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  Aug 18, 2026 · investment-strategies

  August 2026 VC News: What Closed Through the 29th?

  Through August 29: a16z posted a $1.1B Machine Age Fund, Owner printed $2.3B, OpenAI proposed a November 12 wind-down of Cursor models after the SpaceX close, Lambda borrowed $1B for GPUs (reported), SBI took ~20% of Ajaib (~$270M reported), plus CivilGrid $26M (no valuation), Deep Cogito $43M (not Cogito Corp), Emerald AI $1.05B, and Stripe confirmed OpenRouter ($7.5B is press, not closed). Anthropic’s IPO remains a June 1 confidential S-1 — not a ticker.

• Aug 16, 2026 · investment-strategies

  Did Stripe Buy OpenRouter? Yes. $7.5B Is Press

  Stripe and OpenRouter confirmed the acquisition on August 19, 2026. The deal is not closed. Neither company posted a price. The New York Times, via TechCrunch, reports $7.5 billion. Last verified round remains May’s $113M Series B at $1.3B.

• Aug 14, 2026 · investment-strategies

  What Is Cursor’s Valuation in 2026? $60B Is Press — SpaceX Close Confirmed

  Cursor’s last widely cited valuation is $60 billion all-stock — press-reported (CNBC June; The Verge on close day), not in Cursor’s August 14, 2026 close post. That post does confirm SpaceX acquired the company.