Krystal Hu
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Sequoia, other VCs stand to gain 200x returns from Alphabet’s Wiz deal
The $32b deal is a major win for about 25 firms on Wiz's cap table.
Alphabet doubles down on cloud security with $32b Wiz buy—its biggest ever deal
Wiz will become a part of Google's cloud unit.
TikTok parent ByteDance valuation rises in US share buyback
ByteDance told its U.S.-based employees that it is offering $189.90 per share.
AI cloud startup Lambda raises $480m from Nvidia, others
The round was co-led by Andra Capital and SGW.
OpenAI’s Altman to stop in Abu Dhabi for fundraising talks with MGX: report
MGX had taken part in a $6.6b OpenAI funding round in Oct.
SoftBank in talks to lead $40b funding in OpenAI at $300b valuation: report
SoftBank could invest $15-25b directly into OpenAI.
Potential TikTok bidder seeks a CEO, prepares business overhaul
The plan faces several hurdles, including TikTok's repeated assertions that it cannot be divested from ByteDance.
Quantum AI startup SandboxAQ raises $300m at $5.6b valuation
SandboxAQ was spun off from Alphabet as an independent startup in 2022.
Databricks nears record $9.5b VC raise from GIC, others
Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Insight Partners may participate.
Insight Partners sells $2b stake in cloud data firm Veeam at $15b valuation
The transaction was led by TPG with participation from Temasek, Neuberger Berman, and other investors.
