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Natasha Mascarenhas @nmasc_

I write about venture capital & the circles that run Silicon Valley for Bloomberg @technology. Find me on Signal at 1 925 271 0912.

Joined November 2015
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Natasha Mascarenhas
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Jun 29
Scoop: Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner are making a play for the NBA. The pair have hired bankers and discussed a bid, via Thrive Eternal, for a majority stake in the league’s Las Vegas expansion team. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Bob Iger, Joshua Kushner Explore Bid for NBA Expansion Team

Former Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger and Thrive Capital founder Joshua Kushner have hired investment bankers and discussed making a bid for the National Basketball Association...

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Poached again! 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’ve accepted a new role as Editor-at-Large at @BusinessInsider, where I’ll continue covering VC, IPOs etc. I’m also joining Axel Springer’s new program contributing to sister publications including @politico and @Telegraph . businessinsider.com/business…

Business Insider hires Katie Roof as Editor at Large

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One of the best pieces of advice I’ve gotten from a mentor: always advocate for the reader (or listener!). What’s obvious to you isn’t to them, and explaining complicated things is a big & rewarding part of the job. That mentor was @CGates123, and he just started his own business — he’s the best!!! crgstudio.co

CRG Studio — Investor communications for venture firms

Investor communications and event production for venture firms — the films, events, and platforms that carry a fund’s story to its LPs.

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Rebecca Torrence @RebeccaTorrenc5
Jul 2
SCOOP: Crusoe is in talks to raise about $3 billion. Valuation expectations are in the $30 billion range. w/ @BTLipschultz @EdLudlow bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Crusoe in Talks to Raise $3 Billion in Round That May Triple Firm’s Value

Crusoe, the data center upstart with contracts to supply AI computing power for the likes of Meta Platforms Inc. and Oracle Corp., is in talks to raise about $3 billion in a funding round that may...

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Scoop w/ @yazhous: ElevenLabs is having early discussions around a financing that could value the company at $22 billion (yes, that's a multiple of 11) bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ElevenLabs in Talks for Tender Offer at $22 Billion Valuation

ElevenLabs has held early talks with investors to let employees sell shares in a secondary offering that would value the artificial intelligence startup at roughly $22 billion, according to people...

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Jul 2
Sources: Palmer Luckey's Erebor Bank is in talks to raise money at an $8B valuation, up from $4.35B in 2025; its deposits grew from $1.1B in March to $4B now (Bloomberg) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)
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Scoop via @arroyanieto: Antonio Gracias is so bullish on SpaceX and its future that he told his LPs that he'd rather not sell SpaceX shares to pay them out, according to a recent investor call. Gracias instead plans to distribute the firm’s SpaceX investment “in kind,” meaning he would dole out shares in the rocket company in lieu of cash. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Musk Ally Gracias Eyes Bets in AI, Energy After SpaceX Windfall

Antonio Gracias, a long-time SpaceX board member, is looking for more investments in artificial intelligence, energy and space after bets in Elon Musk’s company netted his fund nearly $100 billion.

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Scoop w/ @_ToddGillespie: Palmer Luckey’s Erebor Bank is in talks to raise more capital at at least an $8 billion valuation. The deal talks come as deposits soar to $4.05 billion, and the banking upstart targets profitability by the end of this year. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Palmer Luckey’s Erebor Bank Eyes at Least $8 Billion Valuation

Erebor Bank is in talks to raise money at a valuation of at least $8 billion, as deposits grow rapidly at the politically connected startup that received its bank charter only five months ago.

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Jun 30
I started Cantos a decade ago with a $4.5M fund 1 and delusions of associated grandeur. I called it “cantos” dreaming that I might partner with founder-heroes whose impact would propagate through time, remembered as legends. 10 years might have jaded me but it’s quite the opposite. Now I KNOW the future can be shaped. Our portfolio founders have shown me—so our ambitions are as grand as ever. May your deeds echo a thousand years. 🏛️
Cantos
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Jun 30
We have two exciting announcements today as Cantos turns 10… First, we closed our new fund earlier this year. Canto IV is a $70M fund purpose-built to lead pre-seed and seed rounds. We oversubscribed, wanting to keep it right-sized for being a founder's most aligned first partner. Second, we launched our new look with help from our friends at @asimov_co! Cantos is so-named as an ode to epic poems, where grand stories are written in "cantos" rather than chapters. We view founders as the protagonists of today's epics and seek to back those whose deeds become the stuff of legend. Our new website is a testament to the scale of their ambitions, with visions from a future they will have shaped. Resonat in Æternum 🖋️
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Antonio Gracias told investors in his Valor Equity Partners fund that he’s now following several other startups founded by former SpaceX engineers, and would like to invest in businesses that are involved in the space ecosystem if they can work and complement Musk and SpaceX’s mission over time, he said during a private call last month. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Musk Ally Gracias Eyes Bets in AI, Energy After SpaceX Windfall

Antonio Gracias, a long-time SpaceX board member, is looking for more investments in artificial intelligence, energy and space after bets in Elon Musk’s company netted his fund nearly $100 billion.

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Feels like a good time to re-up our story from Friday on the endless AI anxiety rippling across Silicon Valley bloomberg.com/news/articles/… w/ @RebeccaTorrenc5

AI Is Making Silicon Valley Productive, Anxious and Afraid to Log Off

Claude Code is cutting into sleep time.

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Jul 1
Scoop: Ashton Kutcher exits from Sound Ventures to set up a new firm with Morgan Beller, former GP at venture firm NFX. wsj.com/pro/venture-capital/… via @WSJ

Exclusive | Ashton Kutcher Exits From Sound Ventures to Set Up New Venture Firm

The actor and investor is setting up a new firm with Morgan Beller, who recently stepped down as general partner at venture firm NFX.

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Bloomberg TV
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Jun 26
One of the promises of AI was alleviating the burdens of work, but the workaholic culture in Silicon Valley hasn't disappeared. Natasha Mascarenhas explains why round-the-clock managing of AI agents and intense competition are driving longer hours and heightened anxiety for tech workers bloom.bg/4uUQFuL
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Jun 26
Fun article in Bloomberg today I was featured in. “‘It’s OK, Matt,’” he says with a laugh. “They said that agents were supposed to do our work for us, but I’ve never worked harder in my life. I just have 100 times the output that I had before.’”
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Rebecca Torrence @RebeccaTorrenc5
Jun 26
Silicon Valley is strung out on AI. AI was supposed to free us from grunt work. Instead, we have engineers bringing their AI agents on vacation, VCs taking AI pitches from the hospital, and founders sleeping in the office for weeks on end. Big story from me and @nmasc_ today👇
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What a week what a week Just got off @BloombergTV discussing our story this AM about AI anxiety
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From touch-grass parties to the internal counseling centers startups are setting up to help employees navigate these chaotic times, to the hospital delivery room, @RebeccaTorrenc5 and I stepped back from the scoops to explore the anxiety spreading across Silicon Valley: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

AI Is Making Silicon Valley Productive, Anxious and Afraid to Log Off

Claude Code is cutting into sleep time.

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Who is going to be the first VC to suggest we pick the conversation back up in September
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