Point72 Ventures

Jaimi Goodfriend, director of the Point72 Academy, outlines questions she encourages prospective interns to ask before joining a program.

Point72’s Future of Finance Diversity Accelerator–a two-week program for college sophomores from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds who want to learn more about a career in investing–was featured in Business Insider.

Point72 describes career development programs for recent graduates, midlevel analysts, and senior analysts preparing to become portfolio managers.

Point72 recruits candidates from diverse professional backgrounds for the Point72 Academy, where they learn how to become analysts at the firm.

Point72’s leadership team, led by Steven A. Cohen, comes from around the world and provides a global perspective on the firm’s investing approach.

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen that deploys fundamental equities, systematic, macro, private credit, and venture capital strategies.

Stoke Space raises roughly $1 billion to prepare for Nova’s first launch and accelerate development of a larger rocket. Its Nova Pathfinder, designed to carry 3 metric tons to low Earth orbit, is scheduled to launch in early 2027 with an AstroForge spacecraft. The Nova Block 2 is due to debut in 2029, with capacity for up to 15 metric tons to orbit, as Stoke expands its Moses Lake test facility from 75 to 550 acres.

Sep 2026 · GeekWireNews article

General Intuition is in talks to raise funding at a $6 billion pre-money valuation as it develops AI for robotics. Valor Equity Partners, Point72 Ventures, and Seven Seven Six are among the new investors, while existing backers Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst also participate. The proposed round follows a $320 million raise at a $2.3 billion valuation. General Intuition plans to use the funds to improve its model for robotic embodiments, expand compute infrastructure, and hire.

Aug 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Antares Nuclear raises $470 million in a Series C to develop small reactors for U.S. military bases. The round includes $370 million in equity and $100 million in debt, led by Paradigm and Caffeinated Capital; Antares’ TRISO-fueled reactor is designed to produce 100 kilowatts to 1 megawatt. Its Mark-0 demonstration reactor has reached criticality at Idaho National Laboratory, and the company targets its first power-producing reactor next year, with military deployments planned for 2028.

Jul 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Rune Technologies raises a $24 million Series A led by Human Capital after pilot deployments of its military logistics software with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. Its TyrOS platform uses predictive models to forecast supply and demand, and can operate offline before synchronizing when connectivity returns. Rune plans to use the funding to expand TyrOS deployment into other U.S. military services.

Jul 2025 · TechCrunchNews article