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Silicon Valley VC News Daily: Your Insight into Venture CapitalWelcome to "Silicon Valley VC News Daily," the podcast dedicated to keeping you informed about the latest trends, investments, and movers and shakers in the world of venture capital. Each episode provides in-depth analysis, interviews with top investors, and insights into the hottest startups in Silicon Valley. Whether you"re an entrepreneur, investor, or tech enthusiast, our podcast offers valuable information to help you navigate the

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3:29

Silicon Valley Shifts: AI Infrastructure and Quantum...

Silicon Valley VC News Daily ·

2026/01/17

Silicon Valley venture capital firms are navigating a recalibrated landscape in early 2026, with AI infrastructure grabbing massive funding amid healthcare VC pullbacks and emerging bets on quantum computing. Listeners, just yesterday on January 16, database powerhouse ClickHouse closed a whopping 400 million dollar Series D round at a 15 billion dollar valuation, led by Dragoneer with heavyweights like Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed, and Index Ventures joining in. ClickHouse reports its annualized

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3:43

Silicon Valley VCs Surge Ahead Amidst Economic...

Silicon Valley VC News Daily ·

2026/01/14

Silicon Valley venture capital firms are charging ahead amid economic headwinds, pouring billions into AI, defense tech, climate innovation, and biotech as of January 13, 2026. Techstartups.com reports a blockbuster day of funding totaling over $900 million across 10 major deals, signaling robust investor confidence despite market jitters.Defense tech led the charge with Onebrief raising $200 million from Battery Ventures and Sapphire Ventures to scale AI-powered mission planning for U.S. military

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3:04

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Firms Surge Amid $100...

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2026/01/12

Silicon Valley venture capital firms are roaring back into action amid a global funding surge, with over $100 billion poured into tech startups in Q4 2025 alone, up 40% from the prior year, according to Sergey Tereshkins startup news roundup on January 11. The venture winter is over, and AI remains the hottest ticket, fueling record rounds like OpenAIs $40 billion raise, Anthropics $13 billion, and xAIs $10 billion, as mega funds from SoftBank and Gulf sovereigns flood the market.Top firms are

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5:08

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Shifts Toward AI,...

Silicon Valley VC News Daily ·

2026/01/10

Silicon Valley venture capital is entering a new phase defined by consolidation of power, an AI-driven funding rebound, and a more political, regulatory-aware stance.According to Crunchbase News, North American startup funding surged to about 280 billion dollars in 2025, up roughly 46 percent from the prior year, with the majority of capital flowing into artificial intelligence. That rebound follows one of the toughest fundraising environments for venture firms since 2017, as higher interest rates

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3:01

Silicon Valley VCs Fuel AI Boom: Blockbuster Exits,...

Silicon Valley VC News Daily ·

2026/01/07

Silicon Valley venture capital firms are charging into 2026 with explosive AI investments, blockbuster exits, and bets on infrastructure amid economic headwinds like high interest rates and regulatory scrutiny. According to The Silicon Review, last year's deals like Nvidia's 20 billion dollar licensing pact with Groq and Meta's over 2 billion dollar buyout of Manus set the stage, with AI snagging 50 percent of global funding in 2025. OpenAI hit 500 billion dollars valuation while Anthropic reached

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3:08

Silicon Valley VCs Bet Big on AI Amidst Economic...

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2026/01/05

Silicon Valley venture capital firms are doubling down on AI amid economic headwinds, with massive deals and shifts toward robotics and autonomous tech signaling resilience. Benchmark's early $75 million investment in Chinese-founded Manus, valued at $500 million then, paid off huge as Meta snapped it up for $2-3 billion on December 29, per Reuters and Silicon Republic reports. This acquisition highlights VC bets on general AI agents that handle tasks like market research and coding, now fueling

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3:10

Silicon Valley VCs Cautiously Optimistic in 2026 as...

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2026/01/03

Silicon Valley venture capital firms kicked off 2026 with cautious optimism amid a record-breaking 2025, where AI startups raised a staggering 150 billion dollars globally, according to eWeek reports, capturing nearly 50 percent of all startup funding. This surge redefined VC priorities, with 15 companies alone securing over 100 billion dollars in mega-rounds of 2 billion or more each, per Crunchbase data highlighted in Silicon Florist.Major trends show AI dominating, but investors are shifting from

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2:57

Silicon Valley VCs Ride AI-Fueled Wave Amid Economic...

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2025/12/31

Silicon Valley venture capital firms are riding an AI-fueled wave amid economic turbulence, with massive funding rounds and strategic shifts defining late 2025. According to TradingKey's recap of top AI events, hyperscalers like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta ramped capital expenditures from $256 billion in 2024 to a projected $443 billion in 2025, fueling an AI boom that propelled Nvidia to a $5 trillion market cap on $500 billion in chip orders. Goldman Sachs reports these giants will triple

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3:01

Silicon Valley VCs Ride AI Investment Wave,...

Silicon Valley VC News Daily ·

2025/12/29

Silicon Valley venture capital firms are riding an AI investment wave in 2025, with U.S. unlisted AI startups raising a record $150 billion, according to the Financial Times citing PitchBook data. This shatters the 2021 high of $92 billion, driven by mega-deals like OpenAI's $41 billion round led by Softbank, Anthropic's $13 billion, Meta's $14 billion in Scale AI, and xAI's $10 billion.Globally, AI venture funding hit $202.3 billion, up 16% from 2024 and claiming nearly half the market, reports

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3:11

Silicon Valley Riding AI Boom: $118B Invested by...

