# 5m (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover 5m. Page: Feed: --- ## [Two Founders Blew Up a Startup Together. Eight Years Later, They Built a Unicorn](https://schneida.substack.com/p/two-founders-blew-up-a-startup-together) _2026-08-08 · Michael Schneider · Cutting through the Noise_ Ante Spittler and Anton Rummel's first company collapsed in a six-figure-a-month bidding war. Their second just closed a €30 million round that values it at €1 billion. ## [Polar Raised $5.7M After a Customer Fired Clay](https://schneida.substack.com/p/polar-raised-57m-after-a-customer) _2026-08-01 · Michael Schneider · Cutting through the Noise_ Its founder helped build Perplexity's Comet browser before leaving to build this one. ## [The AI Industry Is Funding Its Own Distribution Layer](https://schneida.substack.com/p/the-ai-industry-is-funding-its-own) _2026-07-25 · Michael Schneider · Cutting through the Noise_ Passionfroot raised $15M from Anthropic's own lead backer - to sell AI companies access to the creators talking about them. ## [€2M ARR on €1.2M: How Promptwatch Sold Its €6M AI Search Optimization Round](https://schneida.substack.com/p/2m-arr-on-12m-how-promptwatch-sold) _2026-07-18 · Michael Schneider · Cutting through the Noise_ Two repeat founders got two funds to underwrite the same number, for the Amsterdam platform that makes brands visible inside ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity. ## [They Told Him VCs Don't Fund Consulting. He Raised €10M Anyway](https://schneida.substack.com/p/they-told-him-vcs-dont-fund-consulting) _2026-07-11 · Michael Schneider · Cutting through the Noise_ How Berlin PropTech Fuchs & Eule turned "boring" energy-renovation advisory into a data moat, got GET Fund to lead, and had all three existing investors pile back in. ## [They Met 45 Funds and Got Zero Term Sheets. Then the Round Died. Then It Closed.](https://schneida.substack.com/p/they-met-45-funds-and-got-zero-term) _2026-07-04 · Michael Schneider · Cutting through the Noise_ The real story of sunbay.io's €550K pre-seed, and why both funds that said no ended up writing the cheques. ## [They Were Tokenizing YouTube Videos. Now They Move Millions a Day](https://schneida.substack.com/p/they-were-tokenizing-youtube-videos) _2026-06-27 · Michael Schneider · Cutting through the Noise_ The accidental pivot that turned Talentir into a payout-infrastructure company, and got an ex-Google CFO to back it. ## [Why Sequoia Led Odessia's $6M Pre-Seed Before a Single Line of Product Shipped](https://schneida.substack.com/p/why-sequoia-led-odessias-6m-pre-seed) _2026-06-20 · Michael Schneider · Cutting through the Noise_ Sequoia scored his idea a 7 out of 10 and led the round anyway, on a decade-deep edge and a very public failure. The redemption-raise playbook, in full. ## [He Sold the Round Before He Opened It: How Podero Staged a €5.5M Oversubscribed Seed](https://schneida.substack.com/p/he-sold-the-round-before-he-opened) _2026-06-13 · Michael Schneider · Cutting through the Noise_ Three months of staged news, no-pitch coffees, and a round run like a sales pipeline. The full playbook. ## [From a Wine Cellar to a16z in 18 Months](https://schneida.substack.com/p/from-a-wine-cellar-to-a16z-in-18) _2026-06-06 · Michael Schneider · Cutting through the Noise_ How four Swedes made the most boring job in engineering the most-watched fundraise of the year. ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2gR7XTcqTRRi) _2026-06-06 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [More than 443,000 learners enroll in NIR public schools](https://visayandailystar.com/more-than-443000-learners-enroll-in-nir-public-schools/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-than-443000-learners-enroll-in-nir-public-schools) _2026-06-06 · Roger Beltran · Visayan Daily Star_ • GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Education in the Negros Island Region (DepEd-NIR) has recorded 443,884 enrollees in public schools across the region as of June 4, covering learners from kindergarten to senior high school. DepEd-NIR spokesperson Almyr Caezar… The post More than 443,000 learners enroll in NIR public schools appeared first on Visayan Daily Star . ## [Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival sales hit P3.2M](https://visayandailystar.com/bacolod-chicken-inasal-festival-sales-hit-p3-2m/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bacolod-chicken-inasal-festival-sales-hit-p3-2m) _2026-06-06 · Roger Beltran · Visayan Daily Star_ • THERESA MAE DULMAN Concessionaires at this year’s Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival generated a total of P3,285,047 in sales across three designated venues, marking an increase of nearly P1 million from the P2.3 million recorded the previous year. Bacolod City… The post Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival sales hit P3.2M appeared first on Visayan Daily Star . ## [Ex-convict nabbed with P2.5M shabu in Bacolod buy-bust](https://visayandailystar.com/ex-convict-nabbed-with-p2-5m-shabu-in-bacolod-buy-bust/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-convict-nabbed-with-p2-5m-shabu-in-bacolod-buy-bust) _2026-06-06 · Roger Beltran · Visayan Daily Star_ • THERESA MAE DULMAN A 42-year-old former convict was sent back behind