Founders Fund launches game show starring Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, and other tech elites

The debut episode, moderated by Founders Fund Chief Marketing Officer Mike Solana, included a star-studded cast of current tech luminaries.

Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts

Layup Parts co-founder Zack Eakin has drawn on a motorsports background, and his experience working for Palmer Luckey and Elon Musk, to tackle making faster, cheaper, and better composites.

SpaceX backer 137 Ventures raises $700M for two growth-stage funds

VC firm 137 Ventures has raised over $700 million to back growth-stage startups. Its portfolio includes SpaceX, Anduril, Hadrian.

Physical Intelligence is reportedly in talks to raise $1 billion, again

The deal would effectively double the company’s $5.6 billion valuation in just four months.

Founders Fund nears $6B close for latest growth fund, sources say

The fresh fundraise comes less than a year after Founders Fund closed its third growth fund, a $4.6 billion vehicle intended primarily for follow-on investments in its successful late-stage companies.

Hardware testing startup Nominal hits $1B valuation, raises $155M in 10 months

Nominal provides hardware testing equipment to defense tech companies. Founders Fund led the preemptive deal.

With AI, investor loyalty is (almost) dead: at least a dozen OpenAI VCs now also back Anthropic 

While some dual investors are understandable, others were more shocking, and signal the disregard of a longstanding ethical conflict-of-interest rule.

Anthropic raises another $30B in Series G, with a new value of $380B

The infusion of funding for the AI startup takes place as it is vying for customers and cultural attention with its competitor, OpenAI.

Former Founders Fund VC Sam Blond launches AI sales startup to upend Salesforce 

The startup, Monaco, has come out of stealth as an AI-native all-in-one CRM plus more system backed by names like the Collison brothers and Garry Tan.

Avalanche thinks the fusion power industry should think smaller

Avalanche has raised $29 million in fresh funding to pursue its unique approach to fusion power, which can currently fit on a table.