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A.I. Deal Making Is Getting Faster

✇NYT: Technology
By:Erin Griffith
4 December 2025 at 11:30
Investors are deciding within 15 minutes whether to shovel millions into A.I. start-ups and taking entrepreneurs weight lifting and rock climbing to get deals done.

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Colin Roberts, left, and Vivek Nair, the founders of Multifactor, an A.I. start-up, fielded interest from more than 250 investors and raised more money than planned.

Meta’s Victory Opens the Way for Silicon Valley to Go Deal Shopping

✇NYT: Technology
By:Eli Tan · Mike Isaac and Erin Griffith
18 November 2025 at 17:56
To avoid regulatory scrutiny, big tech companies had steered clear of buying start-ups outright. Meta’s antitrust win may change that thinking.

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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, in September. On Tuesday, a federal judge found Meta had not violated antitrust law by buying Instagram and WhatsApp when they were tiny start-ups.
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