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How Fintech Clair Hit A $100M Run Rate By Offering Workers The 'Fairest' Early Access To Wages
CEO Nico Simko spent years cracking a business model he says can provide better access to credit for millions of working Americans. Now it's growing…
Aug 11
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Alex Konrad
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They Knew He Was A Scammer, So They Offered Him A Job
When an engineering job interview turned suspicious, Checkr CEO Daniel Yanisse decided to play along to test his own identity software.
Aug 9
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Alex Konrad
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Ambrook, A QuickBooks Killer For Farms, Raises $30M To Go After More Of The 'Real Economy'
CEO Mackenzie Burnett is taking her startup used by 8,000 businesses into trucking, construction, and real estate after raising a Series B led by Lachy…
Aug 4
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Alex Konrad
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July 2026
Why AI Won't Replace Accountants — It'll Make Them Richer, Says Basis CEO Matt Harpe
On The Upstarts Podcast, the $1.15B startup talks an accountant shortage, outcome-based pricing, hiring AI talent in NYC, and staying ahead of the big…
Jul 30
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Alex Konrad
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Meet The AI Startup Winning Over Real Estate's Toughest Customers
EXCLUSIVE: Brokers love Henry AI's deck builder. Now it's raised a $16.5M Series A led by FirstMark to automate more of the process -- and stay ahead of…
Jul 29
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Alex Konrad
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Voice AI Startup Wispr Is Launching A Lab To Bring 'J.A.R.V.I.S.' To Life
CEO Tanay Kothari says Wispr will hire up to 50 top researchers, at a commitment of hundreds of millions of dollars, in the pursuit of 'J.A.R.V.I.S…
Jul 24
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Alex Konrad
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Abridge’s Shiv Rao: Taking On Microsoft To Cure Doctor Burnout With AI
A cardiologist turned founder, Rao says he's building an operating system, not an AI scribe. He's got 300 health system customers spanning 250M…
Jul 23
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Alex Konrad
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Bell-Ringer To Bug-Hunter: Zoom CEO Eric Yuan Pushes Startup Speed, 15 Years In
A wide-ranging reunion interview covers 'Zoom 2.0,' buying startups, product-led growth, digital twins, deep fakes, and his quest for a four-day work…
Jul 22
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Alex Konrad
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Agents For CFOs, Runaway Tokens And 'Unreasonable Hospitality,' With Pigment's Eléonore Crespo
One of France's top founders talks building AI for CFOs, the AI talent "buffet," Tom Cruise and much more on The Upstarts Podcast.
Jul 17
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Alex Konrad
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Exclusive: Startup Adapter Launches With $17.8M To Bring New 'Cognition' To AI Tools
Repeat founder Adam Ghetti returns with a startup backed by GV and others to provide better 'cognition' for your AI use -- all while keeping your data…
Jul 14
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Alex Konrad
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Radical AI’s Joseph Krause: The Scientist Building The ‘Waymo’ Lab For New Materials
The New York-based founder joins The Upstart Podcast to talk about SpaceX, why cloud labs failed, and why you don't need $1B to speed up 150 years of…
Jul 10
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Alex Konrad
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'Agents Can't Go On The Trip': GetYourGuide's CEO On How AI Changes Travel
Co-founder Johannes Reck has lived travel experiences for 17 years. He sees AI changing how we browse -- but not ChatGPT booking our tours.
Jul 9
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Alex Konrad
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