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Situational Awareness Seeks Investor Funding for Fluidstack Round Valued at $40 Billion

October 29, 2026 at 14:31 EDT

Funding & M&A
Infra & Chips

Situational Awareness is seeking investor money to participate in a Fluidstack funding round that would value the AI infrastructure startup at $40 billion, according to reporting carried by Investing.com. The effort follows a severe setback for the hedge fund after leveraged bets on technology stocks triggered margin calls.

OCTOBER 2026 · AI INFRASTRUCTURE

A proposed $40B bet on Fluidstack

Situational Awareness is seeking investor money to join a funding round for the AI infrastructure startup, months after its leveraged portfolio came close to collapse.

Fluidstack valuation

Proposed round compared with January Series A valuation

$7.5B

January Series A

$40B

Proposed valuation

The proposed figure is more than five times the January valuation.

Infrastructure demand

Fluidstack announced a $50B American data center project with Anthropic, with sites in New York and Texas.

Financing risk

Situational Awareness’ portfolio fell 67% in July as leveraged positions faced margin calls.

The decision point

The new fundraising is reported as a proposal. A Fluidstack co-founder disputed the account, and available sources do not confirm a completed round.

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