Thrive Capital: Josh Kushner's $50B Bet on Conviction Over Diversification
Thrive Capital: Josh Kushner's $50B Bet on Conviction Over Diversification Fund VIII posted 126% IRR. That's not a typo. The OpenAI bet alone — $1.3 billion into a $157 billion round with exclusive follow-on rights —...
Where Q2 2026 Venture Capital Money Actually Went
Q2 2026 VC hit $205B, but $217B of H1 funding went to just two AI labs. See the data on Gulf sovereign capital, mega-rounds, and the AI/non-AI split.
Anthropic's $65B Series H: What a $965 Billion Valuation Tells Angel Investors About the AI Race
On May 28, 2026, Anthropic announced a $65 billion Series H at a $965 billion post-money valuation , making it the most valuable private AI company on Earth. That number surpasses OpenAI's $852 billion mark set just...
Why AI Startup Valuations Are Overheated in 2026 — and What Smart Angels Should Do About it
There's an uncomfortable truth that most of the angel investing world doesn't want to hear right now: the AI startup market has become fundamentally unmoored from reality.