A look at Neo, a VC firm that made early bets on startups including Kalshi and Cursor, pushing the value of its first two funds far above industry averages
The venture firm, led by CEO Ali Partovi, illustrates the growing gulf between a few top performers and the industry medianLinkedIn:Yuliya ChernovaandHadi PartoviLinkedIn:Yuliya Chernova:The 2021 vent...
Kalshi raised $185M led by Paradigm at a $2B valuation; sources: Polymarket is completing a $200M+ investment led by Founders Fund at a ~$1B pre-money valuation
Prediction-Market Unicorn Hits $2 Billion Valuation Bogdan Patru / Bitcoin Insider : Prediction Market Kalshi Achieves Unicorn Status with $185 Raised at its $2B Evaluation, as BTC Bull Token Predicts...
Bluesky raised an $8M seed led by Neo and partners with Namecheap to let its users directly purchase and manage custom domains, Bluesky's first paid service
Fun Feature, and Now a Business Model Bluesky : Purchase and Manage Domains Directly Through Bluesky Daniel Levi / Tech Startups : Twitter competitor Bluesky raises $8M; launches paid custom domains i...
Lumos, which is building an app store for companies to manage all the SaaS apps their employees use, emerges from stealth with $30M+ from a16z, Neo, and others
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Ike, the autonomous trucking startup founded by three veterans of Apple, Google, and Uber ATG, raises $52M Series A led by Bain Capital Ventures
Redpoint Ventures, Fontinalis Partners, Basis Set Ventures, and Neo also participated in the round. Bain Capital Ventures partner Ajay Agarwal has joined Ike's board.