Venture Capital
Fireworks AI Just Raised $1.5B at a $17.5B Valuation, and Nvidia Keeps Funding Its Own Customer
TL;DR: Fireworks AI, a San Mateo startup that helps developers train and run custom AI models instead of renting them from big labs, raised $1.5 billion in a Series D at a $17.5 billion valuation, according to...
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
Regulatory & Compliance
Blue Origin's $10B Round Is Closed to You — Here's the Real Access Gap for Accredited Investors
Blue Origin is closing its first-ever outside funding round: $10 billion at a $130 billion pre-money valuation, according to reporting from Ars Technica on the deal . Coatue Management is leading
Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
Angel Investing
SPV Investing Explained: How Special Purpose Vehicles Are Reshaping Angel Deals
The mechanics of angel investing have undergone a quiet revolution over the past decade, and much of it has been driven by a single structural innovation: the special purpose vehicle. SPVs have fundamentally changed who can participate in angel deals, how capital is aggregated, and how startups mana
AIN Editorial Team··10 min read