One week after Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund Situational Awareness nearly blew up, he’s already getting requests from investors looking to place more money with the artificial intelligence wunderkind.
His fund has seen a surge in interest from Silicon Valley investors looking to back the 20-something hedge funder in recent days, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified citing private discussions. So far, Situational Awareness has told investors that it’s not accepting new capital for now, the people said.