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Trump Accounts Go Live for 2025-2028 Births
Trump Accounts have officially launched, offering a $1,000 government contribution for children born between 2025 and 2028, with Robinhood and BNY as key partners.
George Noble on AI's ROI and the Specter of Financial Euphoria
Veteran investor George Noble shares his critical perspective on AI's current ROI, likening the capital influx to past market bubbles, and expresses strong concerns about the manipulative nature of some IPOs, especially SpaceX, while highlighting opportunities in energy and commodities amid global reflation.
Lerer Hippeau's Eric Hippeau on AI's Second Wave of Startups
Eric Hippeau of Lerer Hippeau discusses the booming AI startup scene, noting 'nonsensical' early valuations and the importance of founders with deep expertise and AI-native products.
AI Capex Demand Points to Multi-Year Growth Cycle
Rudina Seseri of Glasswing Ventures discusses the multi-year AI capex cycle and the trend of hyperscalers vertically integrating their solutions.
AI Investment Mistakes: Navigating Hype and Reality
Causeway Capital's Sarah Ketterer discusses how investors can avoid common AI investment mistakes, focusing on substance over hype and the critical role of human judgment.
VC Mamoon Hamid on AI, Startups, and the Future of Work
Mamoon Hamid of Kleiner Perkins discusses AI's impact on business, his journey from engineering to VC, and the future of software and automation.
Mamoon Hamid on VC in the AI Revolution
Mamoon Hamid of Kleiner Perkins discusses venture capital's role in the AI revolution, his career journey, and the future of AI-driven innovation.
a16z Explores American Tech's Global Leadership Role
a16z partners discuss why American tech, especially AI, must lead globally, the challenges of international expansion, and the importance of building trust and value across diverse markets.
America's Industrial Rebirth
David Ulevitch champions 'American Dynamism,' a movement to rebuild domestic industries, accelerate critical tech development, and restore manufacturing jobs.
AI Trade and Japan's Startup Scene: Investor Insights
Investors weigh in on AI trade and Japan's startup ecosystem, exploring growth opportunities and market dynamics.
Robinhood Launches Chain, Stock Tokens
Robinhood launches its Robinhood Chain mainnet and 'Stock Tokens,' alongside new DeFi and AI-powered trading features, expanding its global financial services.
Robinhood Acquires WonderFi, Enters Canada
Robinhood completes its acquisition of Canadian digital asset firm WonderFi, marking its official entry into the Canadian market and expanding its international customer base.
Robinhood Lets AI Trade and Spend
Robinhood launches Agentic Trading and Agentic Credit Card, allowing AI agents to automate trading and spending with built-in safety controls.
a16z Unveils Inaugural Design Engineer Fellows
a16z has revealed its first cohort of 73 Design Engineer Fellows, comprising AI-native design leaders from top tech companies.
Robots Are the New Silicon Valley Gold
The investment landscape is shifting from software to hardware, with robotics and physical AI emerging as major private market growth areas.
Did Bill Ackman Help Move the NIS? A Closer Look at a Currency Run Few Saw Coming
Opinion: the shekel's historic rally and Bill Ackman's very public bet on Israel arrived together. Here is the case that foreign confidence, with Ackman as its loudest voice, helped power the move, plus the falsifiable prediction that will test it.
Menlo Ventures' Ganesan on AI Bets and Startup Success
Menlo Ventures has raised a $3 billion fund to back AI startups, signaling a strong belief in the technology's transformative potential and a strategic focus on later-stage companies.
Probook Secures $34M Series A Funding
Probook, a vertical AI platform for home services, has raised $34 million in Series A funding led by a16z, totaling $40 million.
AI Raised the Floor, Now What?
Renaissance Geek, backed by a16z, aims to elevate AI's creative output beyond mere automation by focusing on human-AI collaboration and amplified craft.
a16z Unveils New Media Fellows
Andreessen Horowitz has unveiled the second a16z New Media Fellowship cohort, featuring 65 influential creators and leaders.
a16z's New Media Play
Andreessen Horowitz's New Media initiative celebrates one year, offering startups 'go-direct as a service' through creative production, owned channels, and expert support.
Telepatia Secures $33M Series A
Telepatia, an AI clinical platform addressing Latin America's healthcare shortage, raises $33M Series A led by a16z.
a16z Launches CFO Peer Group
a16z launches a new community for CFOs, offering a confidential, curated peer group for tactical learning and genuine relationship building.
