Berber Jin
Startups and Venture Capital Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
startups/venture capital reporter @WSJ
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Emily Glazer |Berber Jin |Alexander Saeedy
In February, a little-known startup promising to build futuristic robots set out to raise new cash at a nearly $40 billion valuation. The pitch: Figure AI would put more than 200,000 robots across assembly lines and homes by 2029—solving an engineering challenge that has eluded hardware developers for decades. It has a long way to go. Figure had no revenue last year and just a few dozen robots in production, according to documents shared with investors in recent weeks.
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3 weeks ago |
businessinsider.jp | Berber Jin
起業家はたいてい、ベンチャーキャピタル（VC）の中でも大手の投資家に支援してもらいたがる。大手VCから資金を調達すれば、他のスタートアップとの差別化が図れ、他の投資家からも注目を得やすくなるからだ。 しかし起業家は、望むVCから「イエス」の返事を引き出すことに夢中になるあまり、自社の命運がかかった肝心の質問をしないことが多い。これは、アーリーステージに投資するVC、ファウンダー・コレクティブのマネージング・パートナーであるミカ・ローゼンブルームの見解だ。ファウンダー・コレクティブといえば、ウーバー（Uber）やエアテーブル（Airtable）をはじめ、数百のスタートアップを支援してきたVCとして知られる。 自らもスタートアップ3社を創業した経験を持つローゼンブルームは、VCから資金を調達する前に起業家が尋ねるべき12の質問をTwitterに投稿した。そこで本稿では、彼の許可を得たうえでその12の質問を掲載する。いずれも必読の助言だ。 1.リードインベスターになる気はあるか？...
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3 weeks ago |
cn.wsj.com | Berber Jin
OpenAI即将完成一轮400亿美元的融资，这将是有史以来规模最大的初创公司融资之一。但问题是：如果无法满足一个关键条件，这家ChatGPT开发商可能会损失一半的融资。据知情人士透露，为了获得全部资金，这家非营利组织必须在年底前成功重组为一家营利性公司。如果做不到，其主要投资者软银(SoftBank)可以将这轮融资的规模缩减至200亿美元。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Berber Jin |Deepa Seetharaman
The funding stipulation adds pressure to OpenAI’s ongoing restructuring talks, which require the blessing of its largest shareholder, Microsoft MSFT -3.02%decrease; red down pointing triangle. It is also subject to review by the California attorney general. SoftBank is expected to contribute up to $30 billion to the round and is syndicating the rest to other investors, including Microsoft, some of the people said.
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Berber Jin |Deepa Seetharaman
The funding stipulation adds pressure to OpenAI’s ongoing restructuring talks, which require the blessing of its largest shareholder, Microsoft MSFT -3.02%decrease; red down pointing triangle. It is also subject to review by the California attorney general. SoftBank is expected to contribute up to $30 billion to the round and is syndicating the rest to other investors, including Microsoft, some of the people said.
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RT @EmilyGlazer: On 3/31, Figure AI's CEO shared a video of its robots working on assembly tasks for BMW, writing “This isn’t a test—this i…
the hottest ai stock? an ai robotics startup with bold claims, little revenue our look at figure ai and its head-scratching $40bn valuation, w/ @EmilyGlazer @ajsaeedy https://t.co/t6hbaUNVwU
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