Alex Konrad

Forbes Staff|

I'm a senior editor at Forbes covering venture capital and startups, especially in cloud and AI, out of New York. I edit the Midas List and Under 30 for VC, and created the Midas List Europe and Cloud 100 lists. I've written more than a dozen cover stories on business leaders

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PREMIUM3,160 views24 hours ago

XYZ Invested In Anduril And 15 Other Palantir Alumni Startups. Now It’s Branching Out.

XYZ Venture Capital, early backer of Anduril and 15 other Palantir alumni startups, added Camille Ricketts and Art Clarke as partners alongside $325 million in new funds.

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PREMIUM6,837 viewsJul 24, 2024

Airtable’s New AI Tool Can Generate Apps From Just A Prompt — And Has CEO Howie Liu Back On Offense

Airtable’s new Cobuilder product generates apps just from a simple prompt — and has the $11.7 billion-valued startup back eyeing an IPO after painful job cuts.

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PREMIUM5,963 viewsJul 22, 2024

Google Is Not Buying Wiz For $23 Billion After All

Wiz walked away from the $23 billion deal and will instead pursue an IPO, Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport wrote employees in a letter obtained by Forbes.

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PREMIUM8,096 viewsJun 28, 2024

Benchmark Is Raising A New $425 Million Fund For The AI Startup Era

VC firm Benchmark's $425 million ‘Benchmark 1' fund maintains its size to invest in a new ‘technological era," the firm said in a letter to investors obtained by Forbes.

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PREMIUM15,122 viewsJun 27, 2024

Billionaire Steve Cohen’s Point72 Ventures Lays Off Fintech Team In Pivot Towards AI

Five investors, and likely multiple partners, are leaving Cohen’s fund as it shifts focus from fintech, the category where it had made more than half its 100-plus investments.