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Jared Kushner is back in the business world, this time putting his name on Brain Co., an AI startup launched with prominent investor Elad Gil and former Mexican foreign minister Luis Videgaray that has just emerged from stealth with a reported $30 million Series A. The move is another example of private-sector muscle stepping into the AI battleground where governments and giant corporations are desperate for practical results.
Brain Co. says its mission is to bridge the gap between the flashy foundation models in Silicon Valley and the messy, rule-bound operations of real institutions, and it already claims partnerships with AI labs like OpenAI plus a handful of big clients across energy, health care, hospitality and government. That pragmatic focus — automating permitting, optimizing energy use, streamlining patient care and customer service — is exactly the type of applied innovation America needs, not more virtue-signaling prototypes.
Kushner’s Affinity Partners helped lead the round alongside Gil’s Gil Capital, underscoring how private capital is fueling the next wave of enterprise AI while the federal bureaucracy dithers. Affinity’s growth and Kushner’s continued role in the firm make clear this is a strategic investment play, not a vanity project, and conservatives should applaud Americans building real solutions that create value.
That said, patriotic Americans should remain vigilant about who bankrolls and influences our critical technology infrastructure; Affinity has worked with sovereign wealth funds and international partners, and the world of global capital brings geopolitical complications. We can celebrate entrepreneurship and results while insisting on transparency and safeguards so that national security and American jobs are not sacrificed at the altar of convenient foreign financing.
The lineup behind Brain Co. — from Silicon Valley operators to a former Mexican foreign minister — is a reminder that expertise comes from many places, but it also raises reasonable questions about the revolving door between politics, diplomacy and tech. Conservatives shouldn’t reflexively oppose talent crossing from government to industry, but we must demand clear boundaries and oversight when those players help build systems that touch public operations and citizens’ data.
Bottom line: Brain Co. represents the kind of private initiative conservatives should back when it delivers tangible improvements to businesses and public services, but taxpayers and voters must insist on accountability. Congress and state legislatures should move faster to set common-sense rules for AI in government procurement and data handling so innovations like this serve everyday Americans first, not special interests or opaque global networks.
