OpenAI raises less than half of $30B target
OpenAI raised less than half of its $30 billion target in its latest funding round. The round brought in under $15 billion. (wsj.com)
The SBF Index estimates what FTX and Alameda’s investments would be worth if the bankruptcy estate had never sold them, using court records and current market prices. As of October 30, 2026, its 461 tracked positions total $61.3 billion, compared with $5.32 billion invested and $6.23 billion realized by the estate. The index says the hypothetical portfolio grew about 11.5 times, outperforming equivalent investments in the S&P 500 or Bitcoin. Its largest holding is Anthropic: FTX’s original 445.4 million shares, now 2.5% of the company, are valued at $42.8 billion.
The central correction concerns claims that FTX’s Anthropic stake would be worth $75 billion or more. Those estimates apply FTX’s former 7.8%-8% ownership to later company valuations, overlooking dilution as Anthropic issued shares. At the relevant 2026 funding-round valuation, the same shares were worth $26.2 billion; at the index’s current pre-IPO price, they are worth $42.8 billion. The estate sold them for $1.34 billion in 2024, and 38 buyers now hold the potential gains. The index emphasizes that customer funds financed the investment, customers have received about 105% of claims so far, and Bankman-Fried owns none of the tracked upside. It is a hypothetical record, not an investable fund.
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OpenAI raised less than half of its $30 billion target in its latest funding round. The round brought in under $15 billion. (wsj.com)
Anthropic is expected to receive a BB-range speculative credit rating after its IPO, according to a Financial Times report citing Blackstone’s forecast. The rating could make financing its heavy spending on computing more expensive, though the forecast is not a final rating. (techcrunch.com)
Global technology stocks fell as disappointing earnings and rising AI infrastructure costs fueled investor fears about spending and returns. Alphabet lost $500 billion in market value, while chipmakers and AI-related companies across Asia also slid sharply. (ft.com)
Embraer-owned Atech aims to double its business by 2030, expanding into drone traffic management. The company is developing systems to help drones and other aircraft safely share airspace. (bloomberglinea.com.br)
A founder is unsure whether applying to Y Combinator is worth the time without insider connections, despite the potential seed funding. They question whether YC favors a narrow type of startup over practical, quickly profitable businesses. (news.ycombinator.com)
Blackstone now expects Anthropic to receive a high junk credit rating after its planned IPO, rather than the investment-grade rating it previously anticipated. That could restrict its borrowing options as it pursues plans to spend more than $800 billion on computing infrastructure by 2045. (ft.com)
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