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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, as 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 XX% 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 +52%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXXXXXXXX +108%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXXXXX on 2025-06-19  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXXXX on 2025-10-05  

| Social Network | News   | Reddit | TikTok | X         | YouTube |
| -------------- | ----   | ------ | ------ | -         | ------- |
| Engagements    | XXXXXX | XXXXX  | XXXXXX | XXXXXXXXX | 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 +31%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXX +100%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX on 2025-07-18  
**1-Year Low**: XXX on 2025-10-05  

| Social Network | News | Reddit | TikTok | X     | YouTube |
| -------------- | ---- | ------ | ------ | -     | ------- |
| Mentions       | XXX  | XXX    | XXX    | XXXXX | 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 up XXXX% from XXXXX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XXXXX  
**1 Month**: XXXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXX +19%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXX +116%  
**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    | XXXXXX      |
| [@ycombinator](/creator/youtube/ycombinator)         | X    | XXXXXXXXX | XXX   | XXXXXX      |
| [@Nugget_Trades](/creator/twitter/Nugget_Trades)     | X    | XXXXX     | XX    | XXXXXX      |
| [@Crypto_Pranjal](/creator/twitter/Crypto_Pranjal)   | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@alumniventures](/creator/tiktok/alumniventures)    | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@yanatweets](/creator/twitter/yanatweets)           | X    | XXXXXX    | XX    | XXXXXX      |
| [@shawnryanshow](/creator/youtube/shawnryanshow)     | X    | XXXXXXXXX | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@StartupArchive_](/creator/twitter/StartupArchive_) | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@joincolossus](/creator/twitter/joincolossus)       | XX   | XXXXXX    | 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% +2%  
**1 Month**: XX% -X%  
**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 | %  |
| ------- | -------- | -   | ------- | -   | -------- | -  |
| News    | XXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXX   | X%  | XXX      | X% |
| Reddit  | XXXXX    | X%  | XXXXX   | X%  | XXX      | X% |
| TikTok  | XXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXXX  | X%  | XXXXX    | X% |
| X       | XXXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXX   | X% |
| YouTube | XXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXXX  | X%  | XXXXXX   | X% |
|         |          |     |         |     |          |    |
| Total   | XXXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXX   | 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/$nvda)
[Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)](/topic/microsoft)
[PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL)](/topic/$pypl)
[Hundred Million (100M)](/topic/$100m)

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

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

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

*Showing a maximum of X news posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*  

"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, 44.4K engagements



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

*Showing only X posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*

"As the business spine of the Kingdom #KAFD is proud to serve as the venue partner for the Private Capital Forum 2025 on October 22nd23rd at the KAFD Conference Center. The event will bring together over XXX global leaders shaping the future of investment and innovation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Kafd/status/1979896565058752570) [@Kafd](/creator/x/Kafd) 2025-10-19T13:05Z 78.6K followers, 1305 engagements


"No one thinks of NYC when they think of strong ethnic black town lmao"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ritmoysonido/status/1979883856292614373) [@ritmoysonido](/creator/x/ritmoysonido) 2025-10-19T12:14Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"📢 Top X Tokenless DEXs : Don't Miss X @Lighter_xyz ✨ Project Details 🔹 X Point = Around $XXX on OTC 🔹 Zero Trading Fees for Free Accounts 🔹 Backed by @HaunVentures @foundersfund @dragonfly_xyz @a16z & more 🖥 Project : Lighter is a zk-rollup-based decentralized platform for perpetual futures trading offering CEX-like speed with DeFi-level security transparency and self-custody. 🫂 Team : CEO - @vnovakovski 🌎 Country : based in Miami (United States) . 📈 Project Adoption ✨ Ranked #3 among all exchanges by perpetual trading volume in X Days. 💰 TVL Locked : XXXXX Billion 🔹 XX Days DEX"  
[X Link](https://x.com/cryptoimsny2/status/1979853707534582211) [@cryptoimsny2](/creator/x/cryptoimsny2) 2025-10-19T10:14Z 9428 followers, 6089 engagements


"🔥 Tempo just pulled a $500M raise at a $5B valuation. Led by Thrive Capital and Greenoaks with Sequoia Ribbit and SV Angel in the mix. Built by Stripe + Paradigm with OpenAI Shopify and Visa plugged in. Its a full-scale push to make stablecoins the core layer of global payments. Stripes not testing the waters anymore. Its diving into the deep end. Big capital. Real partners. Clear target. The next generation of payment rails is forming right in front of us. 🌍"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gandalfcryptto/status/1979850016752853310) [@gandalfcryptto](/creator/x/gandalfcryptto) 2025-10-19T10:00Z 169.9K followers, 1656 engagements