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Alphabet has funded its AI buildout with retained earnings and new debt, and gave no indication on its first-quarter earnings call in April that an equity financing deal was being considered.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Steyer — who has funded his own campaign to the tune of nearly $200 million — has repeatedly struck a similar note.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

John Ward, one of the wealthiest men in the world, has funded a two-year trip around Titan to determine whether Saturn’s moon would be a good place for humans to colonize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He’s such a fan that he has taken it himself “for its geroprotective effects” and prescribed it off-label to his patients; he also discloses that he has funded animal research into its antiaging properties.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

It has funded   reconstruction by borrowing heavily - mostly from domestic banks.

From The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency