Situational Awareness returns with $400M investment after nearly collapsing: Report

Situational Awareness reportedly made a $400 million investment in an undisclosed company, days after the hedge fund nearly collapsed following July’s AI stock crash.Situational Awareness, the hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, reportedly invested $400 million in a privately held company days after it nearly collapsed under margin calls.The fund invested $100 million in the same unnamed company in July, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The latest investment was completed on Tuesday.Cointelegraph has approached Situational Awareness for comment.Assets at Situational Awareness fell about 78% in July, as an AI-stock sell-off triggered margin calls from Wall Street lenders.The fund sought fresh capital and considered selling stakes in private companies, according to the Financial Times.The fund subsequently sold most of its public equity portfolio to Ken Griffin’s Citadel, allowing it to repay lenders and retain its private holdings.Situational Awareness had invested heavily in power and data centers supporting AI, including Bitcoin miners expanding into AI computing.A May 18 filing with the US Securities and Exchan...