Venture capitalists now have stakes worth hundreds of billions thanks to the record-breaking SpaceX IPO. These are the most lucrative VC checks ever.

Ahead of SpaceX’s public listing on Friday, set to break records, here are some previous block-buster fundraisers.

A live Term Sheet meetup of investors agreed SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic will reward a sliver of venture. But most of the industry will be watching from the sidelines.