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00:07 | Wiz walks away from $23B Google deal
- Cloud security company
- Opted for IPO over $23B Google deal
- Influenced by antitrust concerns
- Aims for $1B annual revenue; reached $350M last year
- 40% of Fortune 100 clients
- Valuation $13.1B (+9.1% vs May 2024)
- 37x revenue multiple; Google deal 65x
- Potential $20B IPO at 20x revenue
01:34 | Revolut's $45B valuation surge
- UK online bank
- Nearing $500M employee share sale
- Valuation up to $45B (previously $40B)
- Investors: Coatue Management, Tiger Global
- $429M net income in 2023, forecast $976M in 2024
- Revenue: $2.2B in 2023, projected $3.7B in 2024
- 20M customers (March 2024)
- Aiming for $9.3B revenue by 2026
- 17x revenue multiple
02:32 | Revolut secures UK banking license
- Secured UK banking license
- Can offer credit products, take deposits
- Serves 45M global customers, 9M in UK
- Previously relied on EU banking license
- "Mobilisation" phase, capped at £50K deposits for up to 12 months
03:22 | OpenAI launches SearchGPT
- AI large language model company
- Launching SearchGPT search engine
- Summarizes info, cites sources like WSJ
- Follow-up questions, linked sources
- Sidebar for more results
- Data: reputable news sources; e.g. News Corp, Axel Springer
- Valuation $103B (+20% vs Apr 2024)
04:04 | Cohere's $5.5B valuation boost
- AI large language model company
- Valued at $5.5B after $500M Series D
- Led by PSP Investments, new backers include Cisco, Fujitsu
- Doubled from $2.7B in 2022
- Annual revenue: $13M (2023) to $35M (March 2024)
- Headcount to double from 250
- Models support 10 languages
- Valuation $5.7B
05:17 | Goldman’s pre-IPO investment
- Goldman leading $540M investment in NEA's continuation vehicle
- Includes stakes in 11 companies: 38% Databricks, 10% Plaid
- Provides liquidity to NEA's partners
- Investors: Industry Ventures, Pathway Capital, Goanna Capital
- Priced at 19% discount to NEA valuations
- Highlights venture capital innovation
07:23 | Neuralink tender?
- Brain computer interface company
- Preparing stock buyback for employees, investors
- Valuation up to $8B (from $3.5B)
- Secondary market trades reflect 117% premiums
- Employees compensated in shares; trade at $50 (up from $35 in January)
- Prefers controlled tender offers
08:10 | Tesla to invest $5B in xAI?
- AI large language model business by Elon Musk
- Polled users on Tesla investing $5B in xAI
- Raised $6B, valuation $24B post-money
- X rumored to have 25% ownership
- Valuation $26.1B (+8.6% vs May 2024)
08:54 | Klarna replacing 70 employees per month with AI
- Consumer lender and payments company
- AI enhances efficiency across operations
- AI-driven customer service cut backlog from 30 days to zero
- Saved $40M; reduced 700 outsourced personnel
- AI handles 80% of marketing copywriting
- Headcount down from 4500 to 3700
- Increased cost per employee; higher salaries, more equity
- Valuation $10.7B (+60% vs Jul 2022)
11:27 | Pre-IPO Stock Market Weekly Performance
- www.agdillon.com/reports for full pdf
- Pre-IPO +0.30% for week, +63.28% for last 1yr
- Up week: xAI +8.8%, Stripe +5.7%, Anthropic +3.7%, Rippling +3.3%, Ramp +2.8%
- Down week: Groq -7.6%, Chime -7.5%, CoreWeave -4.2%, OpenAI -2.8%, Canva -1.3%
- Top valuations: ByteDance $294b, SpaceX $210b, OpenAI $103b, Stripe $70b, Databricks $44b

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E187: CoreWeave prepares for $35B IPO after 737% revenue growth; Stripe hits $91.5B valuation in tender offer; OpenAI raises $40B at $300B valuation, partners with SoftBank; plus news from X,… 25:40

