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Allie Garfinkle

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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.

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OpenAI’s reported $500 billion valuation signals AI euphoria
By Allie GarfinkleAugust 8, 2025
Exclusive: Decart raises $100 million at a $3.1 billion valuation, chasing the future of real-time creative AI
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Exclusive: Decart raises $100 million at a $3.1 billion valuation, chasing the future of real-time creative AI
By Allie GarfinkleAugust 7, 2025
Figma IPO’s surprise winner is a charity with 13 million shares—and a famous backstory that sparked a bitter feud over an oil fortune decades ago
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Figma IPO’s surprise winner is a charity with 13 million shares—and a famous backstory that sparked a bitter feud over an oil fortune decades ago
By Allie GarfinkleAugust 2, 2025
Why Index’s Danny Rimer bet on Figma and Dylan Field at the seed stage
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Why Index’s Danny Rimer bet on Figma and Dylan Field at the seed stage
By Allie GarfinkleAugust 1, 2025
Figma shares more than triple in soaring public debut
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Figma shares more than triple in soaring public debut
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 31, 2025
As Figma goes public, a turning point in the long-awaited IPO market recovery takes shape
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As Figma goes public, a turning point in the long-awaited IPO market recovery takes shape
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 31, 2025
Eventual, a climate fintech, raises $7.5 million seed round from AlleyCorp and Upfront Ventures
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Eventual, a climate fintech, raises $7.5 million seed round from AlleyCorp and Upfront Ventures
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 22, 2025
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The Windsurf and Scale deals underscore a fragile reality for startup employees
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 18, 2025
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The changing nature of startup employment, OpenAI’s e-commerce ambitions, and Powell’s future
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 17, 2025
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H2Ok Innovations raises $12 million Series A to make manufacturing more precise for big-name customers like Coca-Cola and Unilever
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 16, 2025
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen said DOGE is focused on federal employees who don't go to the office.
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North American VC assets under management are set to grow 38% in five years—slower than the previous five
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 15, 2025
VC Alexa von Tobel launches new podcast ‘Inspired,’ looking to reset American ambition
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VC Alexa von Tobel launches new podcast ‘Inspired,’ looking to reset American ambition
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 14, 2025
OpenAI’s $3 billion deal with AI coding startup Windsurf collapses, as Google swoops in for licensing deal
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OpenAI’s $3 billion deal with AI coding startup Windsurf collapses, as Google swoops in for licensing deal
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 11, 2025
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Exclusive: Virtru, data security company, raises $50 million Series D as valuation hits $500 million
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 11, 2025
Linda Yaccarino speaks at Vox Media’s Code conference
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Linda Yaccarino’s X exit was predictable—and raises more questions than it answers
By Allie GarfinkleJuly 10, 2025
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