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Proximal Ventures raises debut fund to back startups bringing AI to drug development; plus, PSI is trying to make a business out of AI-driven scientific discovery
2026/11/11 | 9 mins.Former SignalFire investor Sahir Raoof raises $27.5M for new fund targeting AI in pharma
Also, PSI used an unreleased Anthropic model to answer a fundamental question about quantum computing that scientists have pursued for nearly two decades.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesA YC startup is putting $1M behind 5 unsolved materials science problems for AI; plus, AI hardware startup Nominal triples its valuation
2026/11/10 | 6 mins.While frontier AI models have solved a remarkable series of outstanding mathematics problems and made progress in the life sciences, they have yet to truly plumb the complex physics in advanced materials.
Also, Nominal, a startup that offers an AI platform for hardware engineering and claims Anduril as a major customer, has raised another big round of financing that triples its valuation.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAxiom Math wants to keep AI slop out of mathematics
2026/11/09 | 7 mins.As AI floods math with unchecked proofs, Axiom Math is betting on verification. The startup’s AI agents just formally verified the Stacks Project, one of the field’s biggest libraries.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFood delivery startup Wonder files for IPO as it explores its next big bite
2026/11/06 | 5 mins.Following years of fundraising, acquisitions, and expansion, food delivery startup Wonder is moving closer to becoming a publicly traded company.
Also, the Los Angeles-based startup has now raised more than $650 million, and is working on electric trucks, emergency vehicles, and a driverless platform for the military.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSpain's Titan OS raises $46 million; Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures seeks $490M for new funds; plus, AI inference startup Fal doubled its valuation
2026/11/05 | 8 mins.Titan OS has raised $110 million in funding to date.
Also, cybersecurity focused Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise $360 million for a new flagship fund and another $130 million for a separate investment vehicle.
And Fal is a five year startup and recently raised a $1.3 billion round led by Bessemer.
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