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Anthropic has soared to a $1.5 trillion valuation on secondary markets. Almost no one wants to sell.
Investors still can't get enough of Anthropic. As the AI giant races towards what could be one of the largest IPOs in history, its shares are changing hands on secondary markets at valuations as high as $1.5 trillion, even as competition from…
Locarno Takeaways: A Charming Olivia Wilde, Navigating an Industry Crunch and One Reason Why There Should Be More Women Filmmakers
Unspooling over Aug. 5-15, this year's Locarno Film Festival broke records for industry attendance and its heat, Switzerland enduring its hottest summer since records began in 1864. Led by an ebullient Olivia Wilde, charged by the breakout success…
Thrive's Joshua Kushner chides Silicon Valley VCs over AI euphoria
In Thrive Capital's first-ever investor letter, founder Joshua Kushner has some unexpected things to say about his venture capital rivals on the West Coast. “It is difficult to overstate the magnitude of the opportunity,” Kushner…
Markets Are Finally Waking Up To Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK)
Rubrik has surged to all-time highs, driven by several Wall Street analysts upgrading their price targets as cyber resilience is emerging as a major secular growth opportunity. I had earlier said that RBRK's post-Q1 selloff was misplaced, as the…
There's Inflation, And Then There's Whatever A 1,100% Increase Is
I'll have one of those at 1,100% the price, thanks. Depending on which corner of the economy you run your business from, you may not have noticed the spike. The heaviest power users of AI might not have felt it either, but the message behind…
Jeff Bezos: Amazon founder part of consortium that agrees to buy into Liverpool
Liverpool 's owners have agreed to sell around a third of the club to a consortium including billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. In a statement, Fenway Sports Group (FSG) confirmed it had entered into a 'definitive agreement' for the sale of a…
Top Creators Earned $1 Billion. 2 Small Businesses Ran The Same Play
Top Creators online from left to right: Mr. Beast, Dhar Mann, Apryl Beverly, Kristian A. Smith, and Steven Bartlett, Source: Institute Of Business AI The 50 most powerful creators on the internet earned a combined $1.02 billion from March 2025 to…
Business Models, Coherence, And Not Being an Agitated, Sickly Lab Rat
I had a couple conversations today which turned on the role of private equity in today's economy and the importance of business models that align with a company's purpose. Both of them were relevant to our soon to be completed drive for the TPM…
Rabbit Hole Founder Says Bourbon's Shakeout Could Be Good Thing
Rabbit Hole Distillery's Core Lineup. When Kaveh Zamanian decided to enter the bourbon business in 2012, there were plenty of people in Kentucky who thought the clinical psychologist from California had lost his mind. At the time, bourbon was only…
40 Companies Joined The Unicorn Board In July, The Highest Count In 4 Years
A total of 40 companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in July, the highest monthly total in more than four years, with three joining at values greater than $10 billion. Leading sectors by count were financial services, robotics, AI…
Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital discloses $215 million Amazon stake
15 Aug 2026 12:57AM (Updated: 15 Aug 2026 02:28AM) Aug 14: Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital held Amazon shares worth about $215 million as of the end of June, a regulatory filing showed on Friday, adding to the venture capital firm's list of tech…
Nasdaq to acquire Level Markets: Report
Nasdaq has agreed to acquire Level Markets this week, adding an off-exchange venue to its market-infrastructure stack. Why it matters: Exchanges need enough liquidity and execution capacity to handle orders during expanded market sessions as Wall…
Code Metal lands $80 million Pentagon deal to modernize military wargaming
Preston Fore here. Landing a defense contract has historically meant navigating layers of government bureaucracy, with proposals often taking years to turn into cash. But software unicorn Code Metal is getting something new defense contractors…
Thrive Capital Finds its Lane as a New Kind of Venture Investor
Thrive Capital raises a fresh $2 billion for Thrive Holdings and will own a piece of the Los Angeles Lakers. Prediction markets are on a roll as Kalshi and Polymarket seek fresh funds at $40 billion and $20 billion, respectively, but we're not fans…
Jeff Bezos And Lakshmi Mittal's Son-In-Law Amit Bhatia Acquire Minority Stake In Liverpool
The stake acquired by the consortium is around one-third of the club.© X (Twitter) Liverpool's owners have agreed to sell a minority stake in the Premier League club to a consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. US-based Fenway Sports…
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