Elad Gil

Solo capitalist Elad Gil’s newest gig? Teaching old companies new tricks with AI

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This week on StrictlyVC Download, StrictlyVC’s Alex Gove and TechCrunch’s editor in chief, Connie Loizos, are joined by return guest, Elad Gil, one of the world’s most renowned solo capitalists, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders in the AI investing space. He has backed companies like Airbnb, Stripe, Figma, and Perplexity, and he’s also the co-host of […]

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Early AI investor Elad Gil finds his next big bet: AI-powered rollups

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Elad Gil started betting on AI before most of the world took notice. By the time investors began grasping the implications of ChatGPT, Gil had already written seed checks to startups like Perplexity, Character.AI, and Harvey. Now, as the early winners of the AI wave become clearer, the renowned “solo” VC is increasingly focused on

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Saronic raises $600M to mass produce autonomous warships

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Austin-based defense startup Saronic has raised a $600 million Series C to build an autonomous ship factory called “Port Alpha,” it announced yesterday, quadrupling its valuation to $4 billion from its last round.  Investor Elad Gil led the round, with General Catalyst joining existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, and Caffeinated Capital, among others. That should

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