Startup Deal Desk
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Most-reacted post we have seen: BlackRock Owns Meta's Data Center, Amazon Crosses $3T, and Ownership Changes Hands — 243 reactions on Aug 4, 2026.
Recent posts
- Nvidia Buys Hugging Face, Uber Takes Delivery Hero, and Sovereign Capital Sets the Price
Diesel hit a record Friday. Most people read that as a fuel story. It’s a margin story. You saw the deal headlines too. We were watching what they had in common. Nobody bought a better tool. They bought the layer underneath it. Who owns the asset once the deal closes is where private positions still get paid. This week we curated three companies that live inside that question. Welcome back to Startup Deal Desk . Powered by ThinkFISH . 🌊 Making Waves This Week ⚡ Diesel hit a record $5.85/gal Sept 4 on refinery outages, feeding straight into Friday’s CPI. 📈 August payrolls came in at 162,000…
- Founder Friday: 350+ Investors, One Room, Zero Cost
A treat before the long weekend. We’re partnering with the Virtual 1:1 VC Pitch Conf on Sept 17. Keynotes and panels with a16z, 500 Global, Plug & Play, Antler and Entrepreneurs First. 380+ VCs, angels and family offices looking at AI, fintech, healthcare and beyond. Raising in the next 6 months? Pitch 20 investors one on one, matched by sector, stage and geography. Use code THINKFISH10 for 10% off the pitch ticket. Investing? Attend at no cost. Register here Welcome back to Startup Deal Desk ! Powered by ThinkFISH 🌊 FOUNDER SPOTLIGHTS 🚀 Entrepreneur Ventures Entrepreneur Ventures is led by…
- Record Debt, Record Gold, Record Surge: Three Signals in One Week
- Meet Three Founders Who Didn't Just Study Their Markets...They Ran Them
- Nvidia Slides Seven Straight, the ECB Calls It Worrisome, and Warsh Takes the Podium
- A Licensed Fiduciary, a Turnaround Operator, and Two Brothers with 30 Yrs of Freight Between Them 🎣
- AI Capex Runs Hot as Higgsfield and Groq Pull More Capital Into the Race
- Founder Friday: From HAZMAT Teams, Family Portfolios, and $2B in Alternatives 🎣
- SpaceX Doubles Revenue, Palantir Surges, and Hormuz Enters Month Six
- Founder Friday: Deep Physics, Enterprise Systems, and Main Street Cash Flow
- BlackRock Owns Meta's Data Center, Amazon Crosses $3T, and Ownership Changes Hands
- Founder Friday: Two TSX Exits and a $1.5B Acquisition 🎣
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