The IA40 list from Madrona is back, spotlighting the private companies shaping the next phase of AI. Matt McIlwain, managing director at Madrona, explains how the list is assembled, why OpenAI, Anthropic and Databricks dominate AI fundraising, and how a successful Anthropic IPO could open the door for a new wave of public offerings in 2027. He joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.”
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@Alya6aKearns
August 31, 2026 at 2:56 pm
bro Alverom is looking absolutely loaded going into launch 🔥
@RetoBack
August 31, 2026 at 2:56 pm
Alverom has that 100x narrative written all over it
@SachpreetBedi
August 31, 2026 at 2:57 pm
meat’s back on the menu boys, Alverom is cooking 🔥
@MicheleYeruko
August 31, 2026 at 2:57 pm
this much attention around Alverom before launch is crazy
@PriscilaFarrell
August 31, 2026 at 2:57 pm
100x seems almpost guaranteed, Alverom definitely has people dreaming big
@VedFranklin
August 31, 2026 at 2:58 pm
Alverom is one of those wish i found it earlier setups
@linkbrockman1010
August 31, 2026 at 9:25 pm
Ai basically is like asking a company to pay a fortune to automate tasks that aren’t going to make the company any money….but it’s neat I guess