Episodios

  • Fusion power has a fuel problem; Hexium has a laser-powered solution

    Fusion power has a fuel problem; Hexium has a laser-powered solution
    Apr 17 2025
    Hexium has emerged from stealth with $8 million in seed funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 m
  • Forerunner’s long game: As startups stall before IPO, all options are on the table

    Forerunner’s long game: As startups stall before IPO, all options are on the table
    Apr 16 2025
    Thirteen years ago, Forerunner Ventures began helping to usher in a new era of consumer startups, including Warby Parker, Bonobos, and Glossier. None has gone through a traditional IPO process. Warby Parker was taken public through a special purpose acquisition vehicle. Bonobos was acquired by Walmart. Glossier is still privately held. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 m
  • Conifer locks down $20M seed round for its ‘drop-in’ electric hub motor

    Conifer locks down $20M seed round for its ‘drop-in’ electric hub motor
    Apr 16 2025
    A handful of engineers who worked at Lucid Motors and on Apple’s electric car project have launched a new startup that puts a fresh spin on electric hub motors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 m
  • Why Nest co-founder Matt Rogers is still bullish on HVAC

    Why Nest co-founder Matt Rogers is still bullish on HVAC
    Apr 15 2025
    Matt Rogers says Quilt is picking up where his old startup, Nest, left off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    3 m
  • Parallel Systems is building autonomous electric rail for short-distance freight

    Parallel Systems is building autonomous electric rail for short-distance freight
    Apr 15 2025
    The business of moving goods in the United States is dominated by trucks, which handles about two-thirds of the 20.2 billion tons of freight that’s transported annually. Parallel Systems founder and CEO Matt Soule wants to change that by putting a modern autonomous and electric twist on the centuries-old railroad system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 m
  • Drafted uses AI and video resumes to help early-career professionals land jobs

    Drafted uses AI and video resumes to help early-career professionals land jobs
    Apr 14 2025
    As the job market continues to get more competitive, it’s taking months for new grads to land employment, with many settling for roles that don’t align with their goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 m
  • Nuro’s $106M raise backs its shift from delivery robots to licensing autonomy tech

    Nuro’s $106M raise backs its shift from delivery robots to licensing autonomy tech
    Apr 14 2025
    After months of hearty marketing efforts and large-scale technology demos across the U.S., Nuro has secured $106 million in fresh funding to help scale its autonomous driving technology and advance commercial partnerships. The Series E round brings Nuro’s total funding raised to $2.2 billion and its valuation to $6 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    4 m
  • Tessell snags $60M to drive data management at scale

    Tessell snags $60M to drive data management at scale
    Apr 11 2025
    Tessell, a startup developing a multi-cloud database-as-a-service, has raised $60 million in a new funding round led by WestBridge Capital ahead of its plans to expand its market presence and launch an AI-powered conversational database management service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    4 m
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