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X-energy Reactor Company announced the appointment of Daniel Gross as its new Chief Financial Officer. Gross joins from Amazon, where he directed the Climate Pledge Fund, and brings extensive experience in clean‑energy finance from Oaktree, Hudson Clean Energy, Goldman Sachs and GE Capital. His hiring comes shortly after X-energy closed a $700 million Series D round, positioning him to lead financial strategy for the Xe‑100 small modular reactor and TRISO‑X fuel technology. The move signals the firm’s push to scale nuclear SMR deployment domestically and abroad.
In this episode, Joubin Mirzadegan discusses how his relentless discipline and frustration with broken infrastructure drove him to leave Kleiner Perkins and become CEO of Roadrunner, now a $7.2 billion company. He shares lessons from an early startup failure, emphasizing that...
🚀Is AI really expanding TAM in B2B? 🔄 Or will we end up again in a ... TAM Trap? The latest 20VC with @HarryStebbings @rodriscoll + me https://t.co/GZ0atD0MKB
Paribu, the Istanbul‑based digital‑asset platform, announced the acquisition of Bahrain‑originated crypto exchange CoinMENA in a deal that could value the target at up to $240 million. The transaction gives Paribu immediate access to more than 1.5 million users across 45 countries and...
OTR Therapeutics, a Shanghai‑based biotech, closed a $100 million Series A round in June 2025. The financing was led by True Light Capital, LAV, Pfizer Ventures and Sirona Capital. OTR will deploy the capital to accelerate its pipeline targeting immunology, inflammation, oncology...
IBM announced an $11.1 billion acquisition of Confluent, valuing the streaming‑platform provider at 10 × its last‑twelve‑month revenue. Confluent, the commercial arm behind Apache Kafka, serves more than 40 % of Fortune 500 firms and posted Q3 revenue of $298.5 million, up 19.3 % YoY, with...
Airwallex, the Singapore‑US fintech platform, closed a $330 million Series G round that values the company at $8 billion. The round was led by Addition with participation from T. Rowe Price, Activant, Lingotto, Robinhood Ventures and TIAA Ventures. Airwallex plans to use the capital to...
When you’re first starting something and doing customer acquisition through a channel, if it works, it often performs well even though it’s unoptimized. If you have to spend a lot of time optimizing to get it to barely work, it's...
A banger portfolio listing drop on @acquiredotcom B2B content + SEO automation tools. > $252K TTM revenue > $199K TTM profit > 5,000+ customers > Bootstrapped + lean Full listing: https://t.co/3BF9S0E0dv https://t.co/bttCqZrs4E
There seems to be an accelerating trends of founders quitting successful start-ups in the Age of AI … to found new start-ups. I see it all over my feed, and it happened twice in my portfolio in past 18 months....
In this episode, Harry Stebbings examines the rapid transformation of venture capital, focusing on shifting valuation dynamics, the impact of AI hype on startup success, and the emergence of a new capital stack that founders and investors must navigate. He...
📰 Top AI+B2B News - Sat, Dec 6 https://t.co/MWFHfEuzpm Top Stories: 1. Wealthfront wants just $255 million net from IPO 2. Microsoft (MSFT) to Hike Prices for Commercial Office 3. Salesforce CEO calls AI a 'commodity feature' Top SaaStr Articles: 1. 4 Reasons to Send Investor...
"If you're a founder and feeling like your startup really isn't going anywhere, you should either 1) deeply re-assess how you can take more shots on goal or 2) go join one of the big labs. Right now is an...
Anysphere Inc., the creator of the AI‑powered coding assistant Cursor, announced a $900 million financing round led by Thrive Capital with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Accel and DST Global. The infusion lifts the company’s valuation to $9.9 billion and brings total capital...
Radical Health is building the future of cancer care with their new AI Oncologist, giving every patient access to care as if they were being treated by the world’s top cancer doctor. https://t.co/EFqcwRfwXq
Modern Etiquette is really good from the Slow Ventures team - it seems like a joke but it's really not, and the advice can be helpful to anyone; especially your favorite tech twenty-something. https://t.co/mcZcrEuVbm https://t.co/9ryxw6oI0c
In this episode, Sahil S explains that successful fundraising is 80% organization and introduces a simple investor CRM built in Google Sheets, complete with a downloadable template. He walks listeners through essential columns—contact info, investor type, referrer, and stage—showing how...
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That's big. Love the diversified public/private partnerships. Should lead to a ton of innovation - and state by state competition. Which is healthy!
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Most first-time founders underestimate how much discipline real progress requires.
Venture is changing faster than ever. If you are not up to date, you will fall behind. Coming soon next Wednesday 👇 - What’s really happening to valuations - How AI euphoria is reshaping winners and losers - The new capital stack every founder and...
