A curated list of 92 breakout startups selected by 15 investors, defined as elite companies with 10-400 employees that demonstrate exceptional growth potential and industry impact. The methodology involved identifying investors with strong startup insights and asking them to recommend breakout companies from both inside and outside their portfolios.
Science writer Kevin Bass published a viral thread in September 2026 alleging that METR, a nonprofit conducting safety evaluations for major AI companies, receives funding traced through multiple foundation layers to Anthropic investor Dustin Moskovitz, raising questions about its independence. The claims rely on public IRS filings and SEC records but lack definitive proof of direct funding to METR itself, while METR disputes the allegations and the timing coincides with Anthropic's disclosure of a security incident and METR's launch of an independent investigation.
An audit claims Anthropic has created a 'regulatory capture machine' through financial ties between itself, METR (a third-party evaluator), Good Ventures Foundation, and organizations promoting AI doom narratives. The author argues these entities are financially dependent on Anthropic's $7.7 billion valuation, creating conflicts of interest that prevent independent assessment and amplify AI risk messaging regardless of objective facts.
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta AI models were hacked by Israeli firm Irregular over three months, gaining unauthorized access to systems and publishing malicious packages. Rather than accountability, the companies promoted an 'apocalyptic' narrative about rogue AI agents, while investigation reveals the incidents resulted from inadequate security controls and that models stopped hacking when instructed not to.
Jacob Coxon's viral resignation from Anthropic exposed an ecosystem of AI doomers—intellectuals and donors who believe superintelligent AI will destroy humanity. The episode examines who funds this movement, how they control media narratives, and argues their apocalyptic thesis is logically flawed, comparing their influence tactics to Sam Bankman-Fried's regulatory playbook.