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"Worse, this reframing of capital-as-creativity has captured politicians and regulators at every level."
(Original title: Moguls Moving Money Isn’t the Same as Building a Business)
https://anildash.com/2025/08/20/moving_money_ain’t_building_a_busines…

Moguls Moving Money Isn’t the Same as Building a Business
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

1/ Money is definitely a serious cause of tension between C and I. I resent the fact that she has so much money in the bank but I’m the one bringing in most of the money on a day to day basis. I’m capital poor but have a decent income and she’s the opposite. This dynamic means that I have to watch what I spend while she continues to buy whatever she wants. To be fair, she does pull her weight on the general outgoings but I resent the fact she has additional cash to throw around that I do…

Humanoid robot startup Figure raised a $1B Series C led by Parkway Venture Capital at a post-money valuation of $39B, up from $2.6B in February 2024 (Jackie Davalos/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-1…

Sources: AI video startup Runway is looking to raise ~$500M at a $5B pre-money valuation; rival Luma AI aims to raise $1.1B at a $3.2B pre-money valuation (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/runway-luma-talks-mul…

Runway, Luma in Talks for Multibillion-Dollar Fundraises as Revenue Picks Up
Startups that use artificial intelligence to make videos for Hollywood studios and amateur filmmakers are getting thirsty for more capital. Runway, a startup that has cut deals with Lionsgate and AMC Networks, is in talks with investors to raise around $500 million at a valuation of at least $5 ...

Investors are suddenly pulling out of #AI #BCI?…

Investors Are Suddenly Pulling Out of AI
As billions of dollars flood the AI industry in 2025, investors have begun exiting in droves, and the money isn't coming with them.

Source: Perplexity has secured commitments from investors for $200M in new funding at a $20B valuation (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/perplexity-finalizes-20-billion-valuation-round

Perplexity Finalizes $20 Billion-Valuation Round 
Perplexity, which runs an artificial intelligence-powered search engine, has secured commitments from investors for $200 million in new funding at a $20 billion valuation, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The new capital comes less than two months after the three-year-old startup raised money at a $18 billion valuation. The frequent but relatively modest financings, at

Chipmaker Cerebras Systems raised a $1.1B Series G from Fidelity, Trump Jr.'s 1789 Capital, and others at an $8.1B post-money valuation ahead of its planned IPO (Rebecca Szkutak/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/a-year-…

A year after filing to IPO, still-private Cerebras Systems raises $1.1B | TechCrunch
Cerebras initially filed to go public in September 2024 but ran into several regulatory delays due to foreign investments.

Source: OpenAI raised $8.3B at a $300B valuation, months ahead of schedule, as part of plans to raise $40B this year; 5M business users pay for ChatGPT (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/business/dealbook/openai-ai-mega-funding-deal.html…

OpenAI Raises Another Funding Deal, From Dragoneer, Blackstone and More
The venture capital round values the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion, and underscores the fierceness of the A.I. money race.