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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How many episodes does Funded have?

The podcast currently has 136 episodes available.

Funded episodes:

May 23, 2026 Redwood Materials raises another $350M to power up its energy-storage business
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **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/)
- **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/)
- **Embodied AI Fuels Record Robotics Funding In China As IPO Momentum Builds** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/robotics/embodied-ai-fuels-record-funding-china-ipo-momentum-builds/)
- **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/)
- **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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May 22, 2026 Redwood Materials raises another $350M to power up its energy-storage business
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **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/)
- **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/)
- **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/)
- **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/)
- **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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May 21, 2026 Where Funded Founders Went To School: 2026 Edition
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Where Funded Founders Went To School: 2026 Edition** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/top-universities-funded-founders-2026-stanford/)
- **Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion** (TechCrunch Fundraising)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/whoop-valuation-10b-series-g-fundraise/)
- **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/)
- **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/)
- **Digital Banking Startup Mercury Lands $200M At $5.2B Valuation Amid Fintech Funding Uptick** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/fintech-funding-digital-banking-startup-mercury-lands-200m/)
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May 20, 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/)
- **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/)
- **After A 6-Figure Fertility Journey, This Founder Built An IVF Startup With ‘Outcome Protection’** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/health-wellness-biotech/ivf-startup-ai-fertility-probability-gaia/)
- **Venture Capital Is Concentrating Faster Than Ever. What Happens To Everyone Else?** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/data-capital-concentrating-faster-startups-100m-ai/)
- **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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May 19, 2026 Doorstep raises $8M seed to help find missing food deliveries
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **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/)
- **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/)
- **Amazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive** (TechCrunch Fundraising)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/22/amazon-backs-programmable-optics-startup-lumotive/)
- **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/)
- **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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May 18, 2026 Sector Snapshot: Quantum Computing Startup Investment Slows In 2026 While Public Markets Hold Strong
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Sector Snapshot: Quantum Computing Startup Investment Slows In 2026 While Public Markets Hold Strong** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/quantum-computing-startup-investment-data-quantinuum-ipo/)
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May 16, 2026 April’s Most Active US Investors Included Some Usual Suspects, And Some Unusual Ones
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **April’s Most Active US Investors Included Some Usual Suspects, And Some Unusual Ones** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/most-active-us-investors-april-2026-a16z-khosla-y-combinator-google-amazon/)
- **Sector Snapshot: Agtech Startups Face A Drier Funding Climate** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/agtech-foodtech/startup-vc-funding-ai-automation-data/)
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May 08, 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/)
- **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/)
- **Exclusive: Fazeshift Scores $17M As Investors Bet On AI-Powered Finance Ops, Starting With Accounts Receivable** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/fintech/fazeshift-accounts-receivable-ai-finance-ops-startup-funding/)
- **Catalio Capital closes over $400M Fund IV** (TechCrunch Fundraising)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/catalio-capital-closes-over-400m-fund-iv/)
- **Sector Snapshot: Sales And Marketing Gets An AI Makeover** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/sales-marketing/gtm-ai-startup-funding-netomi-hightouch/)
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May 07, 2026 From Credit Cards To An AI Concierge: How Amex Ventures Backs Startups Building Autonomous Commerce
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **From Credit Cards To An AI Concierge: How Amex Ventures Backs Startups Building Autonomous Commerce** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/fintech/amex-ventures-portfolio-strategy-agentic-ai-startups-kevin-tsang/)
- **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 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/)
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May 06, 2026 A year after filing to IPO, still-private Cerebras Systems raises $1.1B
## 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/)
- **Blitzy Raises $200M At $1.4B Valuation For Autonomous Software Development** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/blitzy-funding-valuation-autonomous-software-development-vibe-coding-startups/)
- **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/)
- **AI Is Rewriting What Investors Should Look For In Early Startup Teams** (Crunchbase News)
- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/startups/ai-is-rewriting-what-investors-should-look-for-in-early-startup-teams/)
- **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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FAQs about Funded:

How many episodes does Funded have?

The podcast currently has 136 episodes available.