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@FortuneMagazine senior finance reporter, writing @thetermsheet, and co-chairing Brainstorm. Covering VC, startups, offbeat ideas, and the human side of tech.

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@PitchBook
PitchBook
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Goldman’s acquisition of Industry Ventures is a bet on soaring secondaries. 💰 The deal is substantial. $665M in cash and equity, tacking on an additional performance-based $300M through 2030. Read analysis from @EMZheng47 in @AGarfinks' latest edition of @TheTermSheet here ⬇️
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@Techmeme
Techmeme
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Flow Engineering, which provides a collaborative hardware development platform for companies like Rivian, raised a $23M Series A led by Sequoia (@agarfinks / Fortune) https://t.co/FEdC9veqx2 https://t.co/qnpBUr1cQq 📫 Subscribe:
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Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: Flow Engineering, which provides a collaborative hardware development platform for companies like Rivian, raised a $23M Series A led by Sequoia
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Techmeme
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AI has sparked a new wave of competition in the browser market, as agentic AI browsers like Perplexity's Comet and others compete with Gemini-enhanced Chrome (Fortune) https://t.co/EG0HlI4nPa https://t.co/Q6GX9grxuB 📫 Subscribe:
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Fortune: AI sparks a fierce new war for users in the browser market, as agentic AI browsers like Perplexity's Comet and Opera's Neon compete with Gemini-enhanced Chrome
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@PitchBook
PitchBook
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In Q3, AI accounted for 39.5% of the deal count, a record, according to PitchBook. 💰 Learn more from @AGarfinks' latest edition of @TheTermSheet here ⬇️
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@FortuneMagazine
FORTUNE
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“Bubbles are kind of a natural part of this," @OpenAI COO @bradlightcap told @agarfinks in the latest episode of Fortune's #TermSheet. https://t.co/JKspCfP1dk
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Techmeme
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EvenUp, which makes AI tools for personal injury law firms, raised a $150M Series E led by Bessemer at a $2B+ valuation, bringing its total funding to $385M (@agarfinks / Fortune) https://t.co/TCytsj9wPP https://t.co/uJmKNNIFON 📫 Subscribe:
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Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: EvenUp, which makes AI tools for personal injury law firms, raised a $150M Series E led by Bessemer at a $2B+ valuation, bringing its total funding to $385M
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FORTUNE
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In April, #TermSheet broke the news that @supabase had raised $200 million in an Accel-led Series D, valuing the company at $2 billion. Now, about five months later, Supabase has raised a $100 million Series E at a $5 billion valuation.
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Supabase has raised a $100 million Series E at a $5 billion valuation. Accel and Peak XV led the round, Fortune can exclusively report.
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Techmeme
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Supabase, an open-source rival to Google's Firebase, raised a $100M Series E led by Accel and Peak XV at a $5B valuation, bringing its total funding to $500M+ (@agarfinks / Fortune) https://t.co/WURq5Rl8i8 https://t.co/PBTApXII9f 📫 Subscribe:
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Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: Supabase, an open-source rival to Google's Firebase, raised a $100M Series E led by Accel and Peak XV at a $5B valuation, bringing its total funding to $500M+
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FORTUNE
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“I saw ‘Supabase,’ and it kind of sounded like the Nicki Minaj song.” @supabase CEO Paul Copplestone (@kiwicopple) joined @agarfinks and the Fortune #TermSheet vodcast to share his startup’s origins. Now, the company has raised a $100 million Series E at a $5 billion valuation.
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FORTUNE
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"There are at least two types of investors that I've seen do amazing work in their career." @hanstung joined the Fortune #TermSheet vodcast with @agarfinks to share what makes a good investor. https://t.co/kEz9yQs0TU
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Techmeme
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Assort Health, which is developing voice AI agents for healthcare, raised a $76M Series B led by Lightspeed, bringing its total funding to $102M (@agarfinks / Fortune) https://t.co/GiFHhxS97u https://t.co/5BuIoq8zsF 📫 Subscribe:
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Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: Assort Health, which is developing AI voice agents for health care, raised a $76M Series B led by Lightspeed, bringing its total funding to $102M
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@bgurley
Bill Gurley
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Sad to say this isn’t new. But as they said in Den of Thieves, “your bunny has a good nose.”
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@Techmeme
Techmeme
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VCs say some AI startups, under pressure to show rapid ARR growth, are using questionable accounting practices like counting one-time deals as recurring revenue (@agarfinks / Fortune) https://t.co/YBUBh9HFwL https://t.co/wCsLoSUN02 📫 Subscribe:
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Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: VCs say some AI startups, under pressure to show rapid ARR growth, are using questionable accounting practices like counting one-time deals as recurring revenue
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@harvey
Harvey
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We're honored to have Sangeen and @GVteam as investors in Harvey. Excited to see Sangeen featured today in @FortuneMagazine with @agarfinks, discussing his strategy and investments in leading application-layer AI companies and AI labs:
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GV’s Sangeen Zeb is the latest Term Sheet Next spotlight.
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FORTUNE
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In an interview with Fortune’s Allie Garfinkle (@agarfinks) for the #TermSheet Podcast, @PhiaCo_ cofounder Phoebe Gates (@PhoebeAdellle) said that it's important to have "more female capital allocators" in business. https://t.co/H9Gn7l77yd
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@kleinerperkins
Kleiner Perkins
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Thanks to @agarfinks at @FortuneMagazine for covering the story and for interviewing Annie, Sophia and Phoebe on the Term Sheet podcast ⬇️ https://t.co/AKFt6vx8LU
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The AI shopping agent startup has a cap table also featuring Hailey Bieber and Kris Jenner.
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@Techmeme
Techmeme
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Modern Animal, a veterinary clinic network that uses proprietary AI-powered software to enhance veterinary workflows, raised a $46M Series D (@agarfinks / Fortune) https://t.co/RuJO2mDdH7 https://t.co/jiBn8aCW5E 📫 Subscribe:
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Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: Modern Animal, a veterinary clinic network that uses proprietary AI-powered software to enhance veterinary workflows, raised a $46M Series D
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FORTUNE
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“Your team is everything," @PhiaCo_ cofounder Phoebe Gates (@PhoebeAdellle) told Fortune's Allie Garfinkle (@agarfinks) on the #TermSheet Podcast. https://t.co/s4mSwXvB7C
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Alyson Shontell
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Back in February, @leomschwartz and @agarfinks looked into the death of Suchir Balaji, the OpenAI whistleblower, and the conspiracy theories, speaking to friends, colleagues, authorities and his parents. Their story on his final weeks:
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Why Suchir Balaji’s death has fueled conspiracy theories and unresolved questions.
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