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E225: Anthropic secures $183B valuation funding milestone; Revolut achieves $75B valuation share sale; OpenAI expands tender from $6B to $10.3B; OpenAI completes $1.1B Statsig acquisition; OpenAI launches proprietary AI chip development initiative; Lambda Sep 06, 2025

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00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Anthropic Secures $183B Valuation Funding Milestone
01:32 - Revolut Achieves $75B Valuation Share Sale
02:10 - OpenAI Expands Tender from $6B to $10.3B
03:07 - OpenAI Completes $1.1B Statsig Acquisition
04:00 - OpenAI Launches Proprietary AI Chip Development Initiative
04:47 - Lambda $6B Round + IPO Preparation with Nvidia Partnership
05:24 - Mistral Drives $14B Valuation
06:05 - Sierra Captures $10B Valuation
06:57 - OpenEvidence Achieves $6B Valuation
07:29 - Pinecone Considers Sale Amid Market Shifts
07:59 - Klarna Targets $14B Valuation IPO
08:52 - Gemini Pursues $2.1B Valuation IPO
09:49 - SpaceX Wins 120 Annual Launches in Florida Base
10:33 - Anysphere (Cursor) Explores Data Licensing Deals

E224: ByteDance buyback at $330B, more revenue vs Meta; Klarna IPO back on; Framer $2B valuation Series D; Rain raises $58M for stablecoin payments platform; Commonwealth $863M for fusion prototype; SpaceX 10th Starship test a huge win; Anthropic launches Aug 29, 2025

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00:00 - Intro
00:52 - ByteDance Buyback at $330B, More Revenue vs Meta
02:17 - Klarna IPO Back On
03:28 - Framer $2B Valuation Series D
04:21 - Rain Raises $58M for Stablecoin Payments Platform
05:34 - Commonwealth $863M for Fusion Prototype
06:38 - SpaceX 10th Starship Test a Huge Win
07:42 - Anthropic Launches Chrome AI Agent
08:47 - xAI Launches AI Coding Assistant

E223: Databricks targets $100b in new round; Canva launches tender at $42b valuation; Eight Sleep raises $100m at $1.5b Aug 26, 2025

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00:00 - Databricks Targets $100b in New Round
08:42 - Canva Launches Tender at $42b Valuation
15:27 - Eight Sleep Raises $100m at $1.5b

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E222: Databricks targets $100b in new round; Canva launches tender at $42b valuation; Crusoe eyes $1b raise at $10b valuation; Anthropic doubles raise to $10b at $170b; Eight Sleep raises $100m at $1.5b; Manus hits $90m ARR in 6 Months; Anduril sponsors O Aug 22, 2025

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00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Databricks Targets $100b in New Round
01:53 - Canva Launches Tender at $42b Valuation
02:49 - Crusoe Eyes $1b Raise at $10b Valuation
03:27 - Anthropic Doubles Raise to $10b at $170b
04:15 - Eight Sleep Raises $100m at $1.5b
04:47 - Manus Hits $90m ARR in 6 Months
05:17 - Anduril Sponsors Ohio State Athletics
06:18 - Stripe / MetaMask Launch mUSD Stablecoin

E221: OpenAI $500b tender valuation; Cohere raises at $6b valuation; n8n raises at $2.3b pre-money Aug 19, 2025

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00:00 – OpenAI Tender Eyes $500b Valuation
06:32 – Cohere Raises at $6b Valuation
12:11 – n8n Raises at $2.3b Pre-Money

E220: OpenAI tender eyes $500b valuation; OpenAI offers govt ChatGPT for $1; OpenAI releases open-weight models; OpenAI launches GPT-5 model; Bullish targets $4.23b IPO valuation; n8n raises at $2.3b pre-money; Figure Technology files $3.3b IPO; Clay rais Aug 08, 2025

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00:00 - Intro
00:54 - OpenAI Tender Eyes $500b Valuation
01:38 - OpenAI Offers Govt ChatGPT for $1
02:14 - OpenAI Releases Open-Weight Models
02:57 - OpenAI Launches GPT-5 Model
03:33 - Bullish Targets $4.23b IPO Valuation
04:46 - n8n Raises at $2.3b Pre-Money
05:47 - Figure Technology Files $3.3b IPO
06:37 - Clay Raises $100m at $3.1b
07:21 - Groq Hosts OpenAI Open Models
08:25 - ElevenLabs Launches AI Music Generator
09:28 - Brex Secures EU Payments License

E219: Groq valuation projection; OpenAI $12b ARR; Lovable 100x revenue growth in 8 months Aug 05, 2025

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E218: Figma surges 250% on NYSE debut to $56b; Anthropic triples valuation to $170b in new round; Ramp jumps 40% to $22.5b in 45 days; iCapital raises $820m to $7.5b valuation; BitGo files IPO at $3.43b secondary valuation; Substack boosts 70% to $1.1b on Aug 01, 2025

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00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Figma Surges 250% on NYSE Debut to $56b
02:10 - Anthropic Triples Valuation to $170b in New Round
03:01 - Ramp Jumps 40% to $22.5b in 45 Days
04:23 - iCapital Raises $820m to $7.5b Valuation
05:28 - BitGo Files IPO at $3.43b Secondary Valuation
06:05 - Substack Boosts 70% to $1.1b on $100m Raise
06:51 - Shein Posts $10b Q1 Revenue Amid Valuation Pressure
08:09 - Klarna Eyes $15b IPO with $11.8b Secondary Valuation
09:26 - OpenAI Doubles Revenue to $12b Annualized at $326b
10:58 - Groq Projects $500m 2025 Revenue at $6b Valuation
12:34 - Lovable Hits $100m ARR in 8 Months
13:51 - xAI Scales to 1m GPUs for 20,000 ExaFLOPS

E217: Anthropic $150b valuation (now $170b!!!); xAI + Valor for GPUs; Figma IPO valuation set at $15-$16b Jul 29, 2025

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00:00 – Anthropic $150b valuation (now $170b!!!)
15:13 – xAI + Valor for GPUs
29:55 – Figma IPO valuation set at $15-$16b

PARTICIPANTS

E216: Anthropic targets $100B valuation; Anthropic launches Claude 4 financial tools; Thinking Machines raises $2B at $12B valuation; OpenEvidence secures $210M at $3.5B valuation; Xtend adds $30M to reach $100M total funding; Cognition acquires Windsurf Jul 17, 2025

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00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Anthropic Targets $100B Valuation
02:21 - Anthropic Launches Claude 4 Financial Tools
03:20 - Thinking Machines Raises $2B at $12B Valuation
04:58 - OpenEvidence Secures $210M at $3.5B Valuation
07:11 - Xtend Adds $30M to Reach $100M Total Funding
09:10 - Cognition Acquires Windsurf with $82M ARR
11:12 - Via Files IPO with $326.6M Projected Revenue
12:13 - Polymarket Clears Probes After $3.6B Election Bets
13:00 - xAI Wins $200M DoD Contract at $121.1B Valuation
14:00 - Scale AI Cuts 14% Staff Post-$870M Revenue

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