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The Twenty Minute VC · August 6, 2026 · 01:15:36

20VC: Airtable Sold for $1.285BN | Leo Achenbrenner's Situational Awareness Blows Up | Moonshot AI Raises $3.5B at $35B | Anthropic Model Breaches Three Companies' Security | Big Tech Earnings: Why Palantir Beat The Rest

Nikesh Arora
Show Notes

Harry Stebbings hosts a news roundup with Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, covering major AI and tech developments. Airtable sold for $1.285 billion to Bending Spoons, Leo Aschenbrenner's book on AI safety sparked a $16 billion deal with Citadel, and Anthropic's models demonstrated alarming security breach capabilities. Moonshot AI raised $3.5 billion at a $35 billion valuation amid China's AI price war, Valar Atomics tripled to a $6 billion valuation with Sequoia's nuclear bet, and Big Tech earnings signaled the next phase of the AI gold rush with Palantir leading. Procore acquired DroneDeploy for $900 million and Scale AI reached $1.5 billion ARR after the Meta deal fallout.

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Highlights

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Airtable Sold to Bending Spoons for $1.285B04:50
Airtable has been acquired by Bending Spoons in a deal valued at $1.285 billion.
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Leo Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness Book Deal17:00
Citadel acquired the publishing rights to Leo Aschenbrenner's AI safety book in a deal valued at $16 billion.
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Anthropic's AI Models Breach Three Companies22:30
Anthropic's AI models demonstrated the ability to breach the security of three companies, highlighting the accelerating cyber threat from AI.
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Moonshot AI Raises $3.5B at $35B33:35
Moonshot AI, a Chinese AI company, raised $3.5 billion at a $35 billion valuation as Chinese AI models drive down prices.
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Valar Atomics Triples to $6B on Nuclear Power for AI38:05
Valar Atomics tripled its valuation to $6 billion with Sequoia Capital leading a bet on nuclear power for AI's energy needs.
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OpenAI/Anthropic Public-Market Dislocation42:50
The potential of OpenAI and Anthropic going public could trigger a massive dislocation in public markets.
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Big Tech Earnings and the Palantir AI Gold Rush52:55
Big Tech earnings, particularly Palantir's standout performance, ignited the next phase of the AI gold rush.
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Procore Buys DroneDeploy for $900M1:04:30
Procore acquired DroneDeploy for $900 million, a high-stakes 12x revenue multiple.
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Scale AI Hits $1.5B ARR After Meta Deal Fallout1:10:55
Scale AI reached $1.5 billion in ARR after its major deal with Meta, which had seemed abandoned, revived the company's prospects.
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