talks-to-be-acquired-for-13b/)
- **Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/valor-point72-back-general-intuition-at-6b-valuation-as-ai-startup-pushes-into-robotics/)
- **Which Investors Have Backed The Most 2026 Unicorns?** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/unicorn-investors-ai-robotics-2026-sequoia-khosla/)
- **Why is the DOJ investigating Andreessen Horowitz’s board seats?** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/video/why-is-the-doj-investigating-andreessen-horowitzs-board-seats/)
- **Why Bootstrapped Businesses Are More Relevant Than Ever ** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/startups/bootstrapped-self-funded-business-ai-relevancy-desilva-lateral/)
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August 24, 2026 Early Cerebras investor Adit Singh joins Mayfield as infrastructure partner
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Early Cerebras investor Adit Singh joins Mayfield as infrastructure partner** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/early-cerebras-investor-adit-singh-joins-mayfield-as-infrastructure-partner/)
- **Will the DOJ’s investigation into a16z spook other VCs?** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/will-the-dojs-investigation-into-a16z-spook-other-vcs/)
- **Amazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive** (TechCrunch Fundraising)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/22/amazon-backs-programmable-optics-startup-lumotive/)
- **The investor’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know ** (TechCrunch Venture)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/the-investors-guide-to-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-everything-you-need-to-know/)
- **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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*Sponsored by Ada, Ago Consulting, and Zen Semiconductor*
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FAQs about Funded:

How many episodes does Funded have?

The podcast currently has 184 episodes available.