As crypto cools, a16zcrypto raises a $2.2B fund

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/as-crypto-cools-a16zcrypto-raises-a-2-2b-fund/

#Crypto #Venture #Startups

ElevenLabs lists BlackRock, Jamie Foxx and Longoria as new investors

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/elevenlabs-lists-blackrock-jamie-foxx-and-longoria-as-new-investors/

#AI #Venture #Startup

4 days left: Get 50% off a second TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass to make more deals faster

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/4-days-left-get-50-off-a-second-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass-to-make-more-deals-faster/

#Startups #Tech #Venture

#Britain’s invention agency pledged £50m of UK taxpayer money to #US #tech companies and #venture capital projects

#WTF?

Dominic Cummings created to fund crazy ideas, #Aria is meant to restore Britain as #scientific superpower

Joint investigation by Guardian & Democracy for Sale established over 1/8 of agency research/development funding 2 years went to 14 US tech companies & venture capital groups

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/03/uk-invention-agency-aria-pledges-70-million-public-money-us-tech-venture-capital-dominic-cummings?CMP=mastodon_fediverse

#corruption #Corporate #Benefits #capitalism #CorporateBenefits

It was a day of downpours, so I decided to play the next exercise mission in the Dragon Flight series in the Venture section of Zombies, Run! It was a fun little fantasy adventure.

Anthropic potential $900B+ valuation round could happen within two weeks

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/anthropic-potential-900b-valuation-round-could-happen-within-two-weeks/

#AI #Venture #Startup

Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/29/sources-anthropic-could-raise-a-new-50b-round-at-a-valuation-of-900b/

#AI #Venture #Startup

To buy this Bay Area home, you'll need Anthropic equity

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/26/to-buy-this-bay-area-home-youll-need-anthropic-equity/

#Startups #AI #Venture

The Nerd Reich | The Cult of Venture Capital Wants Your Future by Gil Duran

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The article argues that Silicon Valley venture capital has morphed from a niche funding source into a powerful “cult” that now functions as the de‑facto planner of American capitalism and a looming threat to democracy. Drawing on a Nerd Reich podcast interview with scholar Olivier Jutel, the piece explains how VCs—through historic ties to the military‑industrial complex, massive fee‑based fund structures, and a 10‑year “future‑building” mindset—have shifted from backing disruptive apps to betting on AI, crypto, surveillance, war technologies and the “network‑state” vision of private sovereign zones. The author contends that these investors are increasingly relying on government bailouts to rescue failing bets, while simultaneously pursuing an agenda to extract value from the nation and ultimately “exit” democracy by creating their own crypto‑enabled, charter‑city‑style polities. In this view, venture capital is less about genuine innovation than about consolidating political power and reshaping society to serve a small elite’s ideological and financial goals.

Read more: https://www.thenerdreich.com/the-cult-of-venture-capital-wants-your-future/

#PeterThiel #NerdReich #networkstate #techauthoritarianism #venture-capital #GilDuran #OlivierJutel #MarcAndreessen #BalajiSrinivasan

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