StrictlyVC News

149 Episodes

1. OpenAI calls DeepSeek “state-controlled," 23andMe does more cutting, and 10 new YC startups to watch

   Published: 3/14/2025
2. StrictlyVC News: X Down, Meta Book, OpenAI Deal

   Published: 3/13/2025
3. StrictlyVC News: Meta AI Chips, Tesla Warning, YC Funding Shift

   Published: 3/13/2025
4. Microsoft looks for an OpenAI alternative, Figma tests the IPO waters, and I'm sorry, what? A $90K Cheeto?

   Published: 3/10/2025
5. AI founders are starting younger than ever, the real succession drama, and enjoy your lattes while they last

   Published: 2/17/2025
6. Musk bids on OpenAI, Carta settles another sexual harassment case, and Lumon Industries has a job for you

   Published: 2/11/2025
7. Anduril lines up for more funding, Shein loses some sheen amid tariff talks, and "Big Balls" is back

   Published: 2/8/2025
8. Feb 25. Week 1 - Smaller Fundings VC Funded Companies

   Published: 2/6/2025
9. Feb 25. Week 1 - Big-But-Not-Crazy-Big Fundings VC Funded Companies

   Published: 2/6/2025
10. Deel's deal, the real story behind Pavel Durov's arrest, and an OpenAI co-founder leaves Anthropic months after joining

    Published: 2/6/2025
11. Meta mulls a move to Texas, Sam Altman says OpenAI is on “the wrong side of history,” and crazy Super Bowl bets

    Published: 2/1/2025
12. OpenAI aims high, Mark Zuckerberg longs for an “OG Facebook,” and an Albert Einstein candid for the ages

    Published: 1/31/2025
13. Helion, a 12-year-old company based in Everett

    Published: 1/30/2025
14. Skild AI is developing an advanced foundation model to enable robot agility and safety.

    Published: 1/30/2025
15. Atomicwork builds AI-driven software to enhance IT service management.

    Published: 1/30/2025
16. Oligo Security, a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity startup, raised $50M to enhance real-time application monitoring for security threats.

    Published: 1/30/2025
17. Alibaba claims its AI is even better than DeepSeek, Elon Musk is living at DOGE HQ, and “weirdo” men’s fashion

    Published: 1/30/2025
18. An AI startup founder gets arrested, DeepSeek causes a buying frenzy in China, and is it garbage or Van Gogh?

    Published: 1/29/2025
19. DeepSeek's Sputnik Moment and the AI Market Crash

    Published: 1/28/2025
20. Stressed-out researchers, Andreessen Horowitz's reversal, and why Finns are so happy

    Published: 1/28/2025