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Send us a text 01:19 - CoreWeave Prepares for $35B IPO After 737% Revenue Growth 04:00 - Stripe Hits $91.5B Valuation in Tender Offer 05:12 - OpenAI Raises $40B at $300B Valuation, Partners with SoftBank 07:59 - X Seeks $44B Valuation for New Fundraising Round 09:01 - Thinking Machines Eyes $9B Valuation With $1B Raise 09:34 - MrBeast Targets $5B Valuation for Media Business 10:19 - Shein Plans London IPO at $50B Valuation Despite Profit Drop 11:05 - SpaceX’s Starlink Becomes Nigeria's No. 2 ISP 14:23 - Unitree Robotics Gains Traction in Global Markets 16:12 - ByteDance Valued at $400B After Internal Buyback 18:37 - Ramp Hits $13B Valuation After Secondary Sale 19:40 - Safe Superintelligence Hits $30B Valuation With $2B Raise 20:50 - Plaid Plans $6B Secondary Share Sale 21:31 - Scale AI Secures Major US Military Contract 22:47 - Epirus Raises $250M to Scale Counter-Drone Tech 23:54 - Klarna Plans $15B IPO on NYSE in April 24:56 - Discord Plans 2025 IPO, Valued at $5.6B THANK YOU TO OUR RIA/IBD PARTNERS*: AG Dillon closed 6 pre-IPO stocks funds on Mar 7, 2025. We’re making investments into Anduril, OpenAI, xAI, Groq, Figure AI, and a space economy company in this recently closed offering and raised a record $30 million with 33 RIAs/IBDs participating. A great result and a special thank you to our RIA/IBD partners. AG Dillon assets under management now stand at $93 million in just under two years since closing our first fund. If you’re a financial advisor and would like to use our single stock funds to build bespoke pre-IPO stock portfolios please drop us an email. You select pre-IPO stock company exposures and weight allocation to each pre-IPO stock to express your unique investment thesis. Our funds are available for purchase at Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and directly at AG Dillon Funds. $2,500 minimum investment. Email aaron.dillon@agdillon.com to invest. * NOTE: AG Dillon ("AGD") is not affiliated with any pre-IPO company. Some pre-IPO companies may require company approval for purchases (aka transfers). AGD has not been pre-approved by any pre-IPO company to purchase their stock. AGD purchases pre-IPO stocks in the secondary market and may gain exposure by directly purchasing the stock (on the company's capitalization table) and/or through a third-party fund (aka special purpose vehicle, or SPV).…

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E186: Beware of dilution (OpenAI, xAI, Figure); Figure's huge 780% increase to $39.5b; Anduril 2x to $28b 29:40

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Send us a text 00:24 - The Capital Game! xAI Raising $10B at $75B Valuation, Maybe Higher? OpenAI raising $40b at $300b post … DILUTION! 13:10 - Figure AI Raises $1.5B at $39.5B Valuation 17:21 - Anduril Doubles Valuation to $28B with $2.5B Raise

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E185: xAI raising $10B at $75B valuation, maybe higher?; Figure AI raises $1.5B at $39.5B valuation; Anduril doubles valuation to $28B with $2.5B raise; Groq secures $1.5B contract from Saudi… 12:04

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Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - xAI Raising $10B at $75B Valuation, Maybe Higher? 02:21 - Figure AI Raises $1.5B at $39.5B Valuation 03:13 - Anduril Doubles Valuation to $28B with $2.5B Raise 04:01 - Groq Secures $1.5B Contract from Saudi Aramco 04:35 - Klarna Plans April IPO at $15B Valuation 05:23 - Safe Superintelligence Seeks $20B Valuation 05:59 - Stripe Considers Share Sale at $85B Valuation 06:39 - Eudia Secures $105M for Legal AI Expansion 07:19 - Plaid Plans $300M-$400M Share Sale 08:09 - Harvey Raises $300M at $3B Valuation 08:59 - Mercury Eyes $3B Valuation in New Round 09:39 - Databricks Partners with SAP, Valued at $63.6B 10:35 - Canva Expands Daily Plans, Valued at $33.9B 11:19 - OpenAI Prepares GPT-4.5 Launch, Valued at $300B…

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E184: Klarna April IPO at $15b; Anduril raise at $28b; Groq crushing it w/ $1.5b Saudi deal 23:52

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E181: OpenAI in talks for $40B raise at $300B valuation; Skild AI nears $4B valuation with $500M SoftBank investment; ElevenLabs raises $180M, triples valuation to $3.3B; X’s cash reserves drop 71%… 7:48

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Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - OpenAI in Talks for $40B Raise at $300B Valuation 01:27 - Skild AI Nears $4B Valuation with $500M SoftBank Investment 02:10 - ElevenLabs Raises $180M, Triples Valuation to $3.3B 02:59 - X’s Cash Reserves Drop 71% as Bankers Offload $3B in Debt 03:53 - Quince Raises $120M as Revenue Nears $1B 04:34 - Kraken Relaunches Staking in the US After SEC Settlement 05:39 - SpaceX Expands Starlink to iPhones with Apple and T-Mobile 06:40 - Figure AI Lands Major Customer, Aims to Ship 100K Robots…

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E180: DeepSeek shakes up AI stocks, Crypto pre-IPO stocks are back w/ Trump?, Huge $s going into data centers in 2025 46:01

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E179: OpenAI launches "Operator" for ChatGPT Pro; Together AI hits $3B valuation with $200M raise; ElevenLabs triples valuation to $3.3B in Series C; Phantom doubles valuation to $3B in Series C;… 7:25

