Dossier
Slash
Coverage of Slash in the Nexus archive.
- A fintech company said its employee burned through $80,000 in tokens making a 'brainrot shooter game'
Fintech company Slash reported an employee spent $80,000 in AI tokens coding a 'brainrot shooter game,' which the company now promotes as a potential marketing expense. The employee, Nicolas Brilliante, admitted it was an accident, and the incident highlights growing scrutiny of AI spending in companies like Uber, Coinbase, and Walmart.
- Slash, a Ramp competitor founded by teenagers, raises $100M at $1.4B valuation
Slash, a startup founded by teenagers and competing with Ramp, has raised $100 million at a $1.4 billion valuation. The founders, now 24, report $300 million in annualized revenue after five years.