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# ![VC Firms Graphic](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/t:_vc-firms.png) VC Firms

OpenAI's valuation hits $XXX billion, surpassing SpaceX. a16z invests $50M in Solana staking protocol Jito.

### About VC Firms
This topic focuses on venture capital firms, their investments in AI and fintech, and related news.  

### Insights [#](/topic/_vc-firms/insights)
- VC Firms posts created is up XXXXX% from the previous week.

### Engagements: XXXXXXXXX [#](/topic/_vc-firms/interactions)
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![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:_vc-firms/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/_vc-firms/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXXXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXXXXXXX +16%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXXXXXX +54%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXXXXXXXX +108%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXXXXX on 2025-06-19  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXXXX on 2025-10-05  

| Social Network | X         | News   | TikTok | Reddit | YouTube |
| -------------- | -         | ----   | ------ | ------ | ------- |
| Engagements    | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXXX | XXXXXX | XXXXX  | XXXXXXX |
  

  
  
### Mentions: XXXXX [#](/topic/_vc-firms/posts_active)
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![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:_vc-firms/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/_vc-firms/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXX  
**1 Month**: XXXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXX +32%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXX +101%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX on 2025-07-18  
**1-Year Low**: XXX on 2025-10-05  

| Social Network | X     | News | TikTok | Reddit | YouTube |
| -------------- | -     | ---- | ------ | ------ | ------- |
| Mentions       | XXXXX | XX   | XXX    | XXX    | XXXXX   |
  

  
  
### Creators: XXXXX [#](/topic/_vc-firms/contributors_active)
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![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:_vc-firms/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/_vc-firms/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXXXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning VC Firms in the last XX hours which is down XX% from XXXXX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XXXXX  
**1 Month**: XXXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXX +19%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXX +117%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX on 2025-07-18  
**1-Year Low**: XXX on 2025-10-05  

The most influential creators that mention VC Firms in the last XX hours

| Creator                                           | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                           | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@a16z](/creator/twitter/a16z)                    | X    | XXXXXXX   | XX    | XXXXXXX     |
| [@ycombinator](/creator/twitter/ycombinator)      | X    | XXXXXXXXX | XX    | XXXXXXX     |
| [@ycombinator](/creator/youtube/ycombinator)      | X    | XXXXXXXXX | XXX   | XXXXXX      |
| [@joincolossus](/creator/twitter/joincolossus)    | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@shawnryanshow](/creator/youtube/shawnryanshow)  | X    | XXXXXXXXX | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@wsjpodcasts](/creator/youtube/wsjpodcasts)      | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@pitdesi](/creator/twitter/pitdesi)              | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@omooretweets](/creator/twitter/omooretweets)    | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@alumniventures](/creator/tiktok/alumniventures) | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@venturetwins](/creator/twitter/venturetwins)    | XX   | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXXX      |

[View More](/list/creators/_vc-firms/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX% [#](/topic/_vc-firms/sentiment)
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![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:_vc-firms/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/_vc-firms/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XX%  
**Daily Average**: XX%  
**1 Week**: XX% -X%  
**1 Month**: XX% +4%  
**6 Months**: XX% -X%  
**1 Year**: XX% -X%  
**1-Year High**: XX% on 2025-01-31  
**1-Year Low**: XX% on 2025-06-19  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **AI and Fintech Investment:** (56%) VC firms are actively investing in AI and fintech, with a focus on commerce and enterprise applications.
- **Open-Source AGI:** (30%) The development of open-source AGI is a key theme, with Sentient AGI receiving significant funding and community support.
- **Solana (SOL) Staking's Jito Gets Investment from a16z:** (14%) a16z invests $50M in Solana staking protocol Jito.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **H-1B Visa Concerns:** (5%)  Concerns about H-1B visa policies and their impact on talent acquisition are being discussed.
- **VC Misallocation:** (5%)  Some posts discuss the potential for misallocation of VC funds and the need for better investment strategies.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive | %   | Neutral | %   | Negative | %  |
| ------- | -------- | -   | ------- | -   | -------- | -  |
| X       | XXXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXX  | X% |
| News    | XXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXXX  | X%  | XXX      | X% |
| TikTok  | XXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXXX  | X%  | XXXXX    | X% |
| Reddit  | XXXXX    | X%  | XXXXX   | X%  | XXX      | X% |
| YouTube | XXXXXXX  | X%  | XXXXXX  | X%  | XXXXXX   | X% |
|         |          |     |         |     |          |    |
| Total   | XXXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXX  | X% |
  


**Top assets mentioned**
In the posts about VC Firms in the last XX hours

[Solana (SOL)](/topic/solana)
[Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl)
[Coinbase Global, Inc. (COIN)](/topic/coinbase)
[Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (LSPD)](/topic/$lspd)
[Ethereum (ETH)](/topic/ethereum)
[Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin)
[NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA)](/topic/$nvda)
[PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL)](/topic/$pypl)
[Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)](/topic/microsoft)
[Hundred Million (100M)](/topic/$100m)

