## Episode Summary

In this episode, we cover:

- **Sector Snapshot: Space Tech Startup Funding Still Flying High** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/space-tech-startup-funding-flying-high/)

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

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

- **Fintech Plaid Completes Tender Offer At $8B Valuation** (Crunchbase News)

- [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/fintech/plaid-completes-tender-offer-8b-valuation/)

- **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/)

- **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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