The pet food aisle has never been more crowded, which is exactly why Hilary Coles says she was skeptical when the startup studio Atomic came…
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At his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship |
In Brief Posted: 5:40 PM PDT · April 28, 2026 Among the most interesting parts of Elon Musk’s testimony Tuesday in his lawsuit against OpenAI…
Apple's John Ternus will run one of the world's most powerful companies; the job is a minefield |
Over his 15-year reign as Apple’s top banana, Tim Cook has become instantly recognizable, powerful beyond imagination, and exceedingly wealthy. Most estimates peg Cook’s current…
The 12-month window |
In Brief Posted: 12:30 PM PDT · April 19, 2026 In a recent episode of “No Priors” — the excellent podcast co-hosted by AI investors…
Once close enough for an acquisition, Stripe and Airwallex are now going after each other |
Jack Zhang was 34 years old, three and a half years into running a startup, and sitting across from one of the most powerful investors…
Airwallex is about to take on Stripe and the rest of the payments industry — in the physical world |
Airwallex, the Australian fintech that has spent a decade quietly building global payments infrastructure, is moving into in-person payments. The move deepens its rivalry with…
Peter Thiel's big bet on solar-powered cow collars |
Founders Fund has made its name backing what Peter Thiel calls “zero to one” companies — businesses that don’t just improve on existing ideas but…
Anthropic is having a moment in the private markets; SpaceX could spoil the party |
Glen Anderson has been brokering trades in private company shares since 2010, back when the number of institutional investors focused on the late-stage private market…
Peter Thiel’s big bet on solar-powered cow collars |
Founders Fund has made its name backing what Peter Thiel calls “zero to one” companies — businesses that don’t just improve on existing ideas but…