OpenAI Cuts Valuation to $1.25TRN | Public Market Meltdown: GOOG Loses $500BN in 12 Hours | DoorDash Buys Instacart for $17BN | Kalshi Raises $1BN and Cognition Eyes $80BN Valuation

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Oct 29, 2026

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Jason Lemkin is one of the leading SaaS investors of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Algolia, Talkdesk, Owner, RevenueCat, Saleloft and more.

Rory O’Driscoll is a General Partner @ Scale where he has led investments in category leaders such as Bill.com (BILL), Box (BOX), DocuSign (DOCU), and WalkMe (WKME), among others.

In Today's Episode We Discuss:
  • OpenAI Cuts Valuation to $1.25 Trillion as Fundraise Shrinks

  • Google Loses $500 Billion as AI Stocks Sell Off

  • Anthropic's Growth Slows as AI Price War Intensifies

  • DoorDash Buys Instacart for $17 Billion

  • Kalshi Raises $1 Billion at $40 Billion Despite Legal Threats

  • Cognition Eyes $80 Billion as Baseten Hits $30 Billion and Serval $3 Billion

  • AI Law Firm Crosby Bids for Collapsed Legal Giant Weil

  • Physical Intelligence Targets $20 Billion Valuation

  • Hugging Face Deal Faces Scrutiny as Salesforce Buys Cresta for $2.7 Billion

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