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OpenAI’s ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Strategy

By Martin Peers · Oct 6, 2025 5:00pm PDT · 3 comments

Sam Altman’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” strategy for OpenAI was on full display on Monday. Early in the day, the ChatGPT creator revealed that it will work with Advanced Micro Devices to use that company’s artificial intelligence chips, the latest example of OpenAI’s wide-ranging efforts to assure itself of more computing capacity. The... Sam Altman’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” strategy for OpenAI was on full display on...

Josh Klahr, a product management leader at Snowflake. Art by Clark Miller; YouTube.

Snowflake Tries to End the AI Data-Access Wars

By Amir Efrati and Kevin McLaughlin · Sep 25, 2025 10:44am PDT

Snowflake is reversing an incendiary trend of software incumbents such as Salesforce and Atlassian walling off data in their applications from artificial intelligence startups that threaten them.On Tuesday, Snowflake said a consortium of more than a dozen other enterprise app and database providers—including, ironically, Salesforce—have... Snowflake is reversing an incendiary trend of software incumbents such as Salesforce and...

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The Investment Bankers Winning at the AI Deal Game

By Valida Pau · Sep 25, 2025 6:00am PDT

There’s nothing like an earth-changing new technology to get the tech industry’s dealmaking juices flowing. That’s been good news and bad news for bankers, who have pocketed fees but have been boxed out of some of the biggest deals. We’ve pulled together a list of the bankers who have led the way on artificial intelligence dealmaking. The... There’s nothing like an earth-changing new technology to get the tech industry’s dealmaking...

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Inside Scale AI’s New Robot Labs

By Rocket Drew · Sep 24, 2025 7:00am PDT

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Inside Scale AI’s New Robot Labs

By Rocket Drew · Sep 24, 2025 7:00am PDT

After Meta Platforms bought nearly half of the data labelling startup Scale AI and hired its co-founder Alexandr Wang and other key employees, Scale’s future looked uncertain. Even more so after the nine-year old startup laid off 200 employees and customer OpenAI wound down its work with the company.Now, we’re getting a sense of how Scale’s... After Meta Platforms bought nearly half of the data labelling startup Scale AI and hired its...

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IPOs Roar Back, Injecting Cash Into Venture Firms

By Katie Roof · Sep 17, 2025 6:21am PDT · 1 comment

September is on track for six venture-backed tech listings, the most since November 2021. The rising number of IPOs means venture funds can start returning more cash to the limited partners that back them, relieving one of the strains that had held back VC fundraising over the last few years. Nearly all of September’s listings are from companies... September is on track for six venture-backed tech listings, the most since November 2021. The...

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Sequoia Poised for Nearly $3 Billion Gain From Klarna IPO

By Katie Roof · Sep 9, 2025 5:23pm PDT

Klarna’s two-decade journey to a public listing means a lucrative return for its biggest backer—Sequoia Capital. The Silicon Valley firm stands to make about $2.65 billion on paper from its investment in the buy now, pay later lender, which endured boardroom drama and tumbling valuations on its way to a public listing. Sequoia owns 21% of... Klarna’s two-decade journey to a public listing means a lucrative return for its biggest...

Brex CEO Pedro Franceschi, left, and Ramp CEO Eric Glyman. Images via YouTube and Getty.

Make No Mistake, Brex and Ramp Are Fintechs, Not Software Firms

By Anita Ramaswamy · Sep 8, 2025 6:00am PDT · 4 comments

Fintech startups Brex and Ramp are hurtling toward initial public offerings as soon as next year as they duke it out over customers for their corporate credit cards. In the meantime, investors are getting excited about the companies’ rapid growth rates. Their numbers are impressive, but investors need to temper their enthusiasm. Ramp just passed... Fintech startups Brex and Ramp are hurtling toward initial public offerings as soon as next year...

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff

Salesforce CEO Inadvertently Stokes AI ‘Crisis’ Narrative

By Amir Efrati · Sep 4, 2025 10:30am PDT · 4 comments

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff

Salesforce CEO Inadvertently Stokes AI ‘Crisis’ Narrative

By Amir Efrati · Sep 4, 2025 10:30am PDT · 4 comments

After listening to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and his top brass describe their excitement about the company’s artificial intelligence business for an hour and half on Wednesday, one might have thought they were taking a much deserved victory lap.“Every single one of our customers is becoming an agentic enterprise,” Benioff said.In reality, his... After listening to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and his top brass describe their excitement about...

