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    Deep Dive: Reddit (RDDT) – Post-IPO Growth, Engagement Metrics, and Ad Market Position

    Executive summary Reddit reported a breakout Q2 2025: revenue $499.6M (-78% YoY growth), advertising revenue $465.3M (+84% YoY), GAAP net income $89.3M, adjusted EBITDA $166.7M, and record daily active uniques (DAUq) 110.4M (+21% YoY). Strong ARPU acceleration (global ARPU $4.53, +47% YoY) and improving margins drove free cash flow $110.8M and cash + marketable securities…

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    Thematic Study: RKLB vs AST SpaceMobile vs Astra – Space SPACs in 2025

    Executive summary Space-related SPAC-era equities remain a high-variance, catalyst-driven cohort. Rocket Lab (RKLB) delivered a record Q2-2025 quarter – revenue $144.5M, 36% y/y growth – and a ~$1.0B backlog while pushing toward Neutron and expanded space-systems revenue. (Business Wire) AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) is aggressively capitalizing its direct-to-cell constellation: Q2-2025 revenue remained trivial (~$1.1–$1.2M) while capex…

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    Comparison: AppLovin vs Unity vs Digital Turbine – Mobile Adtech Winners

    Executive summary AppLovin (APP), Unity (U) and Digital Turbine (APPS) occupy adjacent positions in mobile adtech: AppLovin is a large-scale performance ad platform that recently exited game development to focus on high-margin adtech; Unity is a broader real-time content and monetization platform with a growing ad network and AI-led product push; Digital Turbine is a…

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    Deep Dive: Rigetti Computing (RGTI) – Quantum Computing’s Commercial Path in 2026

    Executive summary Rigetti reported Q2 2025 revenue of $1.8m and a net loss of $39.7m, while completing an equity raise that brought cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments to ~$571.6m and left the company with no outstanding debt at quarter-end. Management pushed product milestones (general availability of a 36-qubit multi-chip system and a stated plan…

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    Deep Dive: Opendoor (OPEN) — Can iBuying Survive in a Higher-Rate Housing Market?

    Executive summary Opendoor reported tangible progress toward unit economics in Q2 2025 while shrinking balance-sheet exposure: revenue of $1.57B, gross profit $128M, and the company posted its first quarter of Adjusted EBITDA profitability since 2022 (Adjusted EBITDA $23M). Inventory and purchasing activity have been deliberately cut (homes purchased down 63% YoY), reflecting a pivot to…

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    Thematic Analysis: Which Tech Companies Benefit Most from AI Infrastructure Spending?

    Executive summary AI infrastructure spending (hyperscaler capex for model training, inference clouds, networking and storage plus enterprise AI deployments) is the dominant demand driver for semiconductor suppliers, datacenter networking and cloud service providers in 2025. Winners have one or more of three positions: (A) provide accelerators (GPUs/AI ASICs), (B) supply supporting silicon or networking (switches,…

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