Reporter · Startups & Funding, Crypto

Jordan Beck

Networked insider. Knows which fund is hot this quarter and which is quietly underwater.

Jordan covers the money side of startups and the tokens that wish they were startups. Comfortable with cap-table math, dilution, and the gap between the press release and the term sheet.

Articles by Jordan Beck

Startups & Funding

AI Funding Pulse: Suno, NewLimit, AlphaSense Land $1.2B in 48 Hours

Suno's Series D, NewLimit's Series C, and AlphaSense's growth round all closed in early June. Three different theses, one common multiple.
Crypto & Web3

Crypto Funds Lost $1.67B Last Week. The Stablecoin Yield Fight Is the Overhang.

Digital-asset investment products saw $1.67 billion in outflows, the second-worst week of 2026, as banks and crypto firms clashed publicly over yield-bearing stablecoins.
Startups & Funding

Anthropic Raised $65B at a $965B Valuation. The Chipmakers Are Now Investors.

Anthropic closed a $65 billion Series H at a $965 billion post-money valuation, with Micron, Samsung, and SK hynix among the strategic backers.
Startups & Funding

SpaceX Filed Its S-1. Musk Gets 85% Voting Control and a 1 Billion-Share Mars Bonus.

SpaceX submitted its S-1 with 2025 revenue of $18.7B (+33% YoY), Starlink as the profit driver, and a Musk comp package tied to a permanent Mars colony of 1M people.
Crypto & Web3

Bitcoin Lost the CLARITY Act Rally Inside Five Days. The Floor Vote Is Already Priced In.

Bitcoin gained on the May 14 CLARITY Act committee vote but gave it back by May 18. The market is now waiting on the floor vote rather than pricing it.
Startups & Funding

Dust Closes $65M Series B for Enterprise AI Agents. The Multiple Is the Story.

Dust raised $65M Series B for enterprise AI workplace agents on a busy May 18 funding day. The undisclosed valuation is the signal worth reading.
Startups & Funding

Cerebras Opened 68% Above Its IPO Price. The $95B Market Cap Prices Out the OpenAI Renewal.

Cerebras stock jumped 68% in its Nasdaq debut to a $95B market cap. The 17x revenue multiple is roughly Nvidia-multiple territory.
Startups & Funding

Wispr AI Talks at $260M for a $2B Valuation. The Multiple Story Is the Voice Stack.

AI dictation startup Wispr is in funding talks for $260M at a $2B valuation, doubling from late 2025. What it tells you about voice-AI economics.
Startups & Funding

OpenAI Spun Out a Venture Arm. The Cap Table Is the Story.

OpenAI raised $4B at a $10B valuation for a new entity called The Development Company. 19 outside investors. Who got in and what it means.
Crypto & Web3

Bitcoin's Run to $80k Is Pricing in CLARITY Act Passage

Bitcoin crossed $80k, up 19% in a month on CLARITY Act momentum. Kraken's IPO discount is the asymmetric trade — not BTC itself.
Startups & Funding

Cerebras Files at $26.6 Billion. The Order Book Says That's Conservative.

Cerebras filed an amended S-1 to sell 28M shares at $115–125, valuing it up to $26.6B. Banks are fielding $10B in orders for $3.5B on offer. The math.