Disruptive launches $10bn fund for AI and defence
What happened
On 28 October 2026, Dallas-based investment firm Disruptive announced a $10bn fund that plans to invest in at least 10 late-stage companies, with individual cheques of up to $1bn, focusing on capital-intensive areas such as AI and defence. Reports describe it as the firm's first blind-pool fund; previously it invested mainly through deal-by-deal vehicles and has backed Groq and ElevenLabs. According to the Dallas Business Journal, it is the largest venture fund in Texas history. The fund is at the announcement stage, and no specific backers, investment timetable or confirmed portfolio companies have been disclosed.
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- TechCrunch · AIDisruptive raises $10B fund to make big bets on at least 10 companies
Disruptive has made headlines in recent years for pouring money into companies like chip startup Groq and the AI voice-generation startup ElevenLabs.
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