Venture Capital

Europe

🎙️ ElevenLabs doubles to $22B, Factory accuses its VC adviser of leaking to Cognition & Mistral's seed VC raises $400M...

Oct 5, 2026

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6 min read

🎙️ ElevenLabs doubles to $22B, Factory accuses its VC adviser of leaking to Cognition & Mistral's seed VC raises $400M...

Max. 5:00 min read

Jannis Hake

VC Fund Performance

🌱 Langdock hits €50M ARR on $3.5M raised, only 49 FoFs back emerging managers & 2017 fund IRRs fall from 22% to 9.3%...

Oct 1, 2026

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4 min read

🌱 Langdock hits €50M ARR on $3.5M raised, only 49 FoFs back emerging managers & 2017 fund IRRs fall from 22% to 9.3%...

Max. 5:00 min read

Jannis Hake

Unicorns

💼 Family offices skip the funds, Claude leads 26% of Anthropic's R&D & Crusoe triples to $30.9B...

Sep 21, 2026

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5 min read

💼 Family offices skip the funds, Claude leads 26% of Anthropic's R&D & Crusoe triples to $30.9B...

Max. 4:50 min read

Jannis Hake

Unicorns

🧮 OpenAI claims a $1M math prize, top seed rounds price at $100M & Harvey hits $15.6B...

Sep 10, 2026

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5 min read

🧮 OpenAI claims a $1M math prize, top seed rounds price at $100M & Harvey hits $15.6B...

Max. 5:01 min read

Jannis Hake

VC Fund Performance

🛍️ Shein lists 74% below its private mark, bigger portfolios crush VC upside & YC investors run a 5x TVPI...

Sep 3, 2026

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4 min read

🛍️ Shein lists 74% below its private mark, bigger portfolios crush VC upside & YC investors run a 5x TVPI...

Max. 5:00 min read

Jannis Hake

Deep Tech

🌶️ Linear’s $99M tender, OpenAI’s spicy new chip & the VC herd chasing the same winners...

Aug 27, 2026

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4 min read

🌶️ Linear’s $99M tender, OpenAI’s spicy new chip & the VC herd chasing the same winners...

Max. 5:00 min read

Jannis Hake

Deep Tech

⚖️ DOJ probes a16z, Index is Europe’s #1 VC & physical AI takes $47.4B...

Aug 24, 2026

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4 min read

⚖️ DOJ probes a16z, Index is Europe’s #1 VC & physical AI takes $47.4B...

Max. 5:00 min read

Jannis Hake

Deep Tech

🍩 OpenAI's $400 AI donut, Musk's 100M sq ft chip factory & 19 new decacorns...

Aug 10, 2026

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4 min read

🍩 OpenAI's $400 AI donut, Musk's 100M sq ft chip factory & 19 new decacorns...

Max. 4:35 min read

Jannis Hake

VC Fund Performance

🎢 Index raises $2B, Leopold Aschenbrenner loses 67% & LinkedIn declares war on AI slop...

Aug 3, 2026

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4 min read

🎢 Index raises $2B, Leopold Aschenbrenner loses 67% & LinkedIn declares war on AI slop...

Max. 5:00 min read

Jannis Hake

VC Fund Performance

⚡ Elon revives X.com after 27 years, 5% of VCs generate 90% of profits & a $10M fund beats a $38.3M fund...

Jul 30, 2026

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4 min read

⚡ Elon revives X.com after 27 years, 5% of VCs generate 90% of profits & a $10M fund beats a $38.3M fund...

Max. 5:01 min read

Jannis Hake

VC Fund Performance

Jul 23, 2026

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4 min read

⚡ The hottest startup sectors right now, VC fund performance may peak at just $74M & Dimension raises an $800M third fund...

Max. 5:00 min read

Jannis Hake

Careers in VC

🤖 49% of DDVCs hire engineers, GPT-5.6 launches & Lyzr’s AI agent raises $100M...

Jul 13, 2026

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4 min read

🤖 49% of DDVCs hire engineers, GPT-5.6 launches & Lyzr’s AI agent raises $100M...

Max. 4:59 min read

Jannis Hake

Fundraising

🐘 Mega-funds’ Seed machine, 10.2% AI hiring growth & a16z’s 70-person media team...

Jul 9, 2026

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4 min read

🐘 Mega-funds’ Seed machine, 10.2% AI hiring growth & a16z’s 70-person media team...

Max. 5:00 min read

Jannis Hake

Unicorns

Jul 2, 2026

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4 min read

🦄 Only 99 of 619 unicorns exited, Bending Spoons IPO’d & the VC FoF market map...

Max. 5:00 min read

Jannis Hake

VC Fund Performance

💻 Sequoia’s 41x VC gap, OpenAI takes back the lead & Apple prices jump up to 30%...

Jun 29, 2026

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4 min read

💻 Sequoia’s 41x VC gap, OpenAI takes back the lead & Apple prices jump up to 30%...

Max. 4:58 min read

Jannis Hake

Fundraising

⚡ Menlo VC raises $3B, ChatGPT falls below 50% & seed startups in freefall...

Jun 25, 2026

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4 min read

⚡ Menlo VC raises $3B, ChatGPT falls below 50% & seed startups in freefall...

Max. 5:50 min read

Jannis Hake

IPOs & Exits

📦 SpaceX gives Thiel a 90x return, Bezos raises $12B & Fable 5 sparks backlash...

