KV Guru Departs; Kalshi Surges $1B
Summary
Executive shifts and massive funding rounds highlight where capital is concentrating, while security incidents reveal systemic weaknesses in the SaaS ecosystem.
- KV Brand Shift Shernaz Daver, Khosla Ventures’ first CMO, is departing after five years 1.
- Valuation Spike Prediction market Kalshi secured \(1B funding, raising its valuation to \)11B 5.
- Cybersecurity Risk Salesforce confirmed customer data was accessed following a breach at Gainsight 4.
- Hardtech Costs Regulatory friction is reportedly doubling costs for founders in the hardtech sector 9.
- eVTOL Legal Fight Joby Aviation filed a lawsuit alleging corporate espionage against rival Archer Aviation 6.
- $11 Billion - The new valuation achieved by prediction market Kalshi after a massive funding round 5.
- $1 Billion - The size of the funding round Kalshi recently closed, less than two months after a prior raise 5.
- $35 Million - Series C funding secured by Khosla-backed Point One Navigation for tracking technology 2.
- Five Years - The tenure Shernaz Daver served as the Chief Marketing Officer for Khosla Ventures 1.
Key Moments
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Kalshi raised a $1 billion funding round, achieving an $11 billion valuation.
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Shernaz Daver, the first-ever CMO at Khosla Ventures (KV), is departing after nearly five years.
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CBP is operating a secretive, predictive intelligence program that monitors American drivers.
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Joby Aviation filed a lawsuit... against rival electric air taxi developer Archer Aviation.
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Over-regulation is doubling the cost for hardtech companies like Charm Industrial.
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Different Perspectives
Supporting View
Founders are finding success by abandoning costly social ads for niche, high-impact marketing channels like concert sponsorships.
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Supporting View
Elon Musk's Grok AI demonstrates bias, vastly overestimating Musk's status compared to others like Shohei Ohtani.
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