2026-02-18
The sign of a great person is when they help with no expectation of anything in return. Since I was 18, Josh has been a friend and mentor. He did this when I offered nothing in return. Time, advice, guidance, the man is a G. I am bias but Josh and @milesgrimshaw are the best!
Bloomberg
Josh Kushner's Thrive raised $10B+ for its tenth and largest fund, lifting its AUM to ~$50B; sources: it distributed 64% of capital raised during the 2021 peak
2026-02-17
The sign of a great person is when they help with no expectation of anything in return. Since I was 18, Josh has been a friend and mentor. He did this when I offered nothing in return. Time, advice, guidance, the man is a G. I am bias but Josh and @milesgrimshaw are the best!
Bloomberg
Josh Kushner's Thrive raised $10B+ for its tenth and largest fund, lifting its AUM to ~$50B; sources: it distributed 64% of capital raised during the 2021 peak
The backer of OpenAI, Stripe, SpaceX and Skims says it's taking “ride-or-die” approach to investing.
2026-02-10
The core Turkish business was always very strong and a cash cow. The massive errors came from too much cash too quickly and mass geo expansion, executed poorly. Stripped back Getir in core markets only is a great and strategic buy for Uber.
Bloomberg
Uber agrees to acquire Getir's delivery operations from Mubadala for $335M in cash and says it will take a 15% stake in the remaining portfolio for $100M
2026-02-09
The core Turkish business was always very strong and a cash cow. The massive errors came from too much cash too quickly and mass geo expansion, executed poorly. Stripped back Getir in core markets only is a great and strategic buy for Uber.
Bloomberg
Uber agrees to acquire Getir's delivery operations from Mubadala for $335M in cash and says it will take a 15% stake in the remaining portfolio for $100M
2026-01-15
My money is on Mira Murati leaving Thinking Machines next with a rebrand to just “Machines”.
Wired
A source close to Thinking Machines Lab alleges ex-CTO Barret Zoph, who is returning to OpenAI, had shared confidential company information with competitors
The departures are a blow for Thinking Machines Lab. Two narratives are already emerging about why they happened.
My money is on Mira Murati leaving Thinking Machines next with a rebrand to just “Machines”.
@kyliebytes
Thinking Machines Lab parts ways with CTO Barret Zoph, with Soumith Chintala taking over the role; sources say the termination is due to “unethical conduct”
BREAKING: Thinking Machines has terminated its CTO, Barret Zoph, due to unethical conduct according to two sources familiar with the matter. CEO Mira Murati announced the news at a...
2025-11-24
Revolut will be a $250BN company in 10 years time. Without doubt. Save this tweet. 😉
Bloomberg
Revolut reaches a $75B valuation in its latest share sale led by Coatue, Greenoaks, and others, up from $45B in 2024, making it Europe's most valuable startup
Revolut Ltd. garnered a $75 billion valuation in its latest share sale after months of courting investors, a steep increase …
2025-10-07
Last week, @andrewdfeldman and @cerebras withdrew their S-1, and instead raised $1BN from Fidelity in the private markets, without explanation. As always, 20VC gets their ahead 😉 and sat down with Andrew to discuss: - Why raise $1BN instead of going public - The signs that [video]
CNBC
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman says the AI chipmaker pulled its IPO filing to share updated financials, admitting it was a mistake not to explain the move sooner
So I want to give you the full picture. …
2025-07-16
You want to see how hard modern media is: Conversation with Mark Zuckerberg on AI hiring... 39 likes in 9 hours. Brutal.
Wired
Sources: OpenAI researcher Jason Wei, who worked on o3 and deep research models, and his colleague Hyung Won Chung are joining Meta's new superintelligence lab
Jason Wei, who worked on OpenAI's o3 and deep research models, will be joining Meta's superintelligence lab.
You want to see how hard modern media is: Conversation with Mark Zuckerberg on AI hiring... 39 likes in 9 hours. Brutal.
