Josh Kushner's venture capital firm Thrive Capital nearly tripled its assets this year, driven by stakes in OpenAI and SpaceX, according to Forbes. The firm's growth has positioned Kushner to pursue a…
U.S. venture capital funding reached a record high in the first half of 2026, but 86% of it went to AI companies, up from 65% last year, with OpenAI and Anthropic alone capturing 53% of all venture do…
Joshua Kushner used Thrive Capital's first investor letter to warn that enthusiasm for artificial intelligence could weaken venture judgment, arguing that excitement affects price, portfolio construct…
Thrive Capital, led by Joshua Kushner, raised $2 billion for Thrive Holdings at a $12 billion valuation and agreed with Bob Iger to buy Mark Walter's 80% stake in the Los Angeles Lakers, marking the f…
Joshua Kushner, founder of Thrive Capital, announced he is teaming up with former Disney CEO Bob Iger to buy the Los Angeles Lakers for a record-breaking $12.5 billion, pending NBA Board of Governors …
Thrive Holdings, the enterprise-AI holding company spun out of Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital, raised $2 billion at a reported $12 billion valuation from investors including SoftBank, D1 Capital Part…
Thrive Holdings, the holding company founded by Josh Kushner, raised $2 billion at a $12 billion valuation from SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimeter Capital to acquire traditional service busi…
Thrive Holdings, an OpenAI-backed firm that acquires traditional businesses and integrates AI into their workflows, has raised $2 billion at a $12 billion valuation from investors including SoftBank, …
Lightspeed Venture Partners has raised $600 million through a dedicated co-investment fund to deepen its stakes in AI companies including OpenAI and Anthropic, closing in December 2025 as part of a br…
OpenAI completed a tender offer for roughly $7 billion of shares held by current and former employees, using its own money instead of outside investors, Bloomberg reported on August 10th. The transact…
OpenAI has completed a deal to help employees sell roughly $7 billion worth of shares in a tender offer, valuing the ChatGPT maker at $852 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The bu…
Greg Brockman, cofounder and president of OpenAI, described the pressure of leading the most high-stakes startup in history, saying he leans on his wife for support. In an interview with Fortune, Broc…
Anduril Industries is in talks with investors for a funding round that could value the defense drone maker at roughly $100 billion, eight weeks after doubling to $61 billion in a $5 billion round led …
Anduril Industries is in early talks to raise a new funding round at a valuation of approximately $100 billion, according to Reuters, nearly doubling its $61 billion valuation from just two months ago…
Anthropic held acquisition talks with robotics company Physical Intelligence this spring, according to The Information, though Physical Intelligence CEO Karol Hausman denied the report. Physical Intel…
OpenEvidence, the Miami-based AI platform for healthcare professionals, is reportedly considering raising $200 million at a $20 billion valuation, a nearly 6x increase from its $3.5 billion valuation …
Fora, a New York-based platform that recruits career-changers as travel advisors and equips them with AI-powered tools, has raised $60 million in a Series D round co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Tac…
Fora, a platform that lets ordinary people become travel agents, has raised a $60m Series D at a $1bn valuation led by Forerunner and Tactile Ventures, with total funding reaching $138.5m. The company…
Fora, an AI-powered travel agency, announced a $60 million Series D round at a $1 billion valuation, led by Forerunner and Tactile Ventures with participation from Thrive Capital, Insight Partners, He…
OpenAI-backed Chai Discovery closed a $400 million funding round at a $3.8 billion valuation on July 14, tripling its price tag in seven months. The Index Ventures-led round positions the company as A…