Ben Bergman
Senior Correspondent, Venture Capital and Startups at Business Insider
Senior Correspondent @BusinessInsider, investigating VC and startups. Big into tennis, skiing and poker. Got a tip? DM for Signal or [email protected].
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businessinsider.com | Leena Rao |Ben Bergman |Melia Russell |Henry Blodget
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, on April 7, 2025. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images 2025-04-14T09:00:02Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . After two weeks of market turmoil, VCs are seeing signs tech's recovery may stall.
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businessinsider.nl | Ben Bergman
Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati is raising $2 billion for her AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab. The startup's high valuation may be driven by venture capital's "Power Law" strategy. Big Tech acquisitions also offer a potential safety net for VC investors if startups struggle. Business Insider reporter Ben Bergman broke the news this week that Mira Murati is raising about $2 billion for her AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab.
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2 weeks ago |
businessinsider.com | Ben Bergman
Exclusive Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Mira Murati spent 6 ½ years at OpenAI, where she served as the CTO, working on ChatGPT. Her new company is in the process of raising upwards of $2 billion of venture funding, sources told BI. Even by the standards of today's frothy AI market, $2 billion for a startup less than a year old is a gargantuan sum.
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2 weeks ago |
businessinsider.com | Leena Rao |Ben Bergman |Henry Blodget
The AGI House in San Francisco does not take applications. Everything is word of mouth. Courtesy of Jeremy Nixon 2025-04-06T09:00:02Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Hacker houses offer founders the chance to eat, breathe, and sleep while launching their startups.
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3 weeks ago |
businessinsider.com | Ben Bergman
Exclusive Scale AI cofounder and CEO Alexandr Wang. Scale AI 2025-03-28T20:48:58Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Scale AI has become increasingly in demand as companies need to label and sort data to train AI models.
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RT @Techmeme: Sources: Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab is raising upwards of $2B at a $10B+ valuation, after previously seeking $1B at…
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