This Week in Pre-IPO Stocks

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E232: Wealthfront's robo-advisor IPO sprint: $88B AUM, $194M profits; OpenAI's instant checkout: Etsy surge 16%, taps 700M users; OpenAI H1 2025: $4.3B sales vs $2.5B burn, breakeven by 2026?; Cerebras' $1.1B pre-IPO: $8.1B val, Q2 rev 11x YoY; Black Fore

Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 01:16 - Wealthfront's Robo-Advisor IPO Sprint: $88B AUM, $194M Profits 02:43 - OpenAI's Instant Checkout: Etsy Surge 16%, Taps 700M Users 03:51 - OpenAI H1 2025: $4.3B Sales vs $2.5B Burn, Breakeven by 2026? 05:23 - Cerebras' $1.1B Pre-IPO Raise: $8.1B Val, Q2 Rev 11x YoY 06:39 - Black Forest Labs' $4B AI Image Raise: FLUX.1 Downloads 5M+ 07:59 - Rebellions' $1.4B Series C: 3x Rev YoY, Arm GPU Co-Dev 09:28 - TikTok US Divestiture: $14B Val at 1.4x P/S, ByteDance K...

10-03
18:14

E231: Tether's $500B valuation; OpenAI-Nvidia $100B AI powerhouse deal; Stripe buyback at $106.7B; TikTok US valuation at only $14B!; Fermi's $13B IPO for AI data center energy; 1X robotics' $10B+ valuation; Anthropic for Microsoft AI Copilot; Databricks-

Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:08 - Tether's $500B Valuation 00:54 - OpenAI-Nvidia $100B AI Powerhouse Deal 02:10 - Stripe BuyBack at $106.7B 02:48 - TikTok US Valuation at Only $14B! 03:45 - Fermi's $13B IPO for AI Data Center Energy 04:18 - 1X Robotics' $10B+ Valuation 05:21 - Anthropic for Microsoft AI Copilot 05:51 - Databricks-OpenAI $100M Enterprise Pact 06:26 - CoreWeave's $6.5B New OpenAI Deal

09-26
07:07

E230: Web browser battle is heating up between Chrome, Perplexity, OpenAI?; Groq is a monster, love the company; Underwriting private market humanoid robotic stocks

Send us a text Nick Fusco = CEO at PM Insights, a pre-IPO secondary market pricing company …X - @TheFuscoKid …LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/nickfusco Evan Cohen = Founder/COO of withVincent.com, a media company focused on alternative investments …X - @evvcohen …LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/evcohen Clint Sorenson = Chief Investment Officer at WealthShield, an outsourced CIO and investment research company …X - @clint_sorenson …LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/csorensoncfacmt Aaron Dillon =...

09-25
42:13

E229: Groq's $750M funding, $6.9B valuation; Figure's $1B+ robotics raise, $39B valuation; Workday's $1.1B Sana acquisition for AI agents; Irregular's $80M AI security boost; xAI's 64M user milestone; OpenAI's new ChatGPT usage report; OpenAI to cut Micro

Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Groq's $750M Funding, $6.9B Valuation 02:23 - Figure's $1B+ Robotics Raise, $39B Valuation 03:20 - Workday's $1.1B Sana Acquisition for AI Agents 04:12 - Irregular's $80M AI Security Boost 05:34 - xAI's 64M User Milestone 06:27 - OpenAI's New ChatGPT Usage Report 07:59 - OpenAI to Cut Microsoft Rev Share 08:45 - Starlink Direct-To-Cell Testing Starts in 2026 10:06 - Google's Gemini Chrome Integration

09-19
11:50

E228: SpaceX to enter the cell service business; Anduril wins $1.26b of new deals; OpenAI + Microsoft work out non-profit to for-profit switch; Will AI/robotics yield a decade long bull market?

Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:02 - SpaceX to enter the cell service business 04:26 - Anduril wins $1.26b of new deals 12:43 - OpenAI + Microsoft work out non-profit to for-profit switch 17:33 - Will AI/robotics yield a decade long bull market? Nick Fusco = CEO at PM Insights, a pre-IPO secondary market pricing company …X - @TheFuscoKid …LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/nickfusco Evan Cohen = Founder/COO of withVincent.com, a media company focused on alternative investments …X - @evvcohen …...

09-16
21:31

E227: Klarna's $15.1B IPO + Up in Public Markets (as of Thu, Sep 11); Cognition's $400M Raise at $10.2B Valuation; ElevenLabs' $100M Tender at Doubled $6.6B Valuation; Replit's $250M Funding at $3B Valuation; X Square Robot's $140M Raise, New Robot OS Rel

Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Klarna's $15.1B IPO + Up in Public Markets (as of Thu, Sep 11) 01:51 - Cognition's $400M Raise at $10.2B Valuation 02:43 - ElevenLabs' $100M Tender at Doubled $6.6B Valuation 03:05 - Replit's $250M Funding at $3B Valuation 04:05 - X Square Robot's $140M Raise, New Robot OS Released 04:41 - Mistral Finalizes $1.5B Funding at $11.7B Valuation 05:12 - Perplexity Finalizes $200M Round at $20B Valuation 05:32 - Databricks >$4B ARR in Jul 2025, up 50% YoY&nbs...

09-12
11:55

E226: Revolut $75b valuation after 72% yoy revenue growth, 35 million customers; AI App investment cases - Sierra AI Agents and OpenEvidence

Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:11 - Revolut $75b valuation after 72% yoy revenue growth, 35 million customers 11:09 - AI App investment cases; Sierra AI Agents and OpenEvidence Nick Fusco = CEO at PM Insights, a pre-IPO secondary market pricing company …X - @TheFuscoKid …LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/nickfusco Evan Cohen = Founder/COO of withVincent.com, a media company focused on alternative investments …X - @evvcohen …LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/evcohen Clint Sorenson = Chief Inves...

09-08
25:18

E225: Anthropic secures $183B valuation funding milestone; Revolut achieves $75B valuation share sale; OpenAI expands tender from $6B to $10.3B; OpenAI completes $1.1B Statsig acquisition; OpenAI launches proprietary AI chip development initiative; Lambda

Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - Anthropic Secures $183B Valuation Funding Milestone 01:32 - Revolut Achieves $75B Valuation Share Sale 02:10 - OpenAI Expands Tender from $6B to $10.3B 03:07 - OpenAI Completes $1.1B Statsig Acquisition 04:00 - OpenAI Launches Proprietary AI Chip Development Initiative 04:47 - Lambda $6B Round + IPO Preparation with Nvidia Partnership 05:24 - Mistral Drives $14B Valuation 06:05 - Sierra Captures $10B Valuation 06:57 - OpenEvidence Achieves $6B Valuation 07...

09-06
11:42

E224: ByteDance buyback at $330B, more revenue vs Meta; Klarna IPO back on; Framer $2B valuation Series D; Rain raises $58M for stablecoin payments platform; Commonwealth $863M for fusion prototype; SpaceX 10th Starship test a huge win; Anthropic launches

Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - ByteDance Buyback at $330B, More Revenue vs Meta 02:17 - Klarna IPO Back On 03:28 - Framer $2B Valuation Series D 04:21 - Rain Raises $58M for Stablecoin Payments Platform 05:34 - Commonwealth $863M for Fusion Prototype 06:38 - SpaceX 10th Starship Test a Huge Win 07:42 - Anthropic Launches Chrome AI Agent 08:47 - xAI Launches AI Coding Assistant

08-29
09:39

E223: Databricks targets $100b in new round; Canva launches tender at $42b valuation; Eight Sleep raises $100m at $1.5b

Send us a text 00:00 - Databricks Targets $100b in New Round 08:42 - Canva Launches Tender at $42b Valuation 15:27 - Eight Sleep Raises $100m at $1.5b Nick Fusco = CEO at PM Insights, a pre-IPO secondary market pricing company …X - @TheFuscoKid …LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/nickfusco Evan Cohen = Founder/COO of withVincent.com, a media company focused on alternative investments …X - @evvcohen …LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/evcohen Clint Sorenson = Chief Investment Officer at WealthShie...

