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Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning journalist and writer Anil Ananthaswamy joins us for our latest episode to discuss his latest book Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI . Anil helps us explore the journey and many breakthroughs that have propelled machine learning from simple perceptrons to the sophisticated algorithms shaping today’s AI revolution, powering GPT and other models. The discussion aims to demystify some of the underlying mathematical concepts that power modern machine learning, to help everyone grasp this technology impacting our lives–even if your last math class was in high school. Anil walks us through the power of scaling laws, the shift from training to inference optimization, and the debate among AI’s pioneers about the road to AGI—should we be concerned, or are we still missing key pieces of the puzzle? The conversation also delves into AI’s philosophical implications—could understanding how machines learn help us better understand ourselves? And what challenges remain before AI systems can truly operate with agency? If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sign up for our newsletter at techsurgepodcast.com for exclusive insights and updates on upcoming TechSurge Live Summits. Links: Read Why Machines Learn, Anil’s latest book on the math behind AI https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749 Learn more about Anil Ananthaswamy’s work and writing https://anilananthaswamy.com/ Watch Anil Ananthaswamy’s TED Talk on AI and intelligence https://www.ted.com/speakers/anil_ananthaswamy Discover the MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that shaped Anil’s AI research https://ksj.mit.edu/ Understand the Perceptron, the foundation of neural networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron Read about the Perceptron Convergence Theorem and its significance https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0…

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00:07 | OpenAI Secures $6.6B Round, Expands Capabilities
- Introduced real-time voice assistant capabilities through API for businesses
- New API features and developer events announced to engage 3M+ developers
- Workforce doubled to 1,700 employees from 770 in November 2023
- Raised $6.6B funding round at $157B valuation (primary round)
- Secured $4B revolving credit line with potential to expand to $10B in liquidity
01:31 | Cerebras Files for IPO with 220% Revenue Growth
- Specializes in AI hardware, particularly wafer-scale chips for AI training
- Revenue of $136.4M in H1 2024 vs. $78.7M for full year 2023
- Faces customer concentration risk with 87% of H1 2024 revenue from G42
- Raised $715M in venture capital, valuation at $6.7B (secondary), up 124% since June 2024
03:11 | Anthropic Hires Former OpenAI Co-Founder, Valued at $25.2B
- Added Durk Kingma, co-founder of OpenAI, to its growing talent pool
- Continues attracting top talent from OpenAI and other tech giants
- Positioned as a leader in responsible AI development under CEO Dario Amodei
- Secondary market valuation: $25.2B (+40% vs Jan 2024), rumored to be raising at $40B
04:09 | Flexport Restructures to Improve Profitability, Valuation Plummets
- Logistics tech company plans to sublease warehouse space, integrate sales teams
- Faced layoffs (20% in October, 15% in January) and loss of key customers like Crocs
- Aiming for global expansion by 2027 with an asset-light model
- Secondary market valuation: $1.95B (-75% vs Jan 2022 primary round)
05:15 | Epic Games Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google and Samsung
- Filed lawsuit over Samsung’s "Auto Blocker" feature, alleging it blocks third-party app stores
- Claims Google Play’s dominance is reinforced by Samsung's preinstalled feature
- Lawsuit follows mixed success in earlier legal battles against Google and Apple
- Secondary market valuation: $16.6B (-26% vs Feb 2024 round)
06:20 | CoreWeave Raises $421M, Valued at $23B
- Cloud provider specializing in Nvidia GPUs for AI computing
- Raised $421M in Series B, backed by Nvidia, Magnetar Capital, Blackstone
- Secured $2.3B in debt financing in August 2024
- Appointed former Google Cloud VP of finance as CFO, signaling potential IPO
- Currently raising a primary round at a $23B valuation
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- Pre-IPO +0.77% for week, +67.25% for last 1yr
- Up week: Synk +17.1%, OpenAI +13.7%, Canva +6.9%, Rippling +5.9%, Notion +5.3%
- Down week: xAI -5.3%, CoreWeave -2.2%, Cohere -1.7%, Epic Games -1.6%, Neuralink -0.6%
- Top valuations: ByteDance $301b, SpaceX $229b, OpenAI $157b, Stripe $84b, Databricks $46b
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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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E183: Deel valued at $12.6B after $300M secondary sale; Winklevoss’s Gemini crypto exchange eyes IPO; Neuralink expands human trials, valued at $8.7B; OpenAI secures $40B investment at $300B… 9:32

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Send us a text FUNDS CLOSING MAR 7*: AG Dillon is closing six (6) pre-IPO stocks funds on Mar 7, 2025. Anduril, OpenAI, xAI, Groq, Figure AI, and a space economy company. Use these single stock funds to build bespoke pre-IPO stock portfolios. You select pre-IPO stock company exposures and weight allocation to each pre-IPO stock to express your unique investment thesis. Available for purchase at Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and directly at AG Dillon Funds. $2,500 minimum investment. Financial advisors only. Email aaron.dillon@agdillon.com to invest. 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Deel Valued at $12.6B After $300M Secondary Sale 01:51 - Winklevoss’s Gemini Crypto Exchange Eyes IPO 02:31 - Neuralink Expands Human Trials, Valued at $8.7B 03:49 - OpenAI Secures $40B Investment at $300B Valuation 05:03 - Thinking Machines Lab Seeks $100M, Recruits OpenAI Veterans 06:03 - Stripe Acquires Bridge for $1.1B, Strengthening Stablecoin Play 07:22 - Figure AI Drops OpenAI Partnership, Pursues Proprietary Models 08:29 - Groq To Deliver 2M AI Chips In 2025, Challenging Nvidia * 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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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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E177: TikTok US shutting down at $50b valuation?!; xAI launches Grok iOS app; Anthropic raise at $60b 43:11

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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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E174: Perplexity AI reaches $9B valuation with rapid growth; Databricks hits $62B valuation after $10B funding round; Chime prepares for 2025 IPO with $8.6B valuation; Oura valued at $5.2B after… 11:23

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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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