Replit raised $250M at a $3B valuation. Their AI app developer: → Is already generating $150M in revenue → Builds a prototype in 10 minutes → Counts Anthropic, Coinbase, and Zillow as customers → Tests the apps it builds, finds bugs, and fixes them automatically We went

When the SEC sets accredited investor requirements… Reminder: Accreditation is not a certificate or a plaque you hang on a wall. It’s a self-declared designation if you meet any of these qualifications: → Individual income: Over $200k in each of the past two years (with the

Thanks to Jaime Catmull Your Money Champion at Forbes for covering! “Here's the shift: these companies will hit historic valuations years before they go public. For the first time, new infrastructure is making pre-IPO access possible for accredited investors without institutional

📣 This week on The Pulse 💸 OpenAI signs a $38B deal with AWS just days after going for-profit, scaling up its compute firepower beyond Microsoft Azure. 🔐 Google’s $32B acquisition of cloud security firm Wiz clears a key U.S. antitrust hurdle, moving one step closer to the

They raised $560M to bring back the dodo. We're here for it. Colossal Biosciences announced they’ve successfully grown pigeon primordial germ cells for the first time in history. Translation: They figured out how to culture the cells that become sperm and eggs in pigeons. Why

Pop quiz: What's the difference between Reg A and Reg D? If you're scratching your head… you're not alone. Most investors have never heard of these SEC exemptions. Here's the breakdown: Regulation A: The "Mini IPO" Companies can raise up to $75M and sell to both accredited

Prediction markets are having their moment right now. It's about time someone broke down what's actually happening. Tomorrow (Nov 18 at 11 AM ET), Slava Rubin from Vincent and Jan-Erik Asplund from Sacra are talking prediction markets and how Kalshi and Polymarket became

Emily Zheng’s latest Secondary Market Watch spotlights Augment alongside other players shaping how private market liquidity actually works. Beyond the recognition, the PitchBook report shows insights that every investor should understand. → Transaction value for direct

You were just granted startup equity. Congrats! You're now the proud owner of… paper that might be worth something someday. But here's the thing nobody tells you: If you received stock options and your company allows you to early exercise them before they vest, you have 30

If you're invested in xAI, here's something you need to know... xAI announced a partnership with Saudi Arabia and HUMAIN to deploy Grok nationwide across the Kingdom. xAI and HUMAIN are building new hyperscale GPU data centers in Saudi Arabia. Grok will integrate into HUMAIN

We make private markets liquid. You make the gravy. Thankful for our clients, partners, team, and investors. Happy Thanksgiving from Augment!

💸 $230 billion. Elon Musk's xAI is in advanced talks to raise $15 billion at a $230 billion valuation. Three dynamics worth noting: 🛠️ The infrastructure play is real. xAI is rapidly scaling its data-center footprint and investing heavily in infrastructure, including its