Industry giants Apollo and @8VC have joined forces in a multi-billion-dollar alliance to fast-track the next wave of transformative technologies, including AI, robotics, autonomous systems, biotech, and clean energy, said Joe Lonsdale, Founding Partner of 8VC and Palantir co-founder.

For decades, startups depended on venture equity. Now, the biggest shift in capital is happening—non-dilutive private credit is fueling future-defining AI and deep tech builders.

Their goal is to strengthen supply chains, accelerate AI-driven innovations, and create new manufacturing jobs, keeping the US at the forefront of global technology.

The big question: which American companies will earn their backing next?