The Information on YouTube
Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg on Meta's “personal super intelligence” push, how its pay packages pale in comparison to its AI infra investments, AI glasses, and more
The Information's TITV is first in tech news and analysis from the people that break and shape the story.
2025-04-02
The IPO window is opening baby!
CNBC
Circle files for a US IPO, with plans to list on the NYSE under CRCL; Circle, which issues the USDC stablecoin, is reportedly seeking a $4B to $5B valuation
Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has filed for an initial public offering and plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange.
2024-08-25
The last two shows with Rogan and Lex being with Thiel and @levelsio is interesting for a very important reason: It shows that consumers more than ever care about startups and entrepreneurship. This is the start of mainstream media really pivoting to telling startup stories.
Lex Fridman
An interview with Nomad List and Photo AI founder Pieter Levels, aka @levelsio on X, on launching 12 startups in 12 months, the digital nomad life, and more
Pieter Levels (aka levelsio on X) is a self-taught developer and entrepreneur who has designed, programmed, launched over 40 startups, many of which are highly successful.
2024-06-29
I first met @mamoonha @saastr in SF in 2016. I was a 19 year old & had started 20VC only a year before and had about 300 fans. Basically nothing. Mamoon spent incredible time, advised me & has been a friend ever since. Showing you can be kind, good and a killer investor.
Bloomberg
Kleiner Perkins has raised more than $2B for two new funds: $825M for a fund targeting young startups and $1.2B for a later-stage fund
2024-04-26
One of the greats. Inspired a generation of CEOs and one of the kindest people in the business. Chapeau my friend!
Work Life
Atlassian's co-CEO Scott Farquhar plans to step down on August 31, 2024, after 23 years at the company; he will remain a board member and a special advisor
Scott Farquhar / Work Life :
2023-07-11
I mean, fuck... what a get! https://twitter.com/...
Forbes
Flexport founder Ryan Petersen joins Founders Fund as a partner; Petersen, who stepped down as CEO in March 2023, will continue as Flexport's executive chairman
Alex Konrad / Forbes :
2022-01-09
Fuck! There was me thinking it was startups consuming cash quicker than ever. 🙄 https://twitter.com/...
Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz raises $9B across three funds: a $1.5B Bio Fund, a $5B Growth Fund, and a $2.5B Venture Fund
2022-01-08
Fuck! There was me thinking it was startups consuming cash quicker than ever. 🙄 https://twitter.com/...
Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz raises $9B across three funds: a $1.5B Bio Fund, a $5B Growth Fund, and a $2.5B Venture Fund
Ben Horowitz / Andreessen Horowitz :
2021-06-17
6 years ago I recorded my first 20VC episode from my mother's kitchen and asked if we could unplug the home phone. Today we announce two new 20VC Funds: 20VC Early 📈 Pre-Seed-Series A 💵 $250K-$750K 20VC Explorer 📈 Series B-onwards 💵 $1M - $5M https://www.ft.com/...
Financial Times
Harry Stebbings, a 24-year-old Londoner with a popular podcast about tech investing, raises $140M fund from MIT, RIT Capital, and founders of Spotify and Calm
2020-12-01
First met Josh when I was 18 in SF. I was trying to get Josh to hire me @GreylockVC. I remember getting 20+ people to say nice things about me to him. He respected the hustle & has been a friend & advisor ever since. A great day for Apple and iOS devs. Josh is special. https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
Apple hires Josh Elman, former VC at Greylock Partners and ex-VP of product at Robinhood, to work on app discovery at the App Store
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg :
2020-09-25
Nearly 14 years ago @shak invested close to half his net worth in an entrepreneur, an individual with a dream and a vision. That entrepreneur was @eldsjal and the company, @Spotify. Today they team up once again to deploy €1Bn to empower “The European Dream”. 🚀
Financial Times
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says he will invest €1B in European tech startups over the next decade, focused on “moonshots” in ML, biotech, and other sectors
Financial Times :