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Todays show:

We reviewed the first 100 companies on the TWiST500 list, covering sectors from fintech to AI, robotics, and space. Dozens of must-know startups emerged. Today, Alex breaks down the categories seeing the most entrants and highlight some of our favorite picks.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Alex Wilhelm kicks off the show

(3:08) AI for Devs: Qodo & Poolside

(6:25) AI Infrastructure: CoreWeave

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(10:15) Data for AI: Tollbit & Scale

(14:05) Robotics: Figure & Dusty Robotics

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(19:08) Fintech: Circle & Altruist

(22:37) Cybersecurity: Huntress & Wiz

(26:30) Crypto: Farcaster

(28:17) Other Standouts: Harvey AI, Kojo & Albedo Space

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(31:17) Angel University kicks off November 6th

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Companies mentioned on the show:

https://www.qodo.ai

https://www.poolside.ai

https://www.coreweave.com

https://www.tollb.it

https://www.scale.com

https://www.figure.ai

https://www.dustyrobotics.com

https://www.circle.com

https://www.huntress.com

https://www.wiz.io

https://www.farcaster.xyz

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