E163: Perplexity AI nears $9B valuation, 3x from last round; Vuori $5.5B valuation tender; CoreWeave hires bankers for IPO; Anthropic partners with Palantir, expands in defense sector; Mistral launches AI moderation API; ByteDance/TikTok vs Canada; SpaceX

Send us Fan Mail00:00 - Intro00:57 - Perplexity AI Nears $9B Valuation with $500M Funding Round01:57 - Vuori Plans $825M Secondary Share Sale at $5.5B Valuation02:39 - CoreWeave Hires Bankers for 2025 IPO03:36 - Anthropic Partners with Palantir, Expands in Defense Sector05:00 - Mistral Launches AI Moderation API, Valued at $6B06:05 - ByteDance Faces Canadian Order to Shut Down TikTok Offices07:25 - SpaceX Targets Sixth Starship Flight for November 1808:38 - Pre-IPO Stock Market Weekly Performance09:22 - Pre-IPO Stock Vintage Index Weekly PerformanceNEW FUND ANNOUNCEMENT: The AG Dillon Anduril Pre-IPO Stock Fund is now accepting investors. Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that specializes in building advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems for military and national security purposes. Financial advisors only. Email [email protected] to invest or request fund materials. Note important disclosures at the end of this post.Subscribe to AG Dillon Pre-IPO Stock Research at agdillon.com/subscribe;- Wednesday = secondary market valuations, revenue multiples, performance, index fact sheets- Saturdays = pre-IPO news and insights, webinar replays* NOTE: AG Dillon ("AGD") is not affiliated with Anduril. Anduril may require company approval for purchases (aka transfers). AGD has not been pre-approved by Anduril to purchase their stock. AGD purchases pre-IPO stocks in the secondary market and may gain exposure by directly purchasing the stock (on the company's capitalization table) and/or through a third-party fund (aka special purpose vehicle, or SPV).