Nvidia Now Valued at $4T, The Biggest Year for Female Founders, and the Startups Solving What Big Tech Won’t
Tuesday Current (July 16, 2025): This edition’s loaded with signals you don’t want to miss..
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Who’s Driving the Surge?
Question: Question: Two mega AI deals helped female-led startups crush funding records in early 2025.
Which of the following companies wasn’t one of them?
A) OpenAI
B) Scale AI
C) Anthropic
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MAKING WAVES
Nvidia Now valued at $4 trillion, the chip leader is worth more than the GDPs of India or Japan.
Amazon Exploring a multibillion-dollar investment in Anthropic to advance Alexa+ and compete with Google and Microsoft.
SpaceX Raising new insider funding at a $400B valuation, up from $350B last December.
Replit Joined Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace, ending its cloud exclusivity with Google.
Apolink YC-backed and founded by a 19-year-old, raised $4.3M to launch 32 low-orbit satellites for 99% uptime.
Neuros Medical Raised $56M Series D to commercialize an FDA-approved non-opioid pain therapy.
OPPORTUNITIES AT THINK FISH
PRONTO MOBILE
Dead Zones Still Cost the U.S. $17B a Year. Pronto Is Solving That.
Pronto Mobile: A smarter wireless service that gives every user access to all three major U.S. networks automatically switching to the strongest signal in real time.
One SIM. No contracts. Just coverage that works wherever you go.
Built by the founding team behind Virgin Mobile Latin America (3 million users, $125M ARR), Pronto is designed for contractors, sales reps, and mobile-first professionals who can’t afford to drop calls.
Why investors are watching:
Over 1,000 buyer interviews completed (80%+ willingness to switch)
First paid pilots launching in Q4 2025
Pronto isn’t building towers it’s building smarter coverage, powered by real-time signal switching and eSIM tech. Learn more →
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THE AIM ORGANIZATION
Arthritis Is the #1 Cause of Disability in the U.S., AIM Is Scaling the Solution.
40+ million seniors in the U.S. suffer from progressive arthritis and spine conditions yet over half are excluded from surgery due to medical risk or cost.
Most have no safe, reimbursed care pathway.
AIM’s solution: A growing network of interventional clinics delivering Medicare-, Medicaid-, and major insurance-covered arthritis and spine care without surgery. Treatments are image-guided, minimally invasive, and paired with on-site rehab and a dedicated patient advocate.
Why investors are watching:
Built by a team with 5 IPOs and $250M raised across prior ventures
Backed by proprietary systems (FRAIMWORK®) that drive site selection, ops, and revenue integrity
The AIM Organization isn’t waiting for the system to fix itself it’s building a better one for the patients left behind. Learn more →
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BOTBUILDERS
Small Businesses Are Finally Getting Access to Real AI.
Founded by entrepreneur Matt Leitz, helps everyday business owners implement AI automation without writing a single line of code. From customer support to lead capture, BotBuilders makes it easy to build a chatbot and start automating in under an hour.
Their step-by-step platform has already supported thousands of small business users across industries and they’re just getting started.
Why investors are watching:
Bootstrapped and revenue-generating, with reported $7M+ in sales to date (USA Today)
Founder-led education funnel draws high-conversion webinar audiences
BotBuilders isn’t trying to replace small business owners with AI it’s helping them work smarter with it. Learn more →
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ThinkFISH DEEP DIVE
Every great startup starts with a better product.
But it endures by building a better system.
You can’t scale healthcare without rebuilding access.
You can’t scale AI without reaching the 99% who don’t code.
You can’t scale connectivity by asking people to settle for dropped calls.
This week’s companies aren’t chasing trends - they’re reinforcing trust, reach, and reliability. They’re not just companies. They’re systems. And systems scale.
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Turns out, the AI boom came with some queen energy. 👑🤖
Answer: A) OpenAI
While OpenAI has a female CEO (Mira Murati), the company was not female-founded.
It was Anthropic (Daniela Amodei, co-founder) and Scale AI (with Lucy Guo’s broader ecosystem impact) that helped make 2025 a landmark year for women in Tech leadership with billions raised and signals shifting.