## 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/)
- **Silicon Is Back: Playground Global’s Decade-Long Bet On Hardware, Energy And Deep Tech Looks Prescient** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/ai-saas-hardware-energy-deep-tech-qa-barrett-playground-global/)
- **Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups** (TechCrunch Fundraising)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/superorganism-raises-25m-to-back-biodiversity-startups/)
- **Amazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive** (TechCrunch Fundraising)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/22/amazon-backs-programmable-optics-startup-lumotive/)
- **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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