Disruptive raises $10B fund for AI and defense, its first blind pool
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TechCrunch reported on October 28, 2026 that investment firm Disruptive has raised a $10 billion fund focused on AI and defense. It plans to back at least 10 late-stage companies, with single checks of up to $1 billion. This is the firm's first blind pool, meaning investors committed before knowing which companies the money would go to; Disruptive previously raised through deal-by-deal SPVs. Its recent investments include chip startup Groq and AI voice generation company ElevenLabs.
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- TechCrunch · AIDisruptive raises $10B fund to make big bets on at least 10 companies
投资机构 Disruptive 宣布募集 $10 billion 基金，计划投资至少 10 家后期公司，单笔投资最高 $1 billion，重点面向 AI 和国防领域。这是该机构首支盲池基金，投资者承诺出资时并不知道资金将投向哪些公司，此前其通过逐笔交易的特殊目的载体募资。Disruptive 近年来曾投资芯片初创公司 Groq 和 AI 语音生成公司 ElevenLabs。
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