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Situational Awareness Puts $500M into $11.5B Source Foundry

8/8/2026

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Situational Awareness invested $500 million in Source Foundry, with a $400 million infusion valuing it at $11.5 billion.
The fund sold most public equity to Citadel in July after steep AI-stock losses.
It removed all leverage, ending reliance on prime-brokerage services.
Barclays and Morgan Stanley initially declined to onboard the fund over sector concentration and founder inexperience, though Morgan later reconsidered.

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Story summary

Situational Awareness invested $500 million in Source Foundry, with a $400 million infusion valuing it at $11.5 billion.
The fund sold most public equity to Citadel in July after steep AI-stock losses.
It removed all leverage, ending reliance on prime-brokerage services.
Barclays and Morgan Stanley initially declined to onboard the fund over sector concentration and founder inexperience, though Morgan later reconsidered.