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TextQL Closes $17M. Here's Why We Backed Them Before Anyone Else Would.
In December 2022, we met a founder with a Berkeley degree, a Bessemer Venture Partners pedigree, and a prototype that he was still building his first…
 • Unshackled Ventures
Luminai Raises $38M and Partners with Cleveland Clinic
What Happens When You Bet on the Right Founder Early
 • Unshackled Ventures
Arpit Dwivedi on the 2,000-Year-Old Battery That Could Power the World | Believe in Aliens Episode 4
What if the key to unlocking a clean energy future isn’t a high-tech breakthrough, but a 2,000-year-old chemical reaction discovered by the Romans?
 • Unshackled Ventures and Manan Mehta
Federico Menapace on Healing Trauma and Fixing a Broken System | Believe in Aliens Episode 3
Federico (Fede) Menapace started his career building bridges in Italy.
 • Unshackled Ventures and Manan Mehta
Today at 10 AM PST join us on LinkedIn Live with Eric Ries (Author, Lean Startup & Incorruptible) & Shaherose Charania (Partner, Unshackled…
Last week, Anthropic held its values with the Pentagon, lost a $200 million contract, got designated a national security supply chain risk, and watched…
 • Unshackled Ventures
Tony Martens on the Protein That Could Replace Eggs, Dairy, and Meat | Believe in Aliens Episode 2
Two weeks ago, Plantible Foods received a landmark “No Questions” letter from the FDA for its Rubi Protein. It’s the first isolated RuBisCO-based…
 • Unshackled Ventures and Manan Mehta
Eric Ries Gave Us the Language. A Texas Town Gave Us the Proof.
On endurance, mission as infrastructure, and what it means to build companies that help humanity flourish.
 • Unshackled Ventures and Manan Mehta
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