Episodes

  • Stripe’s first employee, the founder of fintech Increase, sort of bought a bank

    Stripe’s first employee, the founder of fintech Increase, sort of bought a bank
    Jul 8 2025
    Competitors to Darragh Buckley's Increase are so nervous about his ambitions to "own" a bank, someone has been trying to stop him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • Lovable on track to raise $150M at $2B valuation

    Lovable on track to raise $150M at $2B valuation
    Jul 8 2025
    Lovable released its vibe coder in late November. Within six month, the startup hit $50 million in ARR, CEO Anton Osika said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    3 mins
  • Former SpaceX manager alleges harassment, retaliation, and security violations in lawsuit

    Former SpaceX manager alleges harassment, retaliation, and security violations in lawsuit
    Jul 7 2025
    SpaceX is facing another lawsuit alleging discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    4 mins
  • Lucid sales inch forward as EV maker pushes to ramp Gravity production

    Lucid sales inch forward as EV maker pushes to ramp Gravity production
    Jul 7 2025
    Lucid sold 3,309 vehicles in the second quarter, a new record for the EV maker. Still, the company must ramp up production of its Gravity SUV to meet its 2025 target. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    3 mins
  • Israeli quantum startup Qedma just raised $26 million, with IBM joining in

    Israeli quantum startup Qedma just raised $26 million, with IBM joining in
    Jul 4 2025
    Qedma specializes in error mitigation software. Its main piece of software, QESEM, standing for Quantum Error Suppression and Error Mitigation, analyzes noise patterns to suppress some classes of errors while the algorithm is running and mitigate others in post-processing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Genesis AI launches with $105M seed funding from Eclipse, Khosla to build AI models for robots

    Genesis AI launches with $105M seed funding from Eclipse, Khosla to build AI models for robots
    Jul 4 2025
    Genesis AI, which aims to build a foundational model for powering all kinds of robots, has emerged from stealth with $105M in seed funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    3 mins
  • Sri Mandir keeps investors hooked as digital devotion grows

    Sri Mandir keeps investors hooked as digital devotion grows
    Jul 3 2025
    AppsForBharat, the Indian startup behind the Hindu devotional app Sri Mandir, has raised $20 million in a new round — just over nine months after securing $18 million — as the app continues to attract not only devotees but also strong investor interest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Tailor, a ‘headless’ ERP startup, raises $22M Series A

    Tailor, a ‘headless’ ERP startup, raises $22M Series A
    Jul 2 2025
    Tailor, a San Francisco- and Tokyo-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform, has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round. Investors include ANRI, JIC Venture Growth Investments (JIC VGI), New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Spiral Capital and Y Combinator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins