FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Listen Labs raises $27M Series A led by Sequoia to automate AI-powered customer research at scale

GUEST INTERVIEWS

• Delian Asparouhov on Hill & Valley Forum: tech-DC collaboration, defense budget, and Ramp for government
• Public.com becomes Aston Martin F1 team sponsor, with Aston Martin taking equity stake in return
• Free Form founder on bringing SpaceX-speed manufacturing culture to AI-enabled metal 3D printing
• Formic CEO: 95% of US factories have no robots — capex-free robotics-as-a-service can change that
• Calley Means on MAHA food dye phase-out: correcting corrupt incentives, not nanny-state regulation

NEWS

• Netflix posts record Q1 profits and targets $78B revenue and $1T market cap by 2029
• AMD enters 'wartime mode' with developer-first pivot to challenge Nvidia's CUDA dominance