SpaceX's Orbital AI Data Center Play
SpaceX aims to build massive AI data centers in orbit, leveraging Starship and Starlink to power future civilization and AI growth.
AI Hardware Boom Needs Factories
The US manufacturing sector is experiencing an AI-driven boom, but lacks the factories and machinery to truly reindustrialize.
Late-Stage Venture Needs Visionary Founders
Late-stage venture capital is fundamentally about backing visionary founders, not just market trends or valuations.
Work Discussions Are Now Recorded By Default
The future of work is recorded: AI's hunger for context is making continuous meeting capture the new default, reshaping how companies operate and compete.
AI ERP makes month-end obsolete
AI-native ERP systems are making the traditional month-end accounting close obsolete, with automated processes handling nearly all transactions.
AI Fuels Small Business Growth
New data reveals employer small businesses are outpacing solo entrepreneurs in AI adoption, signaling a shift towards AI-powered growth among established SMBs.
Robinhood Bets on World Cup for Prediction Markets
Robinhood is expanding its prediction markets by adding World Cup trading, routing contracts to the new Rothera exchange and lowering fees.
a16z Expands Global Reach
Andreessen Horowitz is expanding its global footprint to better support portfolio companies in international markets, with new offices planned in Japan and South Korea.
a16z Rebrands Investor Relations to Global Partnerships
a16z rebrands Investor Relations to Global Partnerships, focusing on international expansion and geopolitical strategy for its portfolio companies.
Tech is National Security
Allies want to co-develop technology, not just buy it, marking a strategic shift in global tech security and collaboration.
AI Financing: An Arms Race for Investors
GoldenTree's Steven Tananbaum likens AI financing to an "arms race," noting a shift towards private credit and the challenges of valuing AI companies in a competitive market.
Fei-Fei Li Clarifies 'World Models'
Fei-Fei Li offers a framework to define AI 'world models', distinguishing them from language models and tracing their roots to agent-environment interaction.
Town Lands $55M for AI Assistant
Town, a personal AI assistant startup, secures $55 million Series A led by a16z, aiming to deliver proactive, context-aware help across user applications.
AI Agents Are Taking Over Small Business
AI is moving beyond theoretical applications to automate the core administrative burdens of small businesses, freeing up owners and staff.
Lassie Secures $35M Series A
a16z leads $35 million Series A for Lassie, an AI company automating administrative tasks for small businesses, starting with dental practices.
Robinhood Links Clients to Advisors
Robinhood launches the Robinhood Advisor Network and AI tools for RIAs, connecting users with financial advisors and streamlining professional wealth management.
Special OS AI Targets Main Street
Special OS AI aims to bring AI-driven efficiency to Main Street services by vertically integrating and acquiring businesses, starting with elder care.
a16z Leads Westmag Seed Round
a16z leads seed funding for Westmag, a startup building domestic US manufacturing for critical drone and robotics motors and actuators.
Westmag Motors Aims for US Motor Dominance
Westmag Motors launches to build a scalable, domestic supply of critical motors and actuators for the US drone and robotics industries, aiming for millions of units annually.
Visual AI's Next Act: Generating Code, Not Just Pixels
Visual AI is shifting from static image generation to creating editable code artifacts, unlocking new levels of iteration and production integration, especially in 3D.
Robinhood Charts New Financial Frontier
Robinhood announces 'The World is Flat' event to unveil new products pushing beyond traditional finance and expanding global market access.
Endra Secures Series A Funding
a16z leads Endra's Series A, aiming to modernize building design with AI-driven automation for MEP systems.
Drone Swarms Need a New War Chest
The Pentagon's rush to field autonomous military drones and vessels is hitting a critical wall: the inability to sustain them in the field.
Retail Traders Amp Up Risk
Retail investors are driving stock market activity with record volume and substantial leverage, particularly in options and leveraged ETFs.
AI Inference Demand 'Won't Stop Anytime Soon,' Says Benchmark's Vishria
Benchmark partner Eric Vishria discusses the booming demand for AI inference and the current venture capital funding climate for AI startups.
AI is B2B Support's Copilot, Not Terminator
AI is a powerful copilot in B2B customer support, augmenting human agents and improving efficiency, not replacing jobs, according to new data.
a16z Launches Fellowship for AI Deployers
Andreessen Horowitz launches an 8-week fellowship for Forward-Deployed Engineers and Applied AI leaders focused on enterprise AI integration.