I feel like when ever you need to put that much money into an idea, it’s likely not an effecient use of money.<p>For instance, if you invest in 200 startups at $5m each, you’re more likely to get better returns, than betting almost $1b on a single company. There’s higher risk with the one company (probably).<p>Further, and to the point on efficiency. There is diminishing returns to the effectiveness of investment, in most cases. You can get to MVP for most companies with very little, if any capital. Then the product in most cases should sell itself (needing less investment).<p>At $1b you’re either artificially propping the market, blundering around for an idea, or have a high capital intensive industry like building rockets or railroad tracks.<p>I understand they may be building autonomous vehicles, but certainly the winner of that race is going to Win using technology, not manufacturing the vehicle. Perhaps I’m wrong, idk.