Baseten Raised $1.5 Billion at a $13 Billion Valuation. Here Is What That Signals for AI Infrastructure Investors.
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    Baseten Raised $1.5 Billion at a $13 Billion Valuation. Here Is What That Signals for AI Infrastructure Investors.

    TL;DR: Baseten closed a $1.5 billion Series F at a $13 billion valuation on June 22, 2026, led by Sands Capital and Wellington Management. The company grew revenue 20x year-over-year and inference vol

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    SpaceX Buys Cursor for $60 Billion: What the All-Stock Deal Tells You About AI Infrastructure Consolidation
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    SpaceX Buys Cursor for $60 Billion: What the All-Stock Deal Tells You About AI Infrastructure Consolidation

    SpaceX Buys Cursor for $60 Billion: What the All-Stock Deal Tells You About AI Infrastructure Consolidation By Jeff Barnes, MBA | AIN Contributing Editor | June 20, 2026 SpaceX announced Thursday...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    TensorWave's $350M Series B: AMD Bets Big on Breaking NVIDIA's AI Compute Stranglehold
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    TensorWave's $350M Series B: AMD Bets Big on Breaking NVIDIA's AI Compute Stranglehold

    TL;DR: TensorWave just closed a $350M Series B at a $1.55B post-money valuation, making it one of the largest AI infrastructure raises of 2026 and a direct challenge to NVIDIA's near-monopoly grip on

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
    Crusoe's $1.38B Series E: What AI Compute Infrastructure Means for Accredited Investors
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    Crusoe's $1.38B Series E: What AI Compute Infrastructure Means for Accredited Investors

    Crusoe, the vertically integrated AI compute company, closed an initial tranche of its $1.375 billion Series E round on October 24, 2025 , pushing the company's valuation above $10 billion and

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    Supabase Doubles to $10.5B: AI Agents Are Rebuilding the Database Market
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    Supabase Doubles to $10.5B: AI Agents Are Rebuilding the Database Market

    According to TechCrunch, Supabase doubled its valuation to $10.5 billion in just eight months. The database startup raised $500 million in Series F funding as AI agents became its primary growth drive

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··5 min read