## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Exclusive: ClearJet raises $25M to build the ‘Uber of Cargo’** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/transportation/clearjet-raises-25m-logistics-ai-seriesb/)

- **How A Teenage Carpenter Became The Founder Of AI Construction Startup Trunk Tools** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/carpenter-founder-ai-construction-startup-trunk-tools-buchner/)

- **The VC Firm That Helped Build Latin America’s Startup Scene Is Crossing Into Silicon Valley** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/latam-startup-vc-silicon-valley-expansion-qa-quinzanos-monashees/)

- **OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise** (TechCrunch Venture)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/openai-backed-thrive-holdings-raises-2b-to-bring-ai-to-the-enterprise/)

- **AI-Native, Not AI-Sprinkle: Why AI Is A Business Change, Not A Technology Change** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/native-not-sprinkle-business-growth-change-morse-strattam/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **No cloud, no GPUs, no problem: Liquid AI's new model LFM2.5-2.6B brings powerful AI agents to devices as small as a Raspberry Pi** (VentureBeat)

- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/no-cloud-no-gpus-no-problem-liquid-ais-new-model-lfm2-5-2-6b-brings-powerful-ai-agents-to-devices-as-small-as-a-raspberry-pi)

- **The Biggest Consequence Of An AI IPO Isn’t The IPO Itself. It’s What Happens Afterward.** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/public/ai-ipo-results-lp-liquidity-gershfeld-flint/)

- **A Marc Benioff-backed startup thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem** (TechCrunch Venture)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/a-marc-benioff-backed-startup-thinks-ai-can-solve-the-ai-deployment-problem/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **VC-backed startups commit more fraud, and researchers think they know why  ** (TechCrunch Venture)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/vc-backed-startups-commit-more-fraud-and-researchers-think-they-know-why/)

- **No Summer Doldrums For Active Startup Investors In July** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/active-startup-investors-july-2026-khosla-yc-coatue-nvda/)

- **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/)

- **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/)

- **Your AI Strategy May Be Destroying Your Exit Value** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/strategies-enhancing-exit-value-acquisitions-sagie/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Lightspeed is building its edge on followers, not just funds** (TechCrunch Venture)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/video/why-lightspeed-is-going-all-in-on-creator-led-venture-capital/)

- **Robinhood to list a fund that lets anyone back Y Combinator startups** (TechCrunch Venture)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/robinhood-to-list-a-fund-that-lets-anyone-back-y-combinator-startups/)

- **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Big Week For Big Checks** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-billion-dollar-raises-manufacturing-energy-ai/)

- **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/)

- **Host a Side Event during TechCrunch Founder Summit Week in Boston** (TechCrunch Venture)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/host-a-side-event-during-techcrunch-founder-summit-week-in-boston/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **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/)

- **Meta enters the AI coding wars with Muse Spark 1.2 and Muse Code with persistent async background agents** (VentureBeat)

- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/orchestration/meta-enters-the-ai-coding-wars-with-muse-spark-1-2-and-muse-code-with-persistent-async-background-agents)

- **Moove raises $250M to become the backbone of the robotaxi industry** (TechCrunch Venture)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/moove-raises-250m-to-become-the-backbone-of-the-robotaxi-industry/)

- **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/)

- **Why Lightspeed is going all-in on creator-led venture capital ** (TechCrunch Venture)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/podcast/why-lightspeed-is-going-all-in-on-creator-led-venture-capital/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

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

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

- **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/)

- **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/)

- **Why Lightspeed is going all-in on creator-led venture capital** (TechCrunch Venture)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/video/why-lightspeed-is-going-all-in-on-creator-led-venture-capital/)

- **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/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **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/)

- **‘Nobody Wanted to Give A Former Principal Money’: How An Educator Built An Edtech AI Startup With $63M From VCs** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/educator-built-edtech-startup-ai-magicschool-kahn/)

- **AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative?** (TechCrunch Venture)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/ai-makes-weather-prediction-better-can-windborne-make-it-lucrative/)

- **Inforcer raises $50M to help prepare smaller businesses for a new world of AI and security risks** (TechCrunch Venture)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/inforcer-raises-50m-to-help-prepare-smbs-for-a-new-world-of-ai-and-security-risks/)

- **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:

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

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

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

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

- **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/)

- **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 Record 14 Billion-Dollar Rounds In July Pushed Venture’s Historic Run Higher** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/data-billion-dollar-rounds-set-global-funding-record-july-2026/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Fresh off its Wiz payout, Index Ventures raises $2B across three funds** (TechCrunch Venture)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/fresh-off-its-wiz-payout-index-ventures-raises-2b-across-three-funds/)

- **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/)

- **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/)

- **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Safe Superintelligence And Commonwealth Fusion Lead With Billion-Dollar Deals** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-safe-superintelligence-commonwealth-fusion/)

- **‘A Rare Land-Grab Moment’: Menlo Ventures’ Matt Murphy On The Next Wave of AI And Putting $3B In New Capital To Work** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/menlo-ventures-matt-murphy-anthropic-ai-investment-thesis/)

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## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human** (TechCrunch Venture)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/smallest-ai-raises-13m-to-build-ultra-fast-voice-ai-that-sounds-genuinely-human/)

- **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/)

- **Repeat founder Ryan Williams raises $10M seed for an AI startup for private credit managers** (TechCrunch Venture)

- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/repeat-founder-ryan-williams-raises-10m-seed-for-an-ai-startup-for-private-credit-managers/)

- **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/)

- **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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