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Aschenbrenner invests $400 M, fund surges 80% YTD

8/8/2026

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  • Leopold Aschenbrenner invested $400 million in an unnamed private firm after Situational Awareness lost about 67 % in July.
  • The fund cut leverage, controls roughly $10 billion in assets, holds a $5 billion Anthropic stake, and is up about 80 % YTD.
  • Autopilot’s copy-cat portfolio, mirroring Aschenbrenner’s holdings, holds $28 million for 5,000 investors, is up 35 % since last Wednesday, and avoids leverage and shorts.