European VC Plural has carved out a reputation for itself as being one of the few VCs in the region started and led by entrepreneurs who grew their own startups.
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Cowboy Space raised $275 million to build rockets for space data centers; plus what will the whisper-filled office of the future sound like
Cowboy Space Corporation wants to put data centers in orbit. First, it has to build the rockets to get them there. Also, how will work setups change if we spend more and more time talking to our computers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7m 29s
May 8
A 20-minute pitch wins Indian startup Pronto backing from Lachy Groom; plus, Khosla-backed robotics startup Genesis AI has gone full stack
The investment comes as Pronto scales to 26,000 daily bookings and the market heads toward a potential $18 billion size. Also, Genesis AI, a startup that raised a $105 million seed round to build foundational AI for robotics, has unveiled its first model, GENE-26.5, but also a de ... Show More
10m 20s
May 7
Ethos raises $22.75M from a16z for its expert network with voice onboarding; plus, Altara secures $7M to bridge the data gap that’s slowing down physical sciences
Ethos says it is onboarding 35,000 experts per week Also, Altara’s AI aims to diagnose failures and help speed up R&D by unifying data siloed across spreadsheets and legacy systems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
9m 27s
Nov 2020
#99 The Friends & Family Gap
In VC, before you pitch investors, you’re expected to get some initial cash from friends and family. Getting this money is a critical first step for a new startup. But what if your friends and family aren’t wealthy? Two founders tell us what that experience is like, and how it’s ... Show More
29m 18s
Jun 2024
Don’t Fundraise Unless You Have to, But if You do, Look for this in your Investors - with Sonia W. at VentureSouq | The Perfect Pitch Podcast Ep5
<p>We were thrilled to speak with Sonia Weymuller, one of Dubai’s most active investors who started her VC career by launching the largest angel investor syndicate before professionalizing the firm to become <a href='https://lucidityinsights.com/investors/venturesouq-63'>VentureS ... Show More
41m 16s
Feb 2021
Venture Capitalism isn’t just for Venture Capitalists, with Arlan Hamilton
Nilay Patel talks with venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton. Arlan founded VC fund Backstage Capital in 2015 and focuses on investing in “underestimated founders,” many of whom are people of color, women and LGBTQ. They discuss the importance of representation in tech and business, ... Show More
53m 42s
Aug 2020
#95 You Asked. Investors Answered. Now What?
In the spring, founders desperate for ideas about how to keep their companies afloat called in to get advice from our investors. Several months later, the economy is still far from recovering, so we called the founders back to see if the investors’ advice was working. Learn more ... Show More
32m 28s
Mar 2021
Equity Monday: More money for fintech, Deliveroo's IPO, and AI startups
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.
This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private market news, talks about the coming week, digs into some recent funding rounds ... Show More
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