The Stanford Freshmen Who Want to Rule the World

The Atlantic reports that VCs are courting 18- and 19-year-old Stanford students. Some receive hundreds of thousands in pre-idea funding, with rare cases in the millions; Safe Superintelligence had about 20 staff and a $32B valuation in 2025. The key signal is AI funding moving before product or revenue.

Why it matters: HKR-H/K/R all pass, but this is an Atlantic culture-and-funding piece, not a model, product, or deal announcement. It fits 72–77: strong discussion value, limited operational AI signal.