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$EXTROPICbullish· high· posguom verdon
Verdon: thermodynamic computing enables probabilistic AI at far lower power, targeting sparse workloads and US manufacturing
Generative AI is inherently probabilistic; running it on deterministic electronics wastes huge power maintaining exact states. Extropic's chips operate probabilistically at ultra-…
$EXTROPICbullish· high· posguom verdon
Extropic pioneers thermodynamic computing: probabilistic hardware for generative AI at far lower power
Generative AI is inherently probabilistic; running it on deterministic electronics wastes huge power maintaining exact states. Extropic's chips operate probabilistically at very l…
$NEObullish· high· posmichael kim
Kim: Neo's scholar pipeline into top CS programs yields Cursor, KI, Cognition, Deel, Ramp
Neo's competitive edge is its Neo Scholar program recruiting elite CS students from Harvard, MIT, Stanford, CMU, giving Ali Partovi first access to generational founders; portfoli…
$NEObullish· high· posmichael kim
NEO's scholar program sourcing top CS students yields first checks into Cursor, KI, Cognition, Deel, Ramp
Ali Partvi's NEO fund built a structural sourcing advantage via the NEO Scholar program at Harvard, MIT, Stanford, CMU, identifying elite technical founders early; this pipeline p…
$ZFELLOWSbullish· medium· posmichael kim
Kim: Zfellows' college campus presence and Thiel Fellowship network provide unique young-founder access
Zfellows leverages Corey Levy's campus presence and Josh Browder's Thiel Fellowship selection committee seat to access the youngest, most ambitious founders before traditional VCs.
$NOVAbullish· medium· posmichael kim
Kim: Nova's 25/23/19-year-old GP team hustles on campuses for AI-native, small-team founders
Nova's extremely young GP team (Carlo, Coco, Henry) spends intensive time on college campuses, aligning with the thesis that AI-native companies with small teams can reach growth-…
$FOUNDERS-FUNDbullish· high· posmichael kim
Kim: Fund II approaching 300x driven by SpaceX, one of three best venture funds ever
Founders Fund II is on track for ~300x returns primarily from SpaceX ownership, making it one of the three highest-returning venture funds in history alongside Lowercase I and Blo…
$FOUNDERS-FUNDbullish· high· posmichael kim
Founders Fund 2 approaching 300x return driven by SpaceX, one of three best venture funds ever
Michael Kim's LP portfolio includes Founders Fund 2 (nearing 300x), Blockchain Capital 2 (157x heading to 250x), and Lowercase Capital (204x); SpaceX is the primary driver of Foun…
$BLOCKCHAIN-CAPITALbullish· high· posmichael kim
Kim: Fund II at 157x heading to 250x, top-three all-time venture return
Blockchain Capital's second fund has achieved 157x net returns and is compounding toward 250x, ranking among the three best venture funds ever alongside Founders Fund II and Lower…
$SIMILEbullish· high· posjun park
Simile raises $200M at $2B to build foundation models of human behavior for enterprise simulation
Simile creates models that predict human behaviors across market segments using representative population data from partners like Gallup; already deployed with CVS, Fortune 50 ret…
$SIMILEbullish· high· posjun park
Park: human behavior foundation models democratize consumer insight for enterprises via scalable simulation
Simile builds foundation models of human subjective behavior using representative population data from partners like Gallup; customers filter populations and test products/message…
$K2-SPACEbullish· high· poskaren pure
K2 Space raises $500M, crosses $1B signed contracts for giant Falcon 9-compatible satellites
Power drives everything in space (compute, comms, sensors); K2 builds massive satellites that maximize power per launch vehicle, initially on Falcon 9 with Starship optionality. F…
$K2-SPACEbullish· high· poskaren pure
Pure: giant satellites unlock orbital compute via power scaling, dual-use commercial/government model, Falcon 9 compatible
Power is the fundamental metric for space infrastructure (comms, compute, sensors); K2 builds the largest possible satellites to maximize power per launch, proving 100kW+ class on…
$HOOD···bullish· high· posvlad tennv
Robinhood hits 13 business lines >$100M ARR, Gold Card at 3% cash back drives million users
Robinhood has diversified into 13 distinct $100M+ ARR lines (Legend desktop trading, Gold Card, futures, crypto, etc.), creating a durable multi-engine revenue model; Gold Card's…
$HOOD···bullish· high· posvlad tennv
Tennv: 13 business lines >$100M ARR each, Gold Card at 3% cashback driving million users, expanding into social, futures, international
Robinhood's diversification across 13 high-revenue lines (Legend desktop trading, Gold Card, crypto, futures, social network with verified trades) creates a self-reinforcing ecosy…
Kim: Fund I at 204x, anti-portfolio regret for not investing
Lowercase Capital I returned 204x, but Sindana passed on it due to discipline around seed-only focus; Kim acknowledges this as a significant anti-portfolio miss.
$SPCX···bullish· mediumkaren pure
SpaceX dominates Founders Fund returns; Starship delays push K2 Space to Falcon 9 compatibility
SpaceX is the single largest driver of Founders Fund 2's ~300x return; Starship timeline slips forced K2 Space to design satellites for Falcon 9, securing $1B in contracts tied to…
Leopold Aschenbrenner's 4x levered AI infrastructure fund blows up, forcing liquidation
The fund concentrated in AI infrastructure names (Nebius, SanDisk, Micron, CoreWeave) while shorting software like Adobe, but 4x leverage meant a 25% drawdown wiped out equity; pr…
Anthropic stake was $10B of Leopold's $45B AUM; fund attempted to sell $100M at $1.1T valuation to shore up liquidity
The private Anthropic holding was the fund's crown jewel; as public positions crashed, the fund tried to sell a slice of Anthropic at roughly current markup ($1.1T) to raise cash,…
$CITADELbullish· highmartin skrey
Ken Griffin's Citadel emerges as buyer of last resort, purchasing blown-up fund portfolio at steep discount
Citadel bid on the liquidated portfolio alongside Jane Street and Millennium, securing a 3-4B instant markup; this reinforces Citadel's brand as the go-to liquidity provider for p…
$RACE···bullish· mediumjordi hays
Hays bullish on Ferrari EV: design growing, collectors buying for history and completeness
The Luch's polarizing design is growing on observers; collectors are buying for historical significance, brand completeness, and potential allocation advantages, making the 500-un…
$RACE···bearish· mediumjohn coogan
Coogan bearish on Ferrari EV: brand dilution without volume upside
The Luch EV hurts Ferrari's brand unless it drives massive volume like Porsche's Cayenne or Lamborghini's Urus; at 500 units it's a halo car that doesn't fund the rest of the line…