Former Apple Engineers’ Physical AI Startup Lyte Raises $165M At $1.6B Valuation
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Former Apple Engineers’ Physical AI Startup Lyte Raises $165M At $1.6B Valuation** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/robotics-ai-startup-lyte-seriesc-raise-maverick/) - **a16z brings growth fund to $8.5B days after launching new $1.1B fund** (TechCrunch Venture) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/a16z-brings-growth-fund-to-8-5b-days-after-launching-new-1-1b-fund/) - **Global Venture Funding Jumps 122% In August As Streak Of Billion-Dollar Deals Continues** (Crunchbase News) - [Read…
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