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Allie Garfinkle is a senior writer and editor at Fortune, where she runs Term Sheet—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.

In AI-obsessed Silicon Valley, live commerce platform Whatnot just notched a new funding round valuing it at $20 billion
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In AI-obsessed Silicon Valley, live commerce platform Whatnot just notched a new funding round valuing it at $20 billion
By Allie GarfinkleAugust 7, 2026
Bridgit Mendler, co-founder and CEO of Northwood, at Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2026 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo: Stuart Isett/Fortune)
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Northwood Space’s Bridgit Mendler on the next chapter for space startups
By Allie GarfinkleAugust 6, 2026
To power AI, Khosla and a16z bet this startup can reinvent mining
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To power AI, Khosla and a16z bet this startup can reinvent mining
By Allie GarfinkleAugust 3, 2026
Sports teams have gone from trophies to trillion-dollar investment targets
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Sports teams have gone from trophies to trillion-dollar investment targets
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 31, 2026
FIFA’s plan to raise billions from investors is sparking a backlash: One insider says Europe is angry as it could change soccer’s balance of power
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FIFA’s plan to raise billions from investors is sparking a backlash: One insider says Europe is angry as it could change soccer’s balance of power
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 28, 2026
Greg Brockman on the week two OpenAI AI models went rogue
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Greg Brockman on the week two OpenAI AI models went rogue
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 28, 2026
Bunkerhill Health raises $55 million to put AI agents to work inside hospitals
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Bunkerhill Health raises $55 million to put AI agents to work inside hospitals
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 16, 2026
Kevin Ryan’s AlleyCorp raises new $335 million fund, all in on early-stage bets
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Kevin Ryan’s AlleyCorp raises new $335 million fund, all in on early-stage bets
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 15, 2026
Why is a satellite like a race car? Apex and Toyota’s racing division have an answer
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Why is a satellite like a race car? Apex and Toyota’s racing division have an answer
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 14, 2026
In 2026 so far, U.S. VCs have deployed a record-shattering $412.7 billion. Almost none of it is trickling down.
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In 2026 so far, U.S. VCs have deployed a record-shattering $412.7 billion. Almost none of it is trickling down.
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 10, 2026
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The 38-point framework two VCs use to spot the next unicorn founder
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 8, 2026
A test of Anduril's Altius drone.
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Defense tech could be entering its awkward teenage years. Is the boom a bubble?
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 2, 2026
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By Allie GarfinkleJuly 2, 2026
The VCs betting founders need a village, not a blank check
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The VCs betting founders need a village, not a blank check
By Allie GarfinkleJune 30, 2026
Lux Capital cofounder Josh Wolfe’s limited-odds, high-stakes 2027 predictions
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Lux Capital cofounder Josh Wolfe’s limited-odds, high-stakes 2027 predictions
By Allie GarfinkleJune 25, 2026
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