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Clean tech startup Fluxnium found a way to tap 50,000 years’ worth of nuclear fuel; plus, Hang Ten Systems nabbed another $53m
2026/09/17 | 9 mins.Fluxnium's fibers can extract uranium directly from seawater, which has enough of the nuclear fuel to power thousands of generations.
Also, Hang Ten is a Palo Alto startup and says it has landed multiple seven-figure enterprise contracts within months of launch.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesEarly Anthropic hire, former METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue AI agents; plus, health benefits platform Thatch reaches $1B valuation
2026/09/16 | 8 mins.Their startup, Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) has raised $40 million in a Series A round led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from First Harmonic.
Also, Thatch is a five-year-old startup and the company raised $108 million from The General Partnership, Index Ventures, General Catalyst, and Andreessen Horowitz.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSuperhuman acquired notetaker Fathom; plus, OpenAI bought smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging, and AI infrastructure company Cornelis raised $205M
2026/09/15 | 7 mins.Fathom said that it has over 400,000 monthly active users.
Also, Glass Imaging was founded by a pair of former Apple engineers who previously led the team that developed Apple's Portrait Mode.
And Cornelis, a company creating networking technology to help AI chips communicate more effectively, announced Monday that it has raised $205 million.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFusion power startups find new partners in the defense world; plus, Mecka AI nears $500M valuation amid rush for robot training data
2026/09/14 | 7 mins.Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone dormant, but never completely disappeared.
Also, the round for Mecka is coming together months after Mecka announced its Series A.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDefense tech Mach Industries doubled its valuation in 3 months; plus, Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal
2026/09/11 | 8 mins.Mach Industries is a buzzy startup that raised $600 million in its Series C round.
AlsoMaven Robotics emerged from stealth Thursday with a $100 million Series A and active deployments.
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