Yesterday

Why this LA-based VC firm was an early investor in Slate Auto

Slate Auto, which came out of stealth mode earlier this year with a surprising – and surprisingly affordable – customizable electric truck, has raised $700 million to date. But long before the EV startup broke cover, it quietly raised a Series A round of more than $100 million in ... Show More

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Yesterday

UAE proptech Huspy raises $59M to scale in Europe

If you walked into a Dubai bank to apply for a mortgage in 2020, chances are you’d spend months buried in paperwork or face a huge price discrepancy when it came to listings. Such experiences led Jad Antoun to start Huspy, a startup streamlining how people in the UAE buy homes di ... Show More

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Jul 8

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

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

5m 31s

Aug 2023

Eldercare robot ElliQ nabs another $25 million in funding

Intuition Robotics isn’t hurting for funding these days. The Israeli firm announced a $36 million Series B in the early days of the pandemic, and now it’s adding another $25 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3m 17s

Sep 2024

TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Joins $160 Million Funding for Applied Digital

Plus, OpenAI co-founder’s new AI firm raises $1 billion. And Verizon is acquiring Frontier Communications in a $20 billion dollar deal. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2m 35s

Sep 2024

TNB Tech Minute: Justice Department Probes Super Micro Computer

Plus, claims that Facebook doesn’t polarize Americans come under new doubts. And medical-robotics startup Mendaera secures $73 million in new funding. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3m 6s

Aug 2024

TNB Tech Minute: Dell Shares Surge on Strong AI-Server Demand

Plus, defense company RTX agrees to pay $200 million to settle export control violations. And Elon Musk’s Starlink says Brazil has frozen its finances. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2m 45s

Dec 2024

‘Genius Girl’ goes from inspiring a Korean TV show character to raising a $100 million AI fund

Principle Venture Partners will write early-stage checks anywhere from $100,000 to “single digit millions.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4m 20s

Oct 2024

TNB Tech Minute: To Power AI, Google Backs New Nuclear Plants

Plus, the U.K. government says it’s secured more than $8 billion in combined commitments to build data centers from four U.S. businesses. And NASA’s mission to Europa blasts off. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jan 2025

Sam Altman’s World now wants to link AI agents to your digital identity

Plus - Flip, the TikTok Shop rival, launches a creator fund that grants up to $100M of equity; Kodiak has made its first driverless truck deliveries to customer Atlas Energy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6m 14s

Databricks, Perplexity co-founder pledge...