**Top topics mentioned**
In the posts about VC Firms in the last XX hours

[investment](/topic/investment), [seed funding](/topic/seed-funding), [coins layer 1](/topic/coins-layer-1), [stocks financial services](/topic/stocks-financial-services), [coins defi](/topic/coins-defi), [stocks communication services](/topic/stocks-communication-services), [stocks technology](/topic/stocks-technology), [blockchain](/topic/blockchain), [web3](/topic/web3), [open ai](/topic/open-ai), [solana](/topic/solana), [onchain](/topic/onchain), [coins made in usa](/topic/coins-made-in-usa), [$googl](/topic/$googl), [money](/topic/money), [stocks bitcoin treasuries](/topic/stocks-bitcoin-treasuries), [stocks](/topic/stocks), [coinbase](/topic/coinbase), [coins solana ecosystem](/topic/coins-solana-ecosystem), [elon musk](/topic/elon-musk), [future of](/topic/future-of), [decentralized](/topic/decentralized), [$50m](/topic/$50m), [infrastructure](/topic/infrastructure), [$300m](/topic/$300m), [united states](/topic/united-states), [stocks crypto treasuries](/topic/stocks-crypto-treasuries), [$lspd](/topic/$lspd), [ethereum](/topic/ethereum), [#ai](/topic/#ai), [private equity](/topic/private-equity), [bitcoin](/topic/bitcoin), [$5b](/topic/$5b), [has been](/topic/has-been), [token](/topic/token), [$nvda](/topic/$nvda), [coins bitcoin ecosystem](/topic/coins-bitcoin-ecosystem), [prediction](/topic/prediction), [stocks consumer cyclical](/topic/stocks-consumer-cyclical), [$85m](/topic/$85m), [fintech](/topic/fintech), [coins pow](/topic/coins-pow), [china](/topic/china), [protocol](/topic/protocol), [$9434t](/topic/$9434t), [$75m](/topic/$75m), [meta](/topic/meta), [palantir](/topic/palantir), [acquisition](/topic/acquisition), [build a](/topic/build-a), [india](/topic/india), [builders](/topic/builders), [investments](/topic/investments), [faster](/topic/faster), [coins base ecosystem](/topic/coins-base-ecosystem), [$pypl](/topic/$pypl), [youtube](/topic/youtube), [twitter](/topic/twitter), [microsoft](/topic/microsoft), [ipo](/topic/ipo), [over the](/topic/over-the), [databricks](/topic/databricks), [tiktok](/topic/tiktok), [stack](/topic/stack), [coins meme](/topic/coins-meme), [discord](/topic/discord), [linkedin](/topic/linkedin), [coins dao](/topic/coins-dao), [israel](/topic/israel), [$100m](/topic/$100m), [polymarket](/topic/polymarket), [blackrock](/topic/blackrock), [$500m](/topic/$500m), [$ai4](/topic/$ai4), [$108m](/topic/$108m), [applications](/topic/applications), [xai](/topic/xai), [$25m](/topic/$25m), [insurance](/topic/insurance), [$1b](/topic/$1b), [currency](/topic/currency), [$issc](/topic/$issc), [intro](/topic/intro), [unlock](/topic/unlock), [coins nft](/topic/coins-nft), [adoption](/topic/adoption), [staking](/topic/staking), [$abnb](/topic/$abnb), [facebook](/topic/facebook), [employees](/topic/employees), [demo](/topic/demo), [all the](/topic/all-the), [prod](/topic/prod), [$50b](/topic/$50b), [signals](/topic/signals), [momentum](/topic/momentum), [coins bsc](/topic/coins-bsc), [instead of](/topic/instead-of), [$506m](/topic/$506m), [sits](/topic/sits)

### Top News [#](/topic/_vc-firms/news)
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Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

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"No Other Land to be self-released on US platforms after unethical Mubi deal rejected No Other Land The Guardian"  
[News Link](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/17/no-other-land-documentary-mubi) [@guardian](/creator/x/guardian) 2025-10-18T10:48Z 208.1M followers, XX engagements


"When The Today Show gave Pauline Hanson a megaphone it diminished Australias social capital"  
[News Link](https://theconversation.com/when-the-today-show-gave-pauline-hanson-a-megaphone-it-diminished-australias-social-capital-142156) [@TC_Africa](/creator/x/TC_Africa) 2025-10-18T06:40Z 208.1M followers, XX engagements


"'No Other Land' Rejected a Distribution Deal From MUBI"  
[News Link](https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/no-other-land-rejected-distribution-deal-mubi-1235156437/) [@IndieWire](/creator/x/IndieWire) 2025-10-17T22:51Z 208.1M followers, 42.2K engagements



### Top Social Posts [#](/topic/_vc-firms/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

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"With eyes on Robert Shillman withdrawing funding from Charlie Kirk's TPUSA I'd like to point out how the tentacles go deep 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/FringeViews/status/1979612939511377947) [@FringeViews](/creator/x/FringeViews) 2025-10-18T18:17Z 52.2K followers, 1429 engagements


"@lollypeezle Even though she have social capital from the time spent around him she can even trade in it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Greatix_post/status/1979593448870072322) [@Greatix_post](/creator/x/Greatix_post) 2025-10-18T17:00Z XXX followers, 1053 engagements


"If youre not gonna sell anyway stop doom-scrolling and level up. Build a brand post teach document Give value for free it prints social capital Research real projects bear markets expose trash Take gigs mod intern market advise KOL deals Only work with quality reputation compounds Learn skills that pay in tokens not theory. You might not time the bottom - but you can become someone who never needs to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/degengambleh/status/1979579390586671144) [@degengambleh](/creator/x/degengambleh) 2025-10-18T16:04Z 37K followers, 2255 engagements


"My Fiance Laughed To Her Friends: "After The Wedding I'm Taking Half And Moving To Miami With "  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0CvrZiUR3B4) [@fallentaless](/creator/youtube/fallentaless) 2025-10-18T16:00Z 1050 followers, 1014 engagements