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Shanley

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
557 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 224

And as parts of the Israeli economy have suffered as a result of the genocide, the tech industry is doing amazing.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 224

And venture capitalists are pouring money into it.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 224

And so you see that one of the immediate things that has come out of, you know, the Israel American VC relationship is the genocide and is the ongoing development of themselves and of Israel's technocratic state.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 224

It's awful.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 224

Yeah, 100%.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 224

So people have heard about Andreessen Horowitz, but...

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 224

Not enough.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 224

Definitely not enough.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 224

If I had to put a firm that is the most responsible for what's going on, it is definitely Andreessen Horowitz.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 224

One of the things that's happening in the venture capital market

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 224

Why this is happening is because a small number of firms is forming a monopoly on venture capital, and Andreessen Horowitz is right there.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 224

And in fact, in 2025, Andreessen Horowitz raised over 18% of all venture capital dollars, just that one firm.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 224

Okay, so now you start adding that up.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 224

The other firms that they work most closely with and are working on the exact same things and fund the exact same startups, Founders Fund, Peter Thiel's firm is one of those.