๐ Markets & Finance The VC firm behind Shopify is doubling down on robotics and defense The venture capital firm, best known for bets on Shopify, Notion, and Mercor, has hired a new partner to invest in physical world technologies. BU Business Insider Mkt 3 Aug 2026 6 days ago 1 min read Business Insider Mkt โ 3 August 2026 Text: Aโ A+ 26 0 0 ๐๏ธ Listen ๐ Translate ๐ Translate: ๐ฌ๐ง EN ๐ธ๐ฆ AR ๐ต๐ฐ UR ๐ฎ๐ณ HI ๐ซ๐ท FR ๐ช๐ธ ES ๐ฉ๐ช DE ๐น๐ท TR ๐จ๐ณ ZH ๐ท๐บ RU ๐ง๐ท PT โ ๐๏ธ AI Podcast โ Two-Host Discussion The VC firm behind Shopify is doubling down on robotics and defense Kokoro TTS ยท ~5 min episode ยท American English voices โ ๐ค Voice Selectionโผ tap to expand Choose voices for Host A and Host B. Changes take effect on next play. Host A ๐ฅ Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Fenrir (Rich, authoritative) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Onyx (Strong, broadcast) Liam (Youthful, conversational) Bella (Warm, expressive) Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Daniel (Polished, clear) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) Alejandro (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) Siwis (F, expressive) Alpha (F, clear) Gongitsune (F, natural) Kumo (M, deep) Xiaobei (F, bright) Yunyang (M, warm) Alpha (F, natural) Omega (M, clear) Sara (F, expressive) Nicola (M, rich) Dora (F, warm) Alex (M, clear) Host B ๐ฆ Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Bella (Warm, expressive) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Dora (F, warm) Alejandro (M, clear) Siwis (F, expressive) Nezuko (F, bright) Tebukuro (F, calm) Kumo (M, deep) Yunxi (F, energetic) Yunyang (M, warm) Omega (M, clear) Alpha (F, natural) Nicola (M, rich) Sara (F, expressive) Alex (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) ๐๏ธ Regenerate with Selected Voices A Now Speaking โ Generating podcastโฆ Synthesising speech โ will play automatically when readyโฆ โถ 0:00 / 0:00 1ร The venture capital firm, best known for bets on Shopify, Notion, and Mercor, has hired a new partner to invest in physical world technologies. This Read Full Story at Business Insider Mkt โ Advertisement corporate ticker:GE ticker:SHOP React: ๐ฅ0 ๐ฎ0 ๐ข0 ๐ก0 โค๏ธ0 ๐ค0 Read original story at Business Insider Mkt Sources Business Insider Mkt Sponsored Related Stories ๐ Markets & Finance Higher Open Called For Indonesia Stock Market Nasdaq News ยท 11 days ago ๐ Markets & Finance I spent years in finance. Then I realized rural Japan's rice terraces were an overlooked asset. Business Insider Mkt ยท 10 days ago ๐ Markets & Finance Ethereum Foundation adds SEAL 911 co-founder to board as privacy focus grows CoinTelegraph ยท 10 days ago ๐ Markets & Finance XDC AI and the Rise of Agentic Finance: When AI Agents Learn to Pay Decrypt ยท 9 days ago ๐ Markets & Finance Analysts predict Chinese stock market rebound following U.S. election results Nasdaq News ยท 13 days ago ๐ Markets & Finance Investors withdraw $475 million from American Bitcoin ETFs, market confidence falters. Bitcoin Magazine ยท 13 days ago