Jump Trading

The company brings together people in math, physics, and computer science to conduct research and apply it in global markets.

At Jump, traders, builders, and researchers solve the hardest market problems, improving models, tools, and systems that power global trading.

Bloomberg, Susquehanna, and Jump Trading pay **$60,000–$100,000/month** for Truth Social’s premium API feed, granting faster access to President Trump’s posts. The platform, founded by Trump, offers this paid service to select financial firms and news providers. This arrangement highlights Truth Social’s monetization strategy by leveraging exclusive data distribution.

Oct 2026ReutersNews article

Flapping Airplanes Inc. secures $1 billion in funding just one year after its founding, achieving a $6 billion valuation. The AI research lab focuses on developing models requiring far less data than current systems, leveraging a proprietary **megakernel framework** that optimizes GPU efficiency for simultaneous training, inference, and real-time tasks. Founders Asher and Ben Spector, alongside Thiel Fellow Aidan Smith, lead a team of around two dozen researchers in San Francisco. Backers include Index Ventures, Lux Capital, Sequoia, GV, Nvidia, and others, citing demand for AI efficiency in robotics, trading, and life sciences.

Oct 2026SiliconANGLENews article

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Sequoia-backed Catalyst raises $30 million to build AI trading agents for everyday investors. The article opens with Justin Zheng recalling a 2019 poker game with Dylan Iskandar at a conference run by economist Tyler Cowen.

Oct 2026FortuneNews article