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Jacob E. Robbins

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As seen in: PitchBook, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Finance Canada, Morningstar, Business Insider Japan, Free Republic, AIR MAIL, Morningstar Australia
Covers:  Venture Capital, Startups, Generative AI, Crypto, E-Commerce, Gaming, Fintech, Medtech, Digital Health, VC Management
VC/Startups reporter @pitchbook. Formerly Tech Reporting @bitech. Formerly @AirMailWeekly and assistant to @graydoncarter. Terrible speller. Even worse parker.

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Jacob Robbins is a Seattle, Washington-based journalist covering venture capital, startups, and generative AI at PitchBook News. His work has previously appeared in Business Insider and Air Mail, where he got his start as Graydon Carter's assistant.

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Wiz’s $32B sale is another record—and a sign of new rapid-growth era

Wiz’s $32B sale is another record—and a sign of new rapid-growth era

Wiz is no stranger to shattering records. After reaching $100 million in annual recurring revenue in just 18 …

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‘A total game changer’: VCs see AI’s future beyond text after GPT-4o launch

‘A total game changer’: VCs see AI’s future beyond text after GPT-4o launch

With its heavy focus on speech and video, OpenAI’s GPT-4o has ignited investor enthusiasm and has the potenti…

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For valuations, it’s AI versus the rest of VC

For valuations, it’s AI versus the rest of VC

When it comes to valuations, AI is boxing in a weight class of its own. According to PitchBook’s Q1 2024 U…

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Monad Labs rises to unicorn status with $225M raise in largest crypto round of 2024

Monad Labs rises to unicorn status with $225M raise in largest crypto round of 2024

After a difficult 2023, a crypto comeback may be on the horizon. Monad Labs, an ethereum blockchain develo…

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Former Microsoft enterprise IT exec on AI investing and her new $230M fund

Former Microsoft enterprise IT exec on AI investing and her new $230M fund

Seattle’s Tola Capital raised $230 million for its third flagship fund. Managing director Sheila Gulati speak…

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AI cloud startup Astera Labs rockets 72% in Nasdaq debut

AI cloud startup Astera Labs rockets 72% in Nasdaq debut

The AI-focused chip and cloud-infrastructure company goes public at a moment of rapid growth for its services.

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A16z’s new $1.1B fund admits hardware is eating the world, too

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By John Gabbert, Jacob E. Robbins Verified
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With its latest $1.1 billion fund, Andreessen Horowitz is getting physical (with AI). The firm announced that the Machine Age Fund will invest “into all of the computer infrastructure on which AI runs, including chips, memory, networking, and storage,” and that this includes “full systems for running AI: from data centers to robotics to home AI appliances.” General partners Martin Casado and Raghu Raghuram will lead the new strategy, which will target both early- and growth-stage companies.
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To become the Apple Watch of pet collars, Fi is keeping VC in the doghouse Original

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By John Gabbert, Jacob E. Robbins Verified
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Jonathan Bensamoun’s startup Fi is a rare breed in the VC landscape. The smart pet collar startup is approaching $100 million in annual recurring revenue and, despite not raising capital for the past five years, doesn’t plan to do so anytime soon. “If you can do it without, why wouldn’t you?” Bensamoun said of just fundraising for the sake of it. The issue is not whether he can, but the cost that capital comes at.
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AI can help spot ‘bad lettuce.’ That doesn’t make it a good business. Original

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By John Gabbert, Jacob E. Robbins Verified
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“Bad lettuce” has become the punchline of the summer, but don’t expect it to be the next big agtech opportunity. Despite several simultaneous outbreaks of foodborne diseases across America—including cyclosporiasis, caused by a parasite that can spread through lettuce—founders and VCs say that building around detecting outbreaks is chasing a fad. “It’s not a sustainable business because what happens when people stop writing articles about the bad lettuce?
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Local government and business reporter

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Duh

How is social media changing news?

It’s forcing journalists to be quicker and nimble, but also more flexible. It’s also creating more avenues to find scoops and sources