bars after police seized P2,584,000 worth of suspected shabu during a drug sting in Purok Malipayon, Barangay 12, Bacolod City, yesterday afternoon, June 5. Police identified the suspect… The post Ex-convict nabbed with P2.5M shabu in Bacolod buy-bust appeared first on Visayan Daily Star . ## [Search warrant operations lead to arrests, seizure of guns and illegal drugs](https://visayandailystar.com/search-warrant-operations-lead-to-arrests-seizure-of-guns-and-illegal-drugs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=search-warrant-operations-lead-to-arrests-seizure-of-guns-and-illegal-drugs) _2026-06-06 · Roger Beltran · Visayan Daily Star_ • GILBERT P. BAYORAN The conduct of search warrant operations on June 4 across Negros Island Region led to the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of unlicensed firearms and illegal drugs. Police intelligence operatives nabbed a 41-year-old construction… The post Search warrant operations lead to arrests, seizure of guns and illegal drugs appeared first on Visayan Daily Star . ## [Ordinance establishes Bacolod Museum, Auditorium Management Board](https://visayandailystar.com/ordinance-establishes-bacolod-museum-auditorium-management-board/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ordinance-establishes-bacolod-museum-auditorium-management-board) _2026-06-06 · Roger Beltran · Visayan Daily Star_ • CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance establishing the management and operational plan for the Bacolod Museum and Auditorium, creating the Bacolod Museum and Auditorium Management Board, was recently passed on first reading by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod. Authored by Councilor… The post Ordinance establishes Bacolod Museum, Auditorium Management Board appeared first on Visayan Daily Star . ## [Bacolod task force impounds tricycles, clears sidewalks](https://visayandailystar.com/bacolod-task-force-impounds-tricycles-clears-sidewalks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bacolod-task-force-impounds-tricycles-clears-sidewalks) _2026-06-06 · Roger Beltran · Visayan Daily Star_ • THERESA MAE DULMAN At least 20 vehicles were impounded and seven structures were demolished during a multi-agency road-clearing operation in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City, on Thursday, June 4. Led by the City Legal Office (CLO) Enforcement Team under retired… The post Bacolod task force impounds tricycles, clears sidewalks appeared first on Visayan Daily Star . ## [201 IP students in NegOcc receive P1.5M educational assistance](https://visayandailystar.com/201-ip-students-in-negocc-receive-p1-5m-educational-assistance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=201-ip-students-in-negocc-receive-p1-5m-educational-assistance) _2026-06-06 · Roger Beltran · Visayan Daily Star_ • GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 201 Indigenous Peoples (IP) students from the municipalities of Isabela and Binalbagan, and Himamaylan City in the 5th District of Negros Occidental received educational assistance worth P1.5 million from the provincial government on… The post 201 IP students in NegOcc receive P1.5M educational assistance appeared first on Visayan Daily Star . ## [SP to cops: Intensify visibility](https://visayandailystar.com/sp-to-cops-intensify-visibility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sp-to-cops-intensify-visibility) _2026-06-06 · Roger Beltran · Visayan Daily Star_ • CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is urging the Bacolod City Police Office – Philippine National Police to intensify police visibility, and crime prevention measures following the recent hold-up incident involving a doctor in Brgy. 19, Bacolod City.… The post SP to cops: Intensify visibility appeared first on Visayan Daily Star . ## [SP supports Bacolod Circular Biohubs](https://visayandailystar.com/sp-supports-bacolod-circular-biohubs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sp-supports-bacolod-circular-biohubs) _2026-06-06 · Roger Beltran · Visayan Daily Star_ • CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution supporting and commending the Bacolod Circular Biohubs for conducting pre-orientation seminar on waste management at La Consolacion College Amistad to different barangays in Bacolod City, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday. The… The post SP supports Bacolod Circular Biohubs appeared first on Visayan Daily Star . ## [Bacolod gives smart TVs to public schools](https://visayandailystar.com/bacolod-gives-smart-tvs-to-public-schools/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bacolod-gives-smart-tvs-to-public-schools) _2026-06-06 · Roger Beltran · Visayan Daily Star_ • THERESA MAE DULMAN The Bacolod City Government officially turned over 222 smart televisions to 70 public schools to strengthen digital learning in local classrooms. Funded through a P7.34 million allocation from the Special Education Fund, the project aims to… The post Bacolod gives smart TVs to public schools appeared first on Visayan Daily Star . ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/I8AQhzcHc5vV) _2026-06-06 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [Big ideas. Small stories. 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