
North American Startup Funding Shattered Records In First Half Of 2026, Driven By AI
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **North American Startup Funding Shattered Records In First Half Of 2026, Driven By AI** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/na-startup-funding-ma-shattered-records-ai-q2-2026/) - **Supabase hit $5B by turning down million-dollar contracts. Here’s why.** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/video/supabase-hit-5b-by-turning-down-million-dollar-contracts-heres-why/) - **Redwood Materials raises another $350M to power up its energy-storage business** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read…
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