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Nasdaq Steps Up Scrutiny of Companies Loading Up on Crypto

By Yueqi Yang · Sep 4, 2025 6:00am PDT · 1 comment

Nasdaq is stepping up its scrutiny of companies listed on its exchange that are aiming to get a stock price boost by raising money to buy and hoard crypto, according to company filings and people familiar with the matter. The exchange’s move could slow the crypto boom that is putting increasingly exotic tokens on mainstream markets. The stock... Nasdaq is stepping up its scrutiny of companies listed on its exchange that are aiming to get a...

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Why Google Data-Sharing Decision Could Affect All of Big Tech

By Martin Peers · Sep 3, 2025 5:00pm PDT

Google is out of Wall Street’s doghouse! Stock of Google’s parent company Alphabet shot up 9% on Wednesday as investors rushed to buy up stock of a company whose future is no longer overshadowed by a looming antitrust ruling. Now the focus of antitrust anxiety turns to the other three big tech firms facing government lawsuits—Meta Platforms, ... Google is out of Wall Street’s doghouse! Stock of Google’s parent company Alphabet shot up 9% on...

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Why Anthropic’s Coding Prediction Hasn’t Panned Out

By Stephanie Palazzolo and Rocket Drew · Sep 3, 2025 7:02am PDT

Before we get to today’s column, we’d be remiss to not touch on Tuesday’s Google antitrust ruling, which was a huge victory for the search giant. Google got pretty much everything it wanted, while the judge only accepted a few of the government’s proposed remedies. (For more on the results, check out this column from our co-executive editor... Before we get to today’s column, we’d be remiss to not touch on Tuesday’s Google antitrust...

Figma CEO Dylan Field during the company's initial public offering last month. Photo via Getty

The Funny Math Behind a Key Software Metric

By Anita Ramaswamy · Aug 22, 2025 7:31am PDT · 8 comments

Figma CEO Dylan Field during the company's initial public offering last month. Photo via Getty

The Funny Math Behind a Key Software Metric

By Anita Ramaswamy · Aug 22, 2025 7:31am PDT · 8 comments

The rise of artificial intelligence has turned the software industry into a minefield for investors. To address the risks, some are relying more on a metric known as net revenue retention to pick winners and avoid losers. In its simplest form, NRR, also known as net dollar retention, compares annual revenue from a year ago to now. The number can... The rise of artificial intelligence has turned the software industry into a minefield for...

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What to Watch as the IPO Heat Turns Up

By Cory Weinberg · Aug 19, 2025 3:00pm PDT

Initial public offerings are generating buzz again, and share prices of tech listings have doubled on average this year. The Nasdaq has been at an all-time high, today’s big-tech stock sell-off notwithstanding. And Chamath Palihapitiya is raising money for a special purpose acquisition company. Are we about to hit a speculative IPO and SPAC... Initial public offerings are generating buzz again, and share prices of tech listings have...

World Liberty Financial co-founder Donald Trump Jr. (left), is joined at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square by Zach Witkoff, the incoming chairman of Alt5 Sigma (center) and incoming Alt5 Sigma board director Eric Trump (right). Photo by Getty

Trump Partner in Crypto Venture Faces SEC Allegations

By Michael Roddan · Aug 19, 2025 10:15am PDT · 1 comment

The Trump family has partnered with a father-son duo with a history of run-ins with financial regulators for a deal to sell $1.5 billion of its crypto tokens. A biotech turned crypto company called Alt5 Sigma will sell $1.5 billion of stock and use the money to buy the crypto token created by World Liberty Financial, founded by Donald Trump Jr.... The Trump family has partnered with a father-son duo with a history of run-ins with financial...

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Dry Powder Is Falling. SPVs May Be a Lifeline.

By Natasha Mascarenhas · Aug 14, 2025 5:44pm PDT

Earlier this week, I published a look at the blitz of fundraising deals for artificial intelligence startups, often triggered by unsolicited term sheets. A few days later, my colleagues Sri, Erin and I reported on Perplexity’s talks to raise more money at a valuation of more than $20 billion, which, if it closes, would be its third fundraising... Earlier this week, I published a look at the blitz of fundraising deals for artificial...

Venture and Deals Reporter Katie Roof to Join The Information

By The Information Staff · Aug 12, 2025 9:11am PDT · 3 comments

Venture and Deals Reporter Katie Roof to Join The Information

By The Information Staff · Aug 12, 2025 9:11am PDT · 3 comments

The Information’s editors shared this note with staff today. Hi - We’re delighted to announce Katie Roof is joining The Information to continue what she does best: break news about the most important tech deals. She will also share her years of experience by mentoring other reporters on the craft of deal-scooping. She’ll be our... The Information’s editors shared this note with staff today. Hi - We’re delighted to announce...