[subscription] Fountain O, an AI film studio, released a 135-minute AI-generated film called 'Odysseus: The Fall' using Chinese AI video generator Kling and Google's Nano Banana for imagery. The film was produced at a cost in the 'mid-five figures' compared to Christopher Nolan's $250M budget for his competing film 'The Odyssey.'. Fountain O. Fwd: claude how do i write an ipo

KKR portfolio company. Asset class: Tech Growth. Industry: Financials. Region: Americas.

AppTech Payments Corp is a specialty fintech company that provides businesses with digital payment processing solutions through its Commerce platform, including patented Text-to-Pay technology for contactless SMS payments. Publicly traded (APCX). HQ Carlsbad, California.

KKR portfolio company. Asset class: Private Equity. Industry: Financials. Region: EMEA.

[subscription] Arc Intelligence, a Berlin ERP finance automation startup, raised a €4.6 million seed round led by 42CAP with participation from 468 Capital and IBB Ventures.. Arc Intelligence. Chinese AI Models Are Increasingly Displacing OpenAI and Anthropic

KKR portfolio company. Asset class: Private Equity. Industry: Financials. Region: Asia Pacific.

[subscription] AtaiBeckley, a psychedelic drugmaker, was acquired by Eli Lilly for $2.8 billion upfront with up to $1 billion in contingent payments. The company developed BPL-003, a psychedelic-based nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression.. AtaiBeckley. Fwd: Eli Lilly’s White Rabbit

Babylon is a Bitcoin staking protocol developing BTCVaults, a decentralized protocol for Bitcoin collateralization without relinquishing control of the cryptocurrency, enabling native Bitcoin use in DeFi without wrapping or custodians. Founded 2021 by Stanford professors David Tse and Fisher Yu. a16z Crypto portfolio company.

Celo is a mobile-first, EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain focused on financial inclusion and stablecoin payments.

Chia is a blockchain and cryptocurrency network using a proof-of-space-and-time consensus mechanism as a more energy-efficient alternative to proof-of-work.

USDC stablecoin issuer. NYSE listed Apr 2025. $73.7B USDC in circulation. 2024 revenue $1.7B, net income $155.7M.