31 VC Jobs & Open AI acquires yet another competitor

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Today we launch Venture Bite: Your VC 101 & 201! Bite sized courses with a mini quiz every week!

Governments are tightening control over AI infrastructure while the tech sector restructures around it, with export controls, layoffs, lending risks, and data-sovereignty battles reshaping how AI startups scale globally.

Meanwhile, venture capital is pouring into the infrastructure layer of the next tech cycle, from AI hardware and space stations to healthcare and commerce platforms.

Plus: 5 AI tools for VCs, 31 VC jobs, and Open AI Acquires Promptfoo

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Kev

THIS WEEK IN VC & TECH - SO WHAT?

The U.S. is considering stricter export controls on advanced AI chips that could require foreign investors to build AI infrastructure in America to access them. So what? AI compute could become geopolitically controlled, reshaping where startups train models.

Tech layoffs surpassed 5,000 workers in early March as startups and big tech restructure around AI. So what? Founders are cutting burn and reallocating capital to AI-driven products.

Goldman Sachs warned AI disruption will complicate lending decisions across industries. So what? Venture debt and growth lenders may become more cautious toward startups.

The U.S. is lobbying against global data-localization laws that force companies to store data locally. So what? The battle over data sovereignty could determine how AI startups scale globally.

OpenAI has acquired AI security startup Promptfoo to protect its AI agents from adversarial attacks. So what? As AI agents scale, security startups are becoming critical infrastructure in the AI stack.

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FUNDRAISING CORNER
The largest deals that you should know about

Capital continues flowing into frontier infrastructure, with mega-rounds backing everything from AI hardware and neurotech to commercial space stations and healthcare coordination platforms. The common thread: investors are doubling down on foundational technologies and platforms that will power the next decade of digital and physical infrastructure. What’s shocking? E-commerce is still raising mega rounds…

Sierra Space | $550M | Space Tech (Read)
Sierra Space raised $550M led by LuminArx Capital, pushing the satellite and spacecraft manufacturer to an $8B valuation. The round underscores how private capital is doubling down on the next wave of commercial space infrastructure.

Ayar Labs | $500M | AI Infrastructure (Read)
AI chip interconnect startup Ayar Labs secured $500M in Series E led by Neuberger Berman, reaching a $3.75B valuation. As AI models scale, optical data transfer is becoming a critical bottleneck and Ayar is positioning itself as a core piece of the AI hardware stack.

Vast | $500M | Space Tech (Read)
Space station developer Vast raised $500M consisting of $300M equity and $200M debt led by Balerion Space Ventures. With the ISS approaching retirement, investors are betting that commercial space stations will become the next orbital real estate market.

Findhelp | $250M | Health Infrastructure (Read)
Social care coordination platform Findhelp secured $250M from TPG’s Rise Fund to scale its network connecting healthcare systems with social services. The raise highlights a growing thesis that addressing social determinants of health is becoming core healthcare infrastructure.

Cart.com | $180M | E-commerce Infrastructure (Read)
E-commerce enablement platform Cart.com raised $180M in growth equity led by Springcoast Partners to expand its commerce and logistics stack. As brands push toward omnichannel distribution, vertically integrated commerce infrastructure is attracting renewed investor interest.

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VENTURE BITE
One concept, one minute, one sharper VC

Welcome to Venture Bite! A 20-lesson crash course on venture capital, split into two modules: Fundamentals (F101) and Advanced (A201). Each week we break down one concept in a few minutes.

Assuming you already speak the language of startups, we’ll move fast, skip the obvious, and focus on how great investors actually think.

Let’s dive in with Course 1 / 20

F1.01 - Pre-money vs post-money

Concept: Pre‑money vs post‑money is just ownership algebra, confusing them is how you mis-price dilution.

Learning objective: Convert a round into investor % ownership and implied post‑money in one step.

Worked example:

Primary Deep Dive → Negotiating Term Sheets

Quiz (Difficulty: Very Easy)

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That’s it for today, hope you enjoyed this as much as I did curating it, see you next week!
-Kev