SBF's venture capital abilities reassessed: Had he not been imprisoned, investment returns could have reached hundreds of billions of dollars

According to Forbes, SBF's early investment portfolio is being re-evaluated by the market. Some believe that had he not been imprisoned following the FTX collapse, his venture capital布局 could have theoretically generated wealth increments of up to approximately $100 billion.

Before the FTX crash, SBF had established an investment landscape covering multiple star companies, including Anthropic, SpaceX, Robinhood, and AI programming tool Cursor, which is considered highly forward-looking.

Industry insiders point out that he had already made early bets on key tracks before the AI wave erupted, including:

Cursor recently reached a partnership with SpaceX, with a potential valuation of $60 billion

Anthropic's valuation is approaching $90 billion

Rory O’Driscoll, a partner at Scale Venture Partners, stated that SBF had deployed capital in multiple core AI companies before ChatGPT emerged, "demonstrating a rare investment sensitivity."

However, this "investment talent narrative" was ultimately completely overturned by the FTX crash. SBF is currently serving a 25-year sentence for misappropriating over $8 billion in customer funds.

At his peak, his personal wealth was around $24 billion, and he was listed on the Forbes 400. Today, his venture capital capabilities are intertwined with his history of financial crimes, making it one of the most controversial cases in crypto history.