To Cozy Up With Elon Musk, This VC Has Invested Billions

Update: 2024-09-11

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To gain entry into Elon Musk’s orbit and ensure access to funding rounds for his companies, two investors have essentially committed their venture firm to serving Musk’s needs. WSJ reporter Berber Jin joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how the investing strategy has worked out for the pair and what it says about Silicon Valley more broadly. Plus, could Oracle’s late arrival in cloud computing be an advantage in the AI boom?

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To Cozy Up With Elon Musk, This VC Has Invested Billions

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To Cozy Up With Elon Musk, This VC Has Invested Billions

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To Cozy Up With Elon Musk, This VC Has Invested Billions