Kate Clark
@kateclark.bsky.social
Senior Reporter at Bloomberg covering the money powering Silicon Valley. Signal: 415-409-9095.
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Anthropic raising as much as $5 billion at a $170 billion valuation, with Iconiq leading the round. Scoop with new details by @shiringhaffary.bsky.social and @kateclark.bsky.social; more news to come:
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Anthropic Nears Deal to Raise Funding at $170 Billion Valuation
Anthropic is nearing a deal to raise as much as $5 billion in a new round of funding that would value the artificial intelligence startup at $170 billion, according to a person familiar with the matte...
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July 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Anthropic raising as much as $5 billion at a $170 billion valuation, with Iconiq leading the round. Scoop with new details by @shiringhaffary.bsky.social and @kateclark.bsky.social; more news to come:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Reposted by Kate Clark
some news: "The London-based company, which has raised more than $450 million, dropped its revenue estimates for the second half of 2024 by about 25%"
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Microsoft-Backed Startup Builder.ai Hires Auditors to Investigate Inflated Sales
Builder.ai lowered the sales figures it provided to investors and hired auditors to examine its last two years of accounts, a major setback for the artificial intelligence startup backed by Microsoft ...
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March 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
some news: "The London-based company, which has raised more than $450 million, dropped its revenue estimates for the second half of 2024 by about 25%"
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This newsletter on the face of it might look quite robust. But actually in extreme events it’s more and more fragile. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
Musk Merged His Xes
Also FX liquidity illusion, a Luna settlement, fraud convictions and pardons, and NYSE Texas.
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March 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This newsletter on the face of it might look quite robust. But actually in extreme events it’s more and more fragile. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
New: SoftBank is in talks to lead a $500 million investment in AI robotics startup Skild at a $4 billion valuation. t.co/FjwbbRNPaq
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-28/softbank-in-talks-to-lead-500-million-ai-robotics-funding
t.co
January 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
New: SoftBank is in talks to lead a $500 million investment in AI robotics startup Skild at a $4 billion valuation. t.co/FjwbbRNPaq
I wrote about Lightspeed’s embrace of AI megadeals, which have become a staple of the top-tier VC diet despite the risks.
“It’s high-stakes poker,” said Sierra Ventures Managing Partner Tim Guleri.
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“It’s high-stakes poker,” said Sierra Ventures Managing Partner Tim Guleri.
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Lightspeed’s $2 Billion Anthropic Megadeal Cements VC Firm’s AI Ambitions
The 25-year-old venture capital firm is embracing tech’s new era of enormous artificial intelligence deals
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January 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I wrote about Lightspeed’s embrace of AI megadeals, which have become a staple of the top-tier VC diet despite the risks.
“It’s high-stakes poker,” said Sierra Ventures Managing Partner Tim Guleri.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“It’s high-stakes poker,” said Sierra Ventures Managing Partner Tim Guleri.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
People next to me are brainstorming how to find billionaire angel investors to fund their yoga startup so I know I’m back in SF.
July 8, 2023 at 9:34 PM
People next to me are brainstorming how to find billionaire angel investors to fund their yoga startup so I know I’m back in SF.
“There’s a lot of room for redefining what it means to be a social network,” said one Bluesky investor. Bluesky “is technically really innovative without being overly complicated.” https://t.co/nMb6L9JU9g
Betting on Bluesky
If you’re like me, you’ve signed up for a minimum of three apps trying to compete with Twitter this year. First it was Mastodon, then Bluesky, and now comes Threads, the Instagram sibling app that...
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July 6, 2023 at 10:02 PM
“There’s a lot of room for redefining what it means to be a social network,” said one Bluesky investor. Bluesky “is technically really innovative without being overly complicated.” https://t.co/nMb6L9JU9g
The app you're using raised $8 million this week. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/betting-on-bluesky?rc=kcsww5
July 6, 2023 at 9:57 PM
The app you're using raised $8 million this week. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/betting-on-bluesky?rc=kcsww5
I simply will not be tweeting from my instagram.
July 6, 2023 at 1:54 PM
I simply will not be tweeting from my instagram.