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Crypto News ARK Venture Fund entered 2025 with a bold vision and an active investment pace, deploying capital into breakthrough technologies across AI, robotics, nuclear energy, and digital finance. As markets adapted to geopolitical shifts and a new U.S. administration, ARK doubled down on its core belief in disruptive innovation, updating investors on key developments in its latest quarterly letter. xAI Merger Reshapes AI and Social Media Landscape A major highlight was ARK’s reinvestment in X Corp, which converted into a stake in xAI following an all-stock merger that valued xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion. The newly formed XAI Holdings Corp., led by Elon Musk, combines a vast social media user base with real-time, AI-driven knowledge delivery. ARK believes this move could be a landmark moment in consumer AI adoption. Robotics: Apptronik and Kodiak Tackle Labor and Logistics ARK added two promising players in autonomous robotics: Apptronik, an Austin-based spinout from the University of Texas, is building humanoid robots for industrial, defense, and commercial use. Its flagship model, Apollo, targets a future of human-robot collaboration. Kodiak Robotics, founded by Uber’s self-driving truck veteran Don Burnette, is rolling out autonomous trucking solutions focused on long-haul freight with a modular, safety-first approach. Clean Energy: Radiant’s Portable Nuclear Reactors In its first nuclear investment, ARK backed Radiant Nuclear, a startup developing compact microreactors using meltdown-resistant TRISO fuel. Designed for military bases, disaster zones, and off-grid regions, Radiant’s tech provides safe, clean, and portable power. Notably, the company has also attracted support from top-tier VCs like a16z and Founders Fund. Internet Infrastructure: Groq and Lambda Push AI Compute Frontiers ARK’s next-gen internet investments include: Groq, founded by the inventor of Google’s Tensor Processing Units, has built Language Processing Units (LPUs)for ultra-fast AI inference, gaining traction with government and enterprise clients.…

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