08-26
25:05

E222: Databricks targets $100b in new round; Canva launches tender at $42b valuation; Crusoe eyes $1b raise at $10b valuation; Anthropic doubles raise to $10b at $170b; Eight Sleep raises $100m at $1.5b; Manus hits $90m ARR in 6 Months; Anduril sponsors O

Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - Databricks Targets $100b in New Round 01:53 - Canva Launches Tender at $42b Valuation 02:49 - Crusoe Eyes $1b Raise at $10b Valuation 03:27 - Anthropic Doubles Raise to $10b at $170b 04:15 - Eight Sleep Raises $100m at $1.5b 04:47 - Manus Hits $90m ARR in 6 Months 05:17 - Anduril Sponsors Ohio State Athletics 06:18 - Stripe / MetaMask Launch mUSD Stablecoin

08-22
07:15

E221: OpenAI $500b tender valuation; Cohere raises at $6b valuation; n8n raises at $2.3b pre-money

Send us a text 00:00 – OpenAI Tender Eyes $500b Valuation 06:32 – Cohere Raises at $6b Valuation 12:11 – n8n Raises at $2.3b Pre-Money Nick Fusco = CEO at PM Insights, a pre-IPO secondary market pricing company …X - @TheFuscoKid …LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/nickfusco Evan Cohen = Founder/COO of withVincent.com, a media company focused on alternative investments …X - @evvcohen …LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/evcohen Clint Sorenson = Chief Investment Officer at WealthShield, an out...

08-19
31:31

E220: OpenAI tender eyes $500b valuation; OpenAI offers govt ChatGPT for $1; OpenAI releases open-weight models; OpenAI launches GPT-5 model; Bullish targets $4.23b IPO valuation; n8n raises at $2.3b pre-money; Figure Technology files $3.3b IPO; Clay rais

Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - OpenAI Tender Eyes $500b Valuation 01:38 - OpenAI Offers Govt ChatGPT for $1 02:14 - OpenAI Releases Open-Weight Models 02:57 - OpenAI Launches GPT-5 Model 03:33 - Bullish Targets $4.23b IPO Valuation 04:46 - n8n Raises at $2.3b Pre-Money 05:47 - Figure Technology Files $3.3b IPO 06:37 - Clay Raises $100m at $3.1b 07:21 - Groq Hosts OpenAI Open Models 08:25 - ElevenLabs Launches AI Music Generator 09:28 - Brex Secures EU Payments License

08-08
10:22

E218: Figma surges 250% on NYSE debut to $56b; Anthropic triples valuation to $170b in new round; Ramp jumps 40% to $22.5b in 45 days; iCapital raises $820m to $7.5b valuation; BitGo files IPO at $3.43b secondary valuation; Substack boosts 70% to $1.1b on

Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - Figma Surges 250% on NYSE Debut to $56b 02:10 - Anthropic Triples Valuation to $170b in New Round 03:01 - Ramp Jumps 40% to $22.5b in 45 Days 04:23 - iCapital Raises $820m to $7.5b Valuation 05:28 - BitGo Files IPO at $3.43b Secondary Valuation 06:05 - Substack Boosts 70% to $1.1b on $100m Raise 06:51 - Shein Posts $10b Q1 Revenue Amid Valuation Pressure 08:09 - Klarna Eyes $15b IPO with $11.8b Secondary Valuation 09:26 - OpenAI Doubles Revenue to $12b Ann...

