{
  "id": 3729255,
  "title": "David Tisch has always been a collector. His firm’s biggest prize is a $1 billion return on Cursor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/david-tisch-has-always-been-a-collector-his-firms-biggest-prize-is-a",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-27T11:26:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/08/27/david-tisch-been-collector-firm-biggest-prize-1-billion-return-cursor-boxgroup/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "David Tisch, founder of early-stage venture firm BoxGroup, has always been a collector. The first time reporter Alexandra Garfinkle met Tisch, he was surrounded by an impressive collection of Bearbricks, vinyl bear-like Japanese art-toys. Tisch began collecting at a young age, starting with sports cards when he was 11, during the early days of the internet. His investment instincts have remained consistent throughout his career. BoxGroup's biggest prize is a $1 billion return on Cursor, an AI coding startup acquired by Elon Musk’s SpaceX for $60 billion. Cursor was first written a $750,000 check by BoxGroup's CEO Michael Truell, plus two subsequent checks, resulting in an extraordinary return for the venture capital firm. Tisch sees a parallel between investing in startups and collecting sports cards as a child. He believes that the person you're backing is the most important factor in early-stage investing.",
  "summary": "How BoxGroup and David Tisch hit it big with a once-unlikely bet.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}