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Send us a text Subscribe to AG Dillon Pre-IPO Stock Research at agdillon.com/subscribe; - Wednesday = secondary market valuations, revenue multiples, performance, index fact sheets - Saturdays = pre-IPO news and insights, webinar replays 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - OpenAI Launches "Operator" for ChatGPT Pro 01:36 - Together AI Hits $3B Valuation with $200M Raise 02:13 - ElevenLabs Triples Valuation to $3.3B in Series C 03:03 - Phantom Doubles Valuation to $3B in Series C 03:48 - Databricks Secures $10B Round, Hits $64.9B Valuation 04:45 - Anthropic Targets $60B Valuation with $2B Raise 05:56 - Mistral Plans $6B IPO Amid Global Expansion 06:38 - Stargate: $500B AI Infrastructure Initiative…

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E178: Anduril plans $100M tender at $14B valuation; Rokt valued at $3.5B after secondary share sale; Harvey doubles valuation to $3B with $300M round; Shield AI partners with Palantir, targets $5B… 8:40

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Send us a text NEW FUND ANNOUNCEMENT*: The AG Dillon Anduril Pre-IPO Stock Fund is now accepting investors. Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that specializes in building advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems for military and national security purposes. Financial advisors only. Email aaron.dillon@agdillon.com to invest or request fund materials. Note important disclosures at the end of this post. 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Anduril Plans $100M Tender at $14B Valuation 01:33 - Rokt Valued at $3.5B After Secondary Share Sale 02:25 - Harvey Doubles Valuation to $3B with $300M Round 03:18 - Shield AI Partners with Palantir, Targets $5B Valuation 04:15 - OpenAI Partners with Axios for Local Journalism Expansion 05:31 - Revolut’s Founder Sells $400M Stake, Valued at $41B 06:34 - Blue Origin Enters Commercial Launch Market 07:41 - eToro Prepares for US IPO at $5B Valuation Subscribe to AG Dillon Pre-IPO Stock Research at agdillon.com/subscribe; - Wednesday = secondary market valuations, revenue multiples, performance, index fact sheets - Saturdays = pre-IPO news and insights, webinar replays * NOTE: AG Dillon ("AGD") is not affiliated with Anduril. Anduril may require company approval for purchases (aka transfers). AGD has not been pre-approved by Anduril to purchase their stock. AGD purchases pre-IPO stocks in the secondary market and may gain exposure by directly purchasing the stock (on the company's capitalization table) and/or through a third-party fund (aka special purpose vehicle, or SPV).…

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Send us a text NEW FUND ANNOUNCEMENT*: The AG Dillon Anduril Pre-IPO Stock Fund is now accepting investors. Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that specializes in building advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems for military and national security purposes. Financial advisors only. Email aaron.dillon@agdillon.com to invest or request fund materials. Note important disclosures at the end of this post. Subscribe to AG Dillon Pre-IPO Stock Research at agdillon.com/subscribe; - Wednesday = secondary market valuations, revenue multiples, performance, index fact sheets - Saturdays = pre-IPO news and insights, webinar replays 00:00 - Intro 00:07 - Anthropic Targets $60B Valuation with $2B Raise 01:33 - Whatnot Hits $4.97B Valuation with $265M Raise 02:31 - xAI Reaches $83B Valuation, Launches iOS App for Grok 03:55 - SandboxAQ Raises $300M at $5.6B Valuation 05:03 - Wiz Prepares for IPO, Valued at $20.5B 06:10 - Cohere Launches North, Valued at $5.4B 07:38 - Epirus in Talks for $1B Valuation Amid Defense Focus 08:38 - Hippocratic AI Raises $141M, Valued at $1.64B 09:27 - Pre-IPO Stock Market Weekly Performance 10:18 - Pre-IPO Stock Vintage Index Weekly Performance * NOTE: AG Dillon ("AGD") is not affiliated with Anduril. Anduril may require company approval for purchases (aka transfers). AGD has not been pre-approved by Anduril to purchase their stock. AGD purchases pre-IPO stocks in the secondary market and may gain exposure by directly purchasing the stock (on the company's capitalization table) and/or through a third-party fund (aka special purpose vehicle, or SPV).…

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E175: OpenAI what does AGI mean for profits?, Anduril to crush incumbent defense primes, Vultr raise 35:42

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Send us a text 00:00 - Intro 00:07 - Perplexity AI Reaches $9B Valuation with Rapid Growth 01:20 - Databricks Hits $62B Valuation After $10B Funding Round 02:33 - Chime Prepares for 2025 IPO with $8.6B Valuation 03:50 - Oura Valued at $5.2B After $200M Series D 04:56 - Vultr Raises $333M at $3.5B Valuation in First Round 06:07 - OpenAI Transitions to Public Benefit Corporation 07:19 - xAI Reaches $69B Valuation After $12B Total Funding 08:22 - Anduril Forms Consortium to Disrupt $850B Defense Market 09:36 - Pre-IPO Stock Market Weekly Performance 10:16 - Pre-IPO Stock Vintage Index Weekly Performance…

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E173: Pre-IPO Stock Secondary Market 2024 Recap, 2025 Outlook 48:35

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