Jun 15, 2026

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4 min read

📦 SpaceX gives Thiel a 90x return, Bezos raises $12B & Fable 5 sparks backlash...

Max. 4:44 min read

Jannis Hake

VC Fund Performance

⚡ Claude launches Fable 5, Lovable hits $500M ARR & the ugly truth about VC returns...

Jun 11, 2026

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4 min read

⚡ Claude launches Fable 5, Lovable hits $500M ARR & the ugly truth about VC returns...

Max. 5:03 min read

Jannis Hake

Fundraising

🎙️ Founders Fund’s VC reality show, Benchmark raises $2B & Claude builds Claude...

Jun 8, 2026

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4 min read

🎙️ Founders Fund’s VC reality show, Benchmark raises $2B & Claude builds Claude...

Max. 4:30 min read

Jannis Hake

VC Fund Performance

🏗️ Microsoft launches Scout, 5% of VCs generate 90% of profits & Anthropic files for IPO...

Jun 4, 2026

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4 min read

🏗️ Microsoft launches Scout, 5% of VCs generate 90% of profits & Anthropic files for IPO...

Max. 5:20 min read

Jannis Hake

Deep Tech

👾 Anthropic hits $965B, Glean triples ARR & SpaceX lands $6.45B...

Jun 1, 2026

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3 min read

👾 Anthropic hits $965B, Glean triples ARR & SpaceX lands $6.45B...

Max. 4:47 min read

Jannis Hake

Fundraising

🐝 beehiiv’s $30M ARR, the VC fund size paradox & the end of cheap AI...

May 28, 2026

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4 min read

🐝 beehiiv’s $30M ARR, the VC fund size paradox & the end of cheap AI...

Max. 6:12 min read

Jannis Hake

VC Fund Performance

📈 Top 100 VCs globally, Gong grows 55% & Kevin Hartz closes $450M fund...

May 14, 2026

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4 min read

📈 Top 100 VCs globally, Gong grows 55% & Kevin Hartz closes $450M fund...

Max. 5:00 min read

Jannis Hake

VC Fund Performance

⏳ The 10-year VC fund is disappearing, OpenAI builds an AI phone & support hiring drops 65%...

May 7, 2026

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4 min read

⏳ The 10-year VC fund is disappearing, OpenAI builds an AI phone & support hiring drops 65%...

Max. 5:00 min read

Jannis Hake

Unicorns

🚃 Anthropic could close $50B in 2 weeks, Gemini moves into cars & Founders Fund raises $6B...

May 4, 2026

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3 min read

🚃 Anthropic could close $50B in 2 weeks, Gemini moves into cars & Founders Fund raises $6B...

Max. 4:30 min read

Jannis Hake

Venture Capital

🎙️ ElevenLabs doubles to $22B, Factory accuses its VC adviser of leaking to Cognition & Mistral's seed VC raises $400M...

🌱 Langdock hits €50M ARR on $3.5M raised, only 49 FoFs back emerging managers & 2017 fund IRRs fall from 22% to 9.3%...

💼 Family offices skip the funds, Claude leads 26% of Anthropic's R&D & Crusoe triples to $30.9B...

🧮 OpenAI claims a $1M math prize, top seed rounds price at $100M & Harvey hits $15.6B...

🛍️ Shein lists 74% below its private mark, bigger portfolios crush VC upside & YC investors run a 5x TVPI...

🌶️ Linear’s $99M tender, OpenAI’s spicy new chip & the VC herd chasing the same winners...

⚖️ DOJ probes a16z, Index is Europe’s #1 VC & physical AI takes $47.4B...

🍩 OpenAI's $400 AI donut, Musk's 100M sq ft chip factory & 19 new decacorns...

🎢 Index raises $2B, Leopold Aschenbrenner loses 67% & LinkedIn declares war on AI slop...

⚡ Elon revives X.com after 27 years, 5% of VCs generate 90% of profits & a $10M fund beats a $38.3M fund...

⚡ The hottest startup sectors right now, VC fund performance may peak at just $74M & Dimension raises an $800M third fund...

🤖 49% of DDVCs hire engineers, GPT-5.6 launches & Lyzr’s AI agent raises $100M...

🐘 Mega-funds’ Seed machine, 10.2% AI hiring growth & a16z’s 70-person media team...

🦄 Only 99 of 619 unicorns exited, Bending Spoons IPO’d & the VC FoF market map...

💻 Sequoia’s 41x VC gap, OpenAI takes back the lead & Apple prices jump up to 30%...

⚡ Menlo VC raises $3B, ChatGPT falls below 50% & seed startups in freefall...

📦 SpaceX gives Thiel a 90x return, Bezos raises $12B & Fable 5 sparks backlash...

⚡ Claude launches Fable 5, Lovable hits $500M ARR & the ugly truth about VC returns...

🎙️ Founders Fund’s VC reality show, Benchmark raises $2B & Claude builds Claude...

🏗️ Microsoft launches Scout, 5% of VCs generate 90% of profits & Anthropic files for IPO...

👾 Anthropic hits $965B, Glean triples ARR & SpaceX lands $6.45B...

🐝 beehiiv’s $30M ARR, the VC fund size paradox & the end of cheap AI...

📈 Top 100 VCs globally, Gong grows 55% & Kevin Hartz closes $450M fund...

⏳ The 10-year VC fund is disappearing, OpenAI builds an AI phone & support hiring drops 65%...

🚃 Anthropic could close $50B in 2 weeks, Gemini moves into cars & Founders Fund raises $6B...

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