Crazy Startup Ideas, An airline for dogs? Wayve’s $1 billion for Self-Driving 2.0

In this episode of Founders Weekly, Heini and Hassan explore two groundbreaking startups. They delve into Wayve, a British AI startup that recently raised an astounding $1 billion in funding. They analyze investors, including Nvidia and Microsoft, and Wayve's focus on embodied AI for self-driving vehicles. They also discuss challenges in data collection and partnerships with car manufacturers.

Shifting gears, they are talking about an airline for dogs, Henrik Werdelin, co-founder of Bark is on to tell the full story of the first-ever airline for dogs, Bark Air. Bark Air offers amenities like in-flight entertainment featuring squirrels and non-alcoholic champagne made of chicken broth. 

Host: Heini Zachariassen

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heini/

Co-Host: Hassan Bazzi

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/habazzi/

Guest: Henrik Werdelin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/werdelin/

Barkbox: https://www.barkbox.com/

BARK Air: https://air.bark.co/

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