Tomorrow, something interesting (and potentially dangerous) is expected to hit the market:

Robinhood’s new venture fund is slated to start trading. If history is any guide, the hype will be intense. Headlines will promise you access to some of the world’s most coveted private startups — names like Databricks, Ramp,…

Time for a pop quiz! Here we go:

Here are the results of two investments. Which one would you rather invest in?

A. 20% in a year.

B. 148% in a year.

Easy, right? With “B,” you’d make 148% — that’s 7x more than “A.”

Today, I’ll show you the…

One of my old buddies from business school is a venture capitalist.

When I started Crowdability about ten years ago, I asked him what the biggest myth was about early-stage startup investing.

He didn’t hesitate. “Most investors assume the goal is an IPO,” he said. “But I can tell you…

Did you see the news yesterday? 

Elon Musk announced that SpaceX is acquiring xAI.

This deal — the largest M&A transaction in history — brings together rockets, satellites, billions in cash flow from Starlink, and AI.

The combined entity is a bet that space-based computing will solve AI’s energy…

Here’s one of the most reliable ways to take advantage of big new investment trends early:

Follow the investors who consistently spot winners before anyone else.

In the startup world, one of those investors is Y Combinator (YC). YC isn’t just another venture fund. It’s one of the world’s most…

There’s a new way to bet on real estate.

Now you can bet real money on whether home prices in a specific city will finish up or down during a certain month, quarter, or year.

Welcome to the world of prediction markets, where you can place trades on future outcomes.

Venture capital has always moved in chapters.

There are periods of exuberance. Periods of keeping your head down. And then — quietly, almost imperceptibly — the page turns.

As 2026 begins, it’s clear we’re entering a new chapter, one with less hype and more conviction. It’s less about “growth at…

Not so long ago, the dodo was a punchline.

The flightless Mauritian bird vanished in the 17th century. It was a symbol of extinction — a reminder that once something is gone, it’s gone forever.

But now a startup called Colossal Biosciences is aiming to do the unthinkable: bring it back.

For years, if we wanted our money to grow, we’d invest in the stock market.

And for years, this was fine. If a company mattered, it was public and we could buy its stock.

Everything else, including private companies, was behind a velvet rope.

This distinction between public and private…

My buddy Jamie teaches high school in Boulder. He called me in a panic last week.

“Matt,” he said, “I’m supposed to retire in three years. But I don’t have enough money. Where are the IPOs? Where’d they go? I need some big winners and I’m not seeing any!”

I…