SBF's venture capital ability reassessed: If not imprisoned, investment wealth returns could reach hundreds of billions of dollars

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

Before the FTX crash, SBF had established an investment landscape covering numerous star companies, including Anthropic, SpaceX, Robinhood, and AI programming tool Cursor, which is considered to have demonstrated remarkable foresight.

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

Cursor recently reached a partnership with SpaceX, with a valuation potentially reaching $60 billion

Anthropic's valuation is now close to $90 billion

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

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

At his peak, his personal wealth reached approximately $24 billion, earning him a spot on the Forbes 400 list. Now, his venture capital ability is intertwined with his history of financial crimes, making it one of the most controversial cases in crypto history.