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Vintage to invest new raise in fewer funds
Vintage Investment Partners, a venture capital firm managed by partners Abe Finkelstein and Asaf Horesh, has raised $920 million. The money is split between a new fund-of-funds ($580 million) and a secondary fund ($340 million) for acquiring shares…
Why you should be VERY suspicious of Ilhan Omar's latest plea for cash
Wow: After a week of silence about the FBI raid on her DC home, Rep. Ilhan Omar surfaced... to ask for cash. In her video appeal to supporters, the Minnesota Democrat says she's living “paycheck to paycheck” — raising eyebrows…
Rivian buys world model startup to accelerate self-driving ambitions
EV maker Rivian has acquired Third Dimension, a UK startup founded by veterans of the gaming and autonomous vehicle industries that uses AI to turn images and videos into lifelike 3D worlds. Rivian isn't getting into gaming, but it does want to…
Ashley Graham joins Business Insider's The Long Play in NYC on October 29
The supermodel and entrepreneur joins business leaders including Zach Reitano and John Santora for candid conversations about building brands, navigating change, and staying power. The program will also feature a special conversation with October…
A16z drops the crypto label as it expands into AI and emerging tech
Prominent venture firm Andreessen Horowitz is renaming its crypto-focused arm to a16z Frontier, expanding its investment focus to artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. The firm will continue investing in blockchain tech and…
Exclusive | Silicon Valley Insider Maria Davidson Launches Relational Capital With $50 Million Fund
Maria Davidson has worked closely with Silicon Valley heavyweight Joe Lonsdale, co-founded her own company, and helped launch a fundraising effort to influence California politics. Now, she is adding a new title to her résumé: solo…
The biggest hurdle to a SpaceX merger with Tesla isn't Elon Musk. It's Tesla's shareholders
Morgan Chittum here. What do Elon Musk, a $3.5 trillion company and cat herding have in common? Corporate governance experts and portfolio managers tell me they're a part of what's next for a potential SpaceX- Tesla merger, which Musk himself…
Groundbreak Ventures Launches 'Future of Housing Canada Month' to Drive Tech Innovation in Real Estate
TORONTO, Oct. 22, 2026 /CNW/ -- GroundBreak Ventures officially announced the launch of Future Housing Canada Month, a series of events presented in partnership with the DMZ and Building Transformations. The month-long series convenes industry…
Anthropic IPO to Drive Blockbuster Gains for Iconiq, Spark, GIC
By the time Iconiq made its first investment in Anthropic PBC in 2025, the artificial intelligence developer was valued at $183 billion — more than almost any other tech startup in the world — and well on its way to becoming an AI…
Apex's $5b talks, David Bridal's AI SPAC, and Bose buys Skullcandy
• Apex, a Los Angeles-based satellite maker, is in talks to raise $500m at a $4b valuation, per Bloomberg. Washington Harbour Partners is set to lead the round, joined by Andreessen Horowitz and XYZ Venture Capital. Go deeper • Xona…
Venture giant Andreessen Horowitz drops 'crypto' from name of blockchain fund, rebrands as 'a16z Frontier'
In 2018, Andreessen Horowitz made a splash in the venture capital world by launching a spin-off dedicated to digital assets called a16z Crypto. Eight years later—perhaps recognizing that the term “crypto” has fallen out of…
Meta Platforms Q3 Earnings Review - Don't Stop Believing (NASDAQ:META)
Meta Platforms is rated Hold by Cestrian Capital Research, with a price target of $835 and a stop at $516. Q3 results show decelerating revenue growth, falling margins, rising net debt, and guidance for further deceleration. Significant off-balance…
Is it time for founders to ditch the pitch deck?
Last month (actually it was August—I've been busy), my desperate plea to founders to please stop sending AI slop decks went viral. I wrote it because my Monday-morning pitch deck review routine had gone from exciting to neutral to mildly…
Tesla cuts spending before potential SpaceX deal even as Musk bets future on AI, robots
Tesla cut its annual capital expenditure forecast by a fifth and posted surprise positive free cash flow in the third quarter on Wednesday, after investing far less in its AI and robotics ambitions than Wall Street had expected. SCROLL TO CONTINUE…
a16z Drops Crypto From Its Name, Widens Bets to AI and Frontier Tech
Andreessen Horowitz, the venture capital firm better known as a16z, is renaming its crypto fund “a16z Frontier” and widening its mandate to AI and other emerging technologies, according to an email shared with its newsletter…
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