Made me realize that we rarely hear from Waymo leadership despite it being such an AMAZING technology. strategic i guess? https://lnkd.in/gMqtrxjR
I think most pre-seed founders would be way better off hiring contractors for specific projects rather than hiring employees for roles - at least in the beginning.
If you have a mega platform Write super collaborative checks You will absolutely crush the next decade in venture. Distribution matters. 😉
"When I arrived, our NPS was negative 26..." Get your popcorn ready, because my podcast with Cassie Young drops tomorrow. She's one of the brightest GTM minds in the game. Cassie has lived the entire go-to-market lifecycle... from CRO to...
I caught up with one of my portfolio founders this past week. He's a successful serial entrepreneur, and one of the things that sets him apart from many founders is his relentless focus on margins. He constantly is trying to...
What I read this week... 1) Kalshi Raises $1B at $11B Valuation Kalshi has closed a stunning $1 billion Series E funding round at an $11 billion valuation, more than doubling its worth in under two months. The round, led by crypto-focused...
Looking for startups with traction to syndicate to 11,000 angel investors
Larger VC funds want to cram more and more capital into their winners. More than ever. It’s not that complicated but two core reasons: #1. Fewer and fewer winners, so everyone wants to throw money at whatever truly breaks out...
One of the most BS statements: You do not want people to join your company because of an investor that led the round. People want to grow and they want to make money. When Sequoia invests, it is a massive stamp...
BEWARE, INVESTORS IN “FEEL GOOD” STARTUPS! We’ve all seen these startups… they have bold ambition and admirable goals, but lack a cutthroat business model that will guarantee future returns for investors. But it’s surprisingly easy to fall into what I...
Two of our faves from the latest Y Combinator cohort : Dome and Zephyr Fusion. YC just had their Fall ‘25 Demo Day, so Alex and I are running down some of their favorite contenders. Two startups that REALLY stand...
This is one of the better takes on the AI "bubble" I've seen recently. https://t.co/sMJsm1vnT2
Excited to have @immad, CEO / co-founder of Mercury join us on the 24 hour live founder advice hotline on Dec 17! Sign up here:
Solid post from Pete Warden sharing some learnings
Fund size is your strategy. You hear it all the time because it's true, and Micah Rosenbloom and the team at Founder Collective demonstrate the art and the super power of this. Five funds and twenty $B+ outcomes, yet every...
Oftentimes as your company grows, you either outgrow your investor or they've passed their investment horizon and are looking to exit. For example, you may have a smaller fund invest early on, but then your company does well and you...
The latest on Outlier's Path - Being Right vs. Getting It Right -- During Thanksgiving Break, I found joy at several friends' and family gatherings. I've learned to sit between the adults' table and the kids' table. The conversations at that intersection...
The incumbents are still polishing their slide decks. You just shipped the product. While the world waits for permission, you are paving the road. Speed is your unfair advantage. Keep shipping!
2025 IPOs: pretty meh in end 2026 IPOs: Anthropic, Databricks, SpaceX? OMFG
Fund size is your strategy. @micahjay1 + team at @fcollective demonstrate the art & super power of this. 5 funds & 20 $B+ outcomes, yet every fund <$100M. Today, that’s practically rebellious. All this + what 'unsexy' sectors are quietly delivering...
A little-known rare earths start-up with about 30 employees has won a blockbuster funding deal from the Pentagon, three months after Donald Trump Jr’s venture capital firm invested in the company. https://t.co/dvj66uDJZC
i will never get tired hearing Zachary Perret talk about the early days of Plaid , here in interview with Ben Thompson https://lnkd.in/g6YzpMte
Congrats to @besimple_ai on their $3M seed! They're building the data layer for AI, starting with audio. Besimple licenses and processes diverse conversational audio so teams can ship better voice models, faster. https://t.co/PGihh57d8S https://t.co/r4m6g3h45i
Some people aren’t just in big roles, they *are* the role. e.g. Tammy at Stripe. Solana at FF. Katherine at AD/a16z. For appropriate roles, recruit people whose natural inclinations fit your business and pitch them "be yourself, just with more support...
While we have portfolio companies that have gotten to unicorn status in 5-10 years. It's much more realistic (and common) - even on a fast trajectory - to take 10-20 years to get there.
One 2026 prediction I have is that consumer health companies will be an even bigger trend next year. With Function Health leading the way, you have fast growing newer upstarts helping consumers with longevity. Measurement of vitals, F&B for more...
Instead of building more features, do more sales and support at your startup. You'll will grow faster and learn more.
Measuring profit per person at a startup is a great metric to track.
