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How Justin Ernest invested nearly $400M into hot startups without a traditional VC fund
Justin Ernest invested nearly $400 million into leading startups without a traditional venture capital fund. He used a captive network of limited partners to fund companies like Anthropic, Anduril, and SpaceX. This approach bypassed the usual year-long process of raising a formal VC fund.
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How Justin Ernest invested nearly $400M into hot startups without a traditional VC fund
Justin Ernest invested nearly $400 million into leading startups without a traditional venture capital fund. He used a captive network of limited partners to fund companies like Anthropic, Anduril, and SpaceX. This approach bypassed the usual year-long process of raising a formal VC fund.
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How Justin Ernest invested nearly $400M into hot startups without a traditional VC fund
Justin Ernest invested nearly $400 million into leading startups without a traditional venture capital fund. He used a captive network of limited partners to fund companies like Anthropic, Anduril, and SpaceX. This approach bypassed the usual year-long process of raising a formal VC fund.