Venture Pill

By: Sam Gordon
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  • Your weekly dose of startups and venture capital. Brandon Osian and Sam Gordon prescribe all you'll need to get into the wonderful world of venture. From fundraising news to startup deep dives, you can expect to stay up to date with the most innovative, exciting companies out there.
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Episodes
  • E145: 10 Person Unicorn, Fitness Rings, and xAI’s Massive Round
    Jan 30 2025

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    And now for this week’s prescription:

    On this week’s dose, we begin (1:42) with Gumloop, a startup that allows users to automate any workflow using AI without requiring any coding experience, hot off a $17M Series A. Next (10:13), we spotlight Oura, the pioneering sleep-tracking ring leveraging strategic partnerships to strengthen its position in the wearables market, fresh off a $200M Series D. Finally (17:22), we turn to xAI, Elon Musk’s contender in the AI arms race, breaking down their massive $6B Series C.

    Sources:

    https://www.gumloop.com/

    https://blog.gumloop.com/gumloops-17m-series-a/

    https://ouraring.com/

    https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/oura-closes-200m-round-boosting-smart-ring-makers-valuation-52b

    https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/25/elon-musks-xai-lands-billions-in-new-cash-to-fuel-ai-ambitions/

    https://x.ai/blog/series-c

    https://pitchbook.com/news/reports/q3-2024-ai-ml-report

    Music Credit: Chapter One by Cole Bauer and Dean Keeton

    https://www.instagram.com/deankeeton/?hl=en


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    32 mins
  • E144: Replacing Dr. Google, Robotic Forklifts, and Supersonic Passenger Planes
    Jan 16 2025

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    And now for this week’s prescription:

    On this week’s dose, we begin (1:33) with Roon, a digital health startup aiming to replace “Dr. Google” with trusted doctor-driven video content, fresh off a $15M Series A. Next (7:54), we spotlight Slip Robotics, the Atlanta-based innovator transforming logistics with its SlipBot Automated Loading Robot, and their $28M Series B. Finally (16:18), we turn to Boom Supersonic, the aerospace pioneer securing over $100M to fund "Symphony," its first supersonic jet engine prototype.

    Sources:

    https://www.roon.com/

    https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/26/roon-raises-15m-to-replace-dr-google-with-real-doctors-sharing-videos-about-illness-treatments/

    https://techpadi.africa/2024/11/nyc-based-health-guidance-platform-roon-secures-15m-in-series-a-funding/

    https://www.wect.com/2019/06/24/study-finds-us-citizens-turn-google-before-their-doctor/#:~:text=WILMINGTON%2C%20N.C.%20(WECT)%20%2D,before%20going%20to%20their%20doctor

    https://techfundingnews.com/roon-doses-up-on-15m-funding-to-replace-dr-google-with-expert-healthcare-answers/

    https://blog.roon.com/post/roons-next-chapter-one-step-closer-to-a-doctor-in-your-pocket-for-health

    https://www.sliprobotics.com/

    https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/17/slip-robotics-snags-28m-for-its-bots-that-can-load-a-truck-in-five-minutes/

    https://www.ourcrowd.com/startup/slip-robotics?utm_source=chatgpt.com

    https://boomsupersonic.com/

    https://viewfromthewing.com/rejected-by-the-industry-boom-supersonic-raises-100m-to-prove-critics-wrong-but-at-a-cost/

    Music Credit: Chapter One by Cole Bauer and Dean Keeton

    https://www.instagram.com/deankeeton/?hl=en

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    28 mins
  • E143: Peloton of Boxing, Microscopic Worm Brain AI, and Next Gen Investing Platform
    Dec 26 2024

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    And now for this week’s prescription:

    On this week’s dose, we start (1:52) with a breakdown of Growl, a connected fitness startup aiming to create the “Peloton of Boxing,” fresh off a $4.75M seed round. Next (12:38), we spotlight Liquid AI, a company taking a radically different approach to AI by modeling their technology on the brain of a worm rather than a human, backed by a $250M funding round. Finally (18:08), we wrap up with a deep dive into Public, a startup empowering users to invest smarter. What began as a social stock trading platform has evolved into an AI-enabled investment tool, fueled by their recent $135M Series D.

    Sources:

    https://www.joingrowl.com/

    https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/04/growl-is-building-the-peloton-of-boxing/

    https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/12/04/growl-funding

    https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/12/04/2991330/0/en/GROWL-Raises-4-75M-to-Launch-the-World-s-First-AI-Powered-Life-Sized-Interactive-Boxing-Fitness-Coach-for-the-Whole-Family.html

    https://www.liquid.ai/

    https://www.liquid.ai/blog/we-raised-250m-to-scale-capable-and-efficient-general-purpose-ai

    https://public.com/

    https://medium.com/the-public-blog/public-announces-135m-series-d-2-capital-raise-8eef9f33b2ad

    Music Credit: Chapter One by Cole Bauer and Dean Keeton

    https://www.instagram.com/deankeeton/?hl=en

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    30 mins

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