Michael Fertik in the CNBC Squawkbox Studio to discuss the reported Anthropic IPO, what it means for Silicon Valley, and whether OpenAI “really means it” when they talk about an eventual IPO.

CNBC, October 14, 2026

Michael Fertik, first ever investor in Anysphere (Cursor), on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street to discuss OpenAI, Anthropic, and their future prospects in the landscape of the Artificial Intelligence Revolution.

CNBC, August 19, 2026

Michael Fertik, who was the only investor in Anysphere for a long time, explains the rationale of the investment and how Verdict Capital invests today.

CNBC, June 18, 2026.

Michael Fertik of Verdict Capital goes into the studio to discuss OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX, Elon Musk, and American dynamic capitalism.

CNBC, June 9, 2026.

Michael Fertik comments on Anthropic IPO. "Starting gun on the AI value creation moment.”

CNBC, June 2, 2026.

Michael Fertik and Charles Payne go live to talk about what makes Founder CEOs a special and different breed of American businessman.

Fox Business, May 6, 2026.

Michael Fertik was the first ever investor in Anysphere, parent company of Cursor. He talks with Andrew Ross Sorkin about the announced deal with SpaceX on CNBC Squawkbox.

CNBC, April 24, 2026.

Michael Fertik on Israel, investing, faith, capitalism, and venture capital with anchor Joshua Swanson of CBN.

CBN, December 2, 2025.

Michael Fertik at the closing bell to comment on the success of the Israeli founder ecosystem in the face of extreme geopolitical disruption.

Channel 10, October 21, 2025.

Michael Fertik discusses VC, Defense, and Illiquidity with Andrew Ross Sorkin and Becky Quick on CNBC Squawkbox

CNBC Squawk Box, June 30, 2025.

Michael Fertik’s Op-Ed on the Debt Crisis and “Big Beautiful Bill"

Visegrad24, June 26, 2025.

Michael Fertik’s Featured Op-Ed in the Times of Israel

The Times of Israel, May 20, 2025.

In this Op-Ed, Michael Fertik explains that, while regrettable, recent heavy-handed federal intervention in American university governance may be sadly needful.

Visegrad24, May 12, 2025.

A response to Trump’s depiction of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as Elizabeth Warren’s “little personal agency to go around and destroy people.”

Visegrad24, February 15, 2025.

For the first time in his career, Michael is hiring directly in Israel. Video included.

Ynet, February 10, 2025.

Michael Fertik discusses Trump, Israel, the war in the Middle East, and conditions for investment.

Reuters, February 10, 2025.

The Jerusalem Post (print), February 10, 2025.

They really are that stupid. We figured you had to see for yourself.

The Kuwait Times, February 10, 2025.

Michael explains “technology, country fit” and why he is finally hiring in Israel.

The Media Line, February 9, 2025.

Michael announces he is finally hiring in Israel. And why.

ILTV, February 6, 2025.

In this segment, Michael covers Tik Tok, President Trump’s delay in forcing a divestiture, which companies stand to win if Tik Tok is closed, what risks other companies may be taking, and even the cynical instinct many journalists appear to have to condescend to the United States. (N.B. At the top, he briefly misspeaks, intending to say Perplexity is in the throes of proposing to ByteDance a merger / acquisition of TikTok.)

CNBC Europe, January 27, 2025.

Michael Fertik visits France 24 as an expert on US politics and business.

France 24, October 29, 2024.

The risk to Google, the strongest and weakest parts of the DOJ’s case, the Problem with Europe, the Problem with Lina Khan, and we’ll always have Paris.

CNBC Squawk Box, October 9, 2024.

Michael Fertik explains the unexpected most important word for the economy and politics at stake in the 2024 election: “filibuster”.

France 24, October 9, 2024.

Michael Fertik explains what the Department of Justice case against Google does — and, more importantly — does not mean.

BBC World Service, October 9, 2024.

AI, Nvidia, and the technology swallowing the world.

BBC World Service, September 4, 2024.

Trump, Vance, Harris, Biden, and the shifting wind in Silicon Valley.

France 24, July 22, 2024.

Live on the morning after spending hours in a bomb shelter in Jerusalem, Fertik gives an interview to the Jerusalem Post about the exciting future of Israeli innovation.

The Jerusalem Post, April 17, 2024.

Michael Fertik explains the proposed the European Union’s “anti-Gatekeeper” legislation. And then he criticizes it as evidence of predatory anti-competitive European jealousy of the United States’s economic and innovative prowess. He also calls Tik Tok out for what it is: digital fentanyl.

BBC World Service, March 11, 2024.

How political officers at Big Tech control speech.

CNBC Squawk Box, February 27, 2024.