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Allie Garfinkle is a senior writer and editor at Fortune, where she runs —the flagship weekday dealmaking newsletter—and leads coverage of private capital, investors, and startups. She writes longform features—her first Fortune cover story profiled AI pioneer Demis Hassabis’s Isomorphic Labs—and co-chairs the Brainstorm conference series. The host of the Term Sheet podcast, she’s also been a frequent moderator at major conferences like SXSW and regular contributor to the BBC. Before Fortune, Allie covered Amazon, Google, and Meta at Yahoo Finance and helped produce Emmy-nominated PBS Frontline documentaries, including Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover and The Power of the Fed. She holds degrees from The University of Chicago and NYU and is based in New York.

Six new unicorns were made in May, Crunchbase data says
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NewslettersExclusive: Soot raises $7.2 million in seed round led by Upfront Ventures
By Allie GarfinkleJune 20, 2024
Precursor Ventures founder Charles Hudson on investing early, how the landscape for Black entrepreneurs is evolving—and opera
NewslettersPrecursor Ventures founder Charles Hudson on investing early, how the landscape for Black entrepreneurs is evolving—and opera
By Allie GarfinkleJune 19, 2024
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TechAI startup Adept has been in talks with Microsoft, sources say
By Allie Garfinkle and Sharon GoldmanJune 18, 2024
Here’s what’s happened in Ozy Media cofounder Carlos Watson’s trial so far
NewslettersHere’s what’s happened in Ozy Media cofounder Carlos Watson’s trial so far
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Exclusive: AfterHour, social trading startup, raises $4.5 million seed round, led by Founders Fund and General Catalyst
NewslettersExclusive: AfterHour, social trading startup, raises $4.5 million seed round, led by Founders Fund and General Catalyst
By Allie GarfinkleJune 17, 2024
The riddle of the BeReal deal
NewslettersThe riddle of the BeReal deal
By Allie GarfinkleJune 14, 2024
OpenAI’s path forward may be clearing as the company looks to put aside old troubles—and face new ones
NewslettersOpenAI’s path forward may be clearing as the company looks to put aside old troubles—and face new ones
By Allie GarfinkleJune 13, 2024
Consumer is actually thriving, says Glossier, Away, Farmer’s Dog-backer Forerunner Ventures
NewslettersConsumer is actually thriving, says Glossier, Away, Farmer’s Dog-backer Forerunner Ventures
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Exclusive: Day One Ventures closes its third fund at $150 million
NewslettersExclusive: Day One Ventures closes its third fund at $150 million
By Allie GarfinkleJune 11, 2024
The Fearless Fund grant for Black female business owners was ruled discriminatory by an appeals court. Here’s what may happen now.
NewslettersThe Fearless Fund grant for Black female business owners was ruled discriminatory by an appeals court. Here’s what may happen now.
By Allie GarfinkleJune 10, 2024
Battery Ventures is rethinking how it assesses revenue quality in its industrial tech and life science tools practice. Here’s how it relates to the Olympics
NewslettersBattery Ventures is rethinking how it assesses revenue quality in its industrial tech and life science tools practice. Here’s how it relates to the Olympics
By Allie GarfinkleJune 6, 2024
Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi on Snowflake rivalry and the ‘why’ behind Databricks’ latest billion-dollar deal
NewslettersDatabricks CEO Ali Ghodsi on Snowflake rivalry and the ‘why’ behind Databricks’ latest billion-dollar deal
By Allie GarfinkleJune 5, 2024
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NewslettersWhat I learned about dealmaking (and mascots) in Japan
By Allie GarfinkleJune 4, 2024
Exclusive: Databricks is expanding the scope of its AI investments with second VC fund
NewslettersExclusive: Databricks is expanding the scope of its AI investments with second VC fund
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