Startups & Private Markets
The 259companies and assets people actually ask about — frontier AI labs, SpaceX-class startups, crypto, and notable names outside the S&P 500. What they do, how they’re valued, and how exposure works. Analysis, never investment advice.
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OpenAI
Maker of ChatGPT and the GPT model family; the most-watched private company in AIAnthropic
AI safety company behind the Claude model family and Claude CodeSpaceX
Reusable rockets, Starship, and Starlink — the most valuable private company in the worldStripe
Payments infrastructure for the internet; perennial IPO candidateAnduril
Defense autonomy and weapons systems built like a software companyDatabricks
Data and AI platform; largest private software company by revenueByteDance
TikTok's parent — the world's most valuable startupFigure
Humanoid robots for warehouses and homes; one of the largest private raisesBitcoinTradable
The original cryptocurrency; digital-gold thesis with ETF flowsxAI
Elon Musk's frontier-model lab behind Grok, merged with XWaymo
Alphabet's robotaxi leader, scaling across US citiesCommonwealth Fusion Systems
MIT-spinout tokamak; most-funded private fusion companyCursor (Anysphere)
AI code editor with one of the fastest revenue ramps in software historyPerplexity
AI answer engine challenging traditional searchCoreWeaveTradable
AI hyperscaler renting GPU supercomputersArm HoldingsTradable
Chip architecture licensed in nearly every smartphoneCircleTradable
USDC stablecoin issuer, breakout 2025 IPOPolymarket
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