Silicon Valley VC News Daily ·

2025/12/27

Silicon Valley's venture capital scene is exploding with AI fever as 2025 wraps up, listeners. Global AI startups snagged nearly 50 percent of funding by Q3, a 38 percent jump year-over-year, with $118 billion poured in by mid-August, surpassing all of 2024, according to Crunchbase News. Mega-deals dominate: Meta dropped $14.3 billion for 49 percent of Scale AI, Nvidia licensed Groq's tech on Christmas Eve, poaching its CEO and engineers while the startup runs independently at a $6.9 billion

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3:04

Silicon Valley VCs Charge Ahead in AI, SPACs, and...

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2025/12/24

Silicon Valley venture capital firms are charging into 2025's final days with bold moves in AI, SPACs, and emerging tech, defying economic headwinds like high interest rates and AI backlash. Boardroom Alpha reports that on December 23, Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp priced a $200 million SPAC IPO, led by CEO Dan Nash and backed by Menlo Ventures' Matthew Murphy, targeting AI-driven infrastructure, fintech, crypto, energy transition, and mobility plays in Palo Alto's innovation hub. This comes amid

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2:26

Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists Double Down on AI...

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2025/12/22

Silicon Valley venture capital firms are charging ahead into AI and quantum computing amid economic headwinds, with funding surges defying bubble fears. Lightspeed Venture Partners just raised $9 billion, a record haul, and led Resolve AI's Series A at a nominal $1 billion valuation despite its $4 million ARR, using a multi-stage structure for lower actual pricing, per AIbase reports. This reflects VC bets on AI ops tools like autonomous SRE, even as investors like Kindred Ventures' Steve Jang admit

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4:40

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Shifts Focus to AI,...

Silicon Valley VC News Daily ·

2025/12/20

Silicon Valley venture capital is ending the year in a mood that is cautious on headlines but aggressive where it counts: in AI, climate, and hard tech.According to Crunchbase News, the week’s biggest U.S. funding rounds were dominated by data, AI, security, and energy, led by Databricks’ roughly 4 billion dollar late stage raise at a valuation above 130 billion dollars. That kind of mega round, backed by Insight Partners and other crossover investors, shows how top Silicon Valley firms are

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2:54

Silicon Valley VCs Supercharge AI and Frontier Tech...

Silicon Valley VC News Daily ·

2025/12/17

Silicon Valley venture capital firms are charging ahead in AI and frontier tech despite economic headwinds, with massive rounds signaling red-hot demand for data infrastructure and autonomy. Databricks, the San Francisco-based enterprise AI data analytics powerhouse, is raising over $4 billion in a Series L at a staggering $134 billion valuation, co-led by Insight Partners, Fidelity, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management, with Andreessen Horowitz joining, according to StrictlyVC and the Wall Street

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4:38

Silicon Valley VCs Shift Focus to AI, Climate Tech...

Silicon Valley VC News Daily ·

2025/12/15

Silicon Valley venture capital is ending the year in a cautious but quietly aggressive mood, especially around AI and hard tech. According to PitchBook and Crunchbase daily updates, overall U.S. venture funding is still far below the 2021 peak, yet AI deals now account for a disproportionately large share of new term sheets, with multihundred‑million dollar rounds in AI infrastructure, data centers, and model startups closing even as many consumer and fintech deals stall.Top firms like Sequoia

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4:21

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Seeks Selective...

Silicon Valley VC News Daily ·

2025/12/13

Silicon Valley venture capital is ending the year in a mood of selective aggression: plenty of cash, but far less patience for hype.According to PitchBook data cited in recent industry briefings, overall U.S. venture deal volume remains well below the 2021 peak, yet late‑stage funding in artificial intelligence and infrastructure has rebounded sharply, with multibillion‑dollar rounds for model labs, chip startups, and data‑center plays led by firms like Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, and Lightspeed

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5:06

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Navigates AI Boom and...

Silicon Valley VC News Daily ·

2025/12/06

Silicon Valley venture capital is ending the year in a paradox: cash is flowing again into AI and frontier tech, even as investors insist they have never been more disciplined.According to Stanford’s 2025 AI Index, total corporate AI investment hit a record quarter trillion dollars in 2024, with private AI funding surpassing all prior years. Stanford notes that the U.S. and especially the Bay Area still dominate mega rounds, even as more deals happen globally. At the same time, a growing body of

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4:45

Silicon Valley's Venture Landscape Bifurcates:...

Silicon Valley VC News Daily ·

2025/12/03

Silicon Valley's venture capital landscape is experiencing a dramatic transformation as firms navigate uncertainty and shifting investment priorities. The past 24 hours have revealed significant momentum in emerging technology sectors, particularly humanoid robotics and longevity science, signaling where the smartest money is flowing.The Humanoids Summit, returning to Silicon Valley on December 11th and 12th at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, is drawing nearly 2000 participants from

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4:12

Silicon Valley's Venture Capital Landscape Evolves:...

Silicon Valley VC News Daily ·

2025/12/01

Silicon Valley venture capital firms are navigating a dynamic landscape marked by record AI investments, shifting economic pressures, and a growing emphasis on climate tech and diversity. In the past week, major deals have underscored the sector’s resilience. OpenAI raised another round of funding, reportedly securing $15 to $20 billion at a valuation near $500 billion, with SoftBank and other top investors leading the charge. This influx is fueling ambitious infrastructure projects, including the

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5:29

Silicon Valley's AI Dominance Reshapes Venture...

Silicon Valley VC News Daily ·

2025/11/29

Silicon Valley's venture capital landscape is experiencing a dramatic consolidation around artificial intelligence, with 2025 marking a historic inflection point for the industry. The numbers tell a compelling story: nearly 70 US AI startups have raised 100 million dollars or more this year alone, nearly double the count from 2024. This represents a fundamental reorganization of the venture capital asset class around a single thesis that artificial intelligence is not just a sector but the entire

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