08-01
17:00

E217: Anthropic $150b valuation (now $170b!!!); xAI + Valor for GPUs; Figma IPO valuation set at $15-$16b

Send us a text CHAPTERS 00:00 – Anthropic $150b valuation (now $170b!!!) 15:13 – xAI + Valor for GPUs 29:55 – Figma IPO valuation set at $15-$16b PARTICIPANTS Nick Fusco = CEO at PM Insights, a pre-IPO secondary market pricing company …X - @TheFuscoKid …LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/nickfusco Evan Cohen = Founder/COO of withVincent.com, a media company focused on alternative investments …X - @evvcohen …LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/evcohen Clint Sorenson = Chief Investment Officer at We...

07-29
37:02

E216: Anthropic targets $100B valuation; Anthropic launches Claude 4 financial tools; Thinking Machines raises $2B at $12B valuation; OpenEvidence secures $210M at $3.5B valuation; Xtend adds $30M to reach $100M total funding; Cognition acquires Windsurf

Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Anthropic Targets $100B Valuation 02:21 - Anthropic Launches Claude 4 Financial Tools 03:20 - Thinking Machines Raises $2B at $12B Valuation 04:58 - OpenEvidence Secures $210M at $3.5B Valuation 07:11 - Xtend Adds $30M to Reach $100M Total Funding 09:10 - Cognition Acquires Windsurf with $82M ARR 11:12 - Via Files IPO with $326.6M Projected Revenue 12:13 - Polymarket Clears Probes After $3.6B Election Bets 13:00 - xAI Wins $200M DoD Contract at $121.1B Val...

07-17
15:26

E215: Aquihires a better M&A?; JPM to kill fintech?; 6 new, huge primary rounds!; Does anyone have an electricity guy?

Send us a text 00:00 – Aquihires in AI: A better form of M&A? 13:02 – JPMorgan's Data Fees: Innovation Killer in Fintech? 26:03 – Mega Funding Rounds: Revolut, SpaceX, Groq, Mistral, Harmonic, xAI(?) 41:39 - Electricity as Commodity: Does anyone have a guy? Nick Fusco = CEO at PM Insights, a pre-IPO secondary market pricing company …X - @TheFuscoKid …LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/nickfusco Evan Cohen = Founder/COO of withVincent.com, a media company focused on alternative investments ...

07-15
48:38

E214: SpaceX soars to $400B valuation; Revolut banks on $65B valuation boost; Groq chips in at $6B valuation; Mistral AI storms to $1B+ raise; Harmonic AI tunes up to $875M valuation; xAI unleashes Grok 4 at PhD-level smarts; X's Yaccarino exits after X m

Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - SpaceX Soars to $400B Valuation 01:46 - Revolut Banks on $65B Valuation Boost 02:37 - Groq Chips In at $6B Valuation 03:42 - Mistral AI Storms to $1B+ Raise 04:41 - Harmonic AI Tunes Up to $875M Valuation 05:36 - xAI Unleashes Grok 4 at PhD-Level Smarts 07:32 - X's Yaccarino Exits After X Merger 08:19 - Perplexity AI Launces Browser 09:37 - OpenAI Browser?, Competes With Chrome 10:48 - Shein Threads $50B IPO Hurdles 11:51 - Epic Games Levels Up Antitrust V...

07-11
14:22

E213: Groq is the private market Nvidia?; Figma’s IPO a buy?; Robinhood’s pre-IPO stock tokenization legal and good for investors?

Send us a text 00:00 – Groq is the private market Nvidia? 07:24 – Figma’s IPO a buy? 13:30 – Robinhood’s pre-IPO stock tokenization legal and good for investors? PARTICIPANTS Nick Fusco = CEO at PM Insights, a pre-IPO secondary market pricing company …X - @TheFuscoKid …LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/nickfusco Evan Cohen = Founder/COO of withVincent.com, a media company focused on alternative investments …X - @evvcohen …LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/evcohen Clint Sorenson = Ch...

07-08
26:53

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