David Ulevitch

We have placed the largest bet in American history on the proposition that this country will win the next century of technology.

If America loses its technology edge and its dominance, the entire world will lose as well.

What makes the American system irreplaceable for the world at large?

So we've had a lot of excellent discussions.

We've talked a lot about policy, but we're actually going to start this more on the venture capital and technology side.

You recently shared a blog post of the firm has raised over $15 billion in a new fundraising set of funds for the firm, the largest in A16Z history.

What do you think are the new obligations that come with that kind of scale?

We are the largest venture capital firm in the world.

And how does that tie into the mission?

Yeah.

You have said that the American way, you know, giving people a shot, that if we lose this technology race, if America loses its technology edge and its dominance, that the entire world will lose as well.

What makes the American system irreplaceable?

Why is our technological dominance not just good for America, but actually good for the world at large?

Absolutely.

You've seen since we've launched, you know, it's now been four plus years since we launched the American Dynamism Practice.

We're on our second fund.

You and Mark have been incredible supporters of this effort of investing in the national interest at the intersection of advanced software and hardware.

rebuilding not just the defense industrial base, but manufacturing and all the precursors that go along with it.

What's been most surprising to you that you've learned about investing at these intersections of national security and venture capital?

Along with it came a big presence in Washington.