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The Information's in-depth reporting about the venture capital industry includes coverage of the major firms in the space, such as Sequoia, Tiger Global Management, and Andreessen Horowitz. Our team breaks the news about major funding deals, firm strategies and more.

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Dealmaker

‘Tis the Season for SpaceX Tenders

By Katie Roof · Nov 25, 2025 2:24pm PST
The holidays are coming up, which means it’s time for another surge in SpaceX share prices. The Elon Musk-founded company is planning to keep up its tradition of a twice-annual tender offer, with the new price expected to be set in December, according to multiple people familiar with the space giant’s plans. It was last valued at $400... The holidays are coming up, which means it’s time for another surge in SpaceX share prices. ...
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AI Agenda

Why OpenAI Should Worry About Google’s Pretraining Prowess

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Nov 24, 2025 7:00am PST · 2 comments
Google’s breakthrough with Gemini 3, its latest AI model, has lit a fire under OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, who told thousands of his researchers to buckle down and prepare for “rough vibes” and “temporary economic headwinds,” Erin and I reported.What might particularly worry Altman about Google’s latest model is how the tech company got... Google’s breakthrough with Gemini 3, its latest AI model, has lit a fire under OpenAI and its CEO...
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The Big Read

Zach Dell Thinks He Can Solve America’s Energy Crisis

By Steve LeVine · Nov 22, 2025 4:59am PST · 1 comment
To get inside why Zach Dell believes he will shake up the half-trillion-dollar U.S. power industry and then go global, it helps to take account of who’s inspiring the moves. That would be his father, Michael Dell, who sold computer parts out of his college dorm at 19, took Dell Computer public four years later and by age 26 had entirely... To get inside why Zach Dell believes he will shake up the half-trillion-dollar U.S. power...
Natasha Mascarenhas, Nina Achadjian and Leigh Marie Braswell at The Information's WTF Summit in October 2025. Photo by Erin Beach.
Dealmaker

Four Venture Capitalists on How AI Has Disrupted Dealmaking

By Natasha Mascarenhas · Nov 4, 2025 2:02pm PST
Before we get into today’s column, some breaking news: Roelof Botha, who has held the top role at Sequoia Capital for three years, announced he was handing the reins to two partners, Alfred Lin and Pat Grady. Botha, 52, took over Sequoia in 2022 just as tech stocks were plunging and VC firms including Sequoia were mopping up the excesses of... Before we get into today’s column, some breaking news: Roelof Botha, who has held the top role at...
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AI Summit

Business Adoption of AI Will Take Years, Say Venture Capitalists and Executives

By The Information Staff · Sep 30, 2025 3:50pm PDT · 5 comments
Artificial intelligence services will take years to penetrate the economy, because businesses need to figure out how to use new AI products and train workers to use them, according to speakers at The Information’s AI Agenda Live conference on Tuesday. Sarah Guo, founder and partner at venture capital firm Conviction, noted that cloud computing... Artificial intelligence services will take years to penetrate the economy, because businesses...
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The Arena

Sports Leagues Hunt for Startup Investments in a Chummy Style of Venture Capital

By Sara Germano · Jul 25, 2025 9:04am PDT
A couple weeks ago, LeBron James was in Las Vegas, seated courtside at the Thomas and Mack Center to watch his team, the Los Angeles Lakers, scrimmage against their crosstown rivals, the Clippers. The game was a highlight of the NBA’s annual off-season Summer League tournament, where rookies and rising stars—like James’ son,... A couple weeks ago, LeBron James was in Las Vegas, seated courtside at the Thomas and Mack Center...