FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Laura Deming announces $58M raise for cryopreservation startup Intel Labs, targeting organ transplants first
• Kimbal Musk raises $50M for Nova Sky Stories drone art — from 6K tickets in 2024 to 500K in 2025
• Sphere Semi raises $20M to build AI-designed analog chips for defense and data centers
• Icarus Robotics raises $6.1M to build free-flying maintenance robots for the ISS and commercial space stations

GUEST INTERVIEWS

• Happy Dad sold hundreds of millions of cans — John Shahidi on building creator brands at scale

NEWS

• Nvidia commits $100B letter of intent to invest in OpenAI in circular AI infrastructure deal
• Oura Ring raising ~$900M at $10B+ valuation after selling 3M rings in a year

COMMENTARY

• OpenAI teases compute-heavy product launches — Sora 2, agents, and personalization on the roadmap