The groupthink boom: what three top VCs really think about the AI frenzy
"If you're 22 years old in San Francisco and building something in AI, there may be a seed term sheet in your inbox — but if you're 19, oh my God, this means you're really good; you might already have a Series A ," said one, half-kiddingly.
McKinsey published "The AI Reckoning" diagnosing governance failures, then 7 days later invested in OpenAI's Deployment Company at $14 billion valuation. The consulting firms survey the boards, document the panic, then buy into the entity that services the demand they created.
https://readuncut.com/94-will-keep-spending-on-ai-even-when-it-fails/
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Somewhere on the 40th floor of a building you would recognize, a room full of people who could not create an email account without calling someone from IT is making the largest capital allocation decisions in the history of American business. They are the board of directors, the people with
Anthropic closes $65 billion funding round with $965 billion valuation as of May 2026,
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ACHTUNG: Bewerbungsschluss 31. Mai! ⏰
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// Pitch Sessions – Eure Idee auf Schleswig-Holsteins größter Innovations-Bühne. Vor Investor:innen, Corporates und einem neugierigen Publikum.
//Für die Investor-One-one-Ones habt Ihr sogar noch etwas länger Zeit euch zu bewerben.
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18 – 19 June 2026 // Waterkant Festival - MFG5 Kiel // JETZT BEWERBEN
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🚨 NEWS: Startup Battlefield 200 e StrictlyVC Los Angeles: La Nuova Frontiera del Venture Capital nel 2026
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💡 Il panorama delle startup tecnologiche nel 2026 è più vibrante che mai, con eventi di rilievo che stanno ridefinendo le modalità di finanziamento e networking. Due appuntamenti cru...
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'Data center activism is a bankshot. It can trigger a reset of the status quo, and has the potential to make a lasting impact on the digital future...The Wall Street Journal keeps reporting on circular financing. Ed Zitron keeps shouting that the math doesn’t math. But media is so fragmented, the regulatory state so compromised, and wealth so concentrated that the investor-class just keeps pumping money in'
MSI can help VC & PE firms assess the cybersecurity of target firms even before they are approached for investment. https://lttr.ai/ArmnX
Tweet For venture capital and private equity executives, cyber security is no longer just an IT issue. It is a valuation issue, a governance issue, a revenue issue, and a portfolio resilience issue. There was a time when cyber security … Continue reading →
Anthropic closes its Series D round at $65 billion with valuation nearing $1 trillion
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Corgi announces $106M raise at $2.6B valuation -- double what it was worth three weeks ago
While startups raising back-to-back rounds at steep step-ups have become almost routine, a company whose valuation doubles in three weeks is unusual enough to raise questions, particularly given the investor set in both rounds is the same.
🚨 NEWS: TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Ultima Chiamata per le Startup che Vogliono Volare
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💡 Il panorama delle startup globali sta vivendo una delle sue finestre più concitate degli ultimi anni. La scadenza per iscriversi allo Startup Battlefield 200 è già scattata ieri, m...
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