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Jacob E. Robbins

Seattle

Reporter at PitchBook

VC/Startups reporter @pitchbook. Formerly Tech Reporting @bitech. Formerly @AirMailWeekly and assistant to @graydoncarter. Terrible speller. Even worse parker.

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  • Glean's CEO sees the AI startup's fundraising as a statement, not a necessity

    1 week ago | pitchbook.com | Jacob E. Robbins

    Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images Glean, an enterprise AI search startup, has no trouble raising capital, but according to founder and CEO Arvind Jain, the company doesn’t actually need it. “The company has not really needed capital, unlike other AI companies,” he told PitchBook in an interview Thursday at Web Summit Vancouver. “We started before the AI boom, so nobody was going to give us a billion dollars to spend.

  • Q&A: Google Brain founder Andrew Ng thinks VCs should brush up on AI skills

    2 weeks ago | pitchbook.com | Jacob E. Robbins

    VCs may be chasing AI startups and giving them astronomical sums of funding, but AI pioneer Andrew Ng doesn’t think that’s serving innovation well. According to the Google Brain co-founder, the feverish battle over deals is sending the wrong messages to founders. His firm, AI Fund, recently raised $190 million for its second flagship vehicle to finance startups it helps hatch.

  • Chobani acquires Daily Harvest, a frozen meal startup backed by Lightspeed and Serena Williams

    3 weeks ago | pitchbook.com | Jacob E. Robbins

    Yogurt giant Chobani has agreed to acquire Daily Harvest, a frozen meal startup backed by Lightspeed and A-list celebrities like Bobby Flay and Gwyneth Paltrow. The deal is the latest in a spate of acquisitions within the foodtech space as it experiences a wave of consolidation. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, though Daily Harvest was last publicly valued at $1.1 billion in 2021 after raising a $77 million Series D.

  • eToro's blockbuster $620M public debut sets stage for fintech IPO bonanza

    3 weeks ago | pitchbook.com | Jacob E. Robbins

    Despite tariff-induced market volatility dimming IPO expecations, eToro closed its first trading day at $67 a share—29% above its public offering price of $52. The company’s IPO shows that despite some volatility, there’s still energy around digital asset startups going public, according to Rob Hadick, general partner at the crypto-focused VC Dragonfly Capital. “EToro is the way public market investors can express their bullishness on the space,” he added.

  • Neobank startup Chime files for an IPO after tariff-induced delay

    3 weeks ago | pitchbook.com | Jacob E. Robbins

    Chime, a digital neobank, has filed to go public on the Nasdaq under the ticker “CHYM,” according to a regulatory filing. The company had reportedly pushed its IPO plans following tariff-induced market volatility, and is among a growing list of fintech startups with ambitions of going public soon.

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Jacob E. Robbins
Jacob E. Robbins @JacobERobbins
5 Jun 25

NEW: @sequoia remains the most active VC investor in AI while @a16z slips behind! My latest for @PitchBook explores the ever changing hierarchy of the most active VC investors in AI and ML! You can find it here: https://t.co/PsSqq7WvQf

Jacob E. Robbins
Jacob E. Robbins @JacobERobbins
5 Jun 25

I for one am shocked at the Elon and Trump falling out. Who could have ever predicted that two strong personalities such as these would clash in such an epic way

Jacob E. Robbins
Jacob E. Robbins @JacobERobbins
9 May 25

RT @gaming_leaker: Pope Leo XIV will not be a playable character in Mario Kart World. https://t.co/TciphwECmC