20VC: Anthropic's $10BN Fundraise: Have They Beaten Cursor Already | a16z's $15BN Fundraise: Is the Middle Dead in VC Today? | How OpenAI Could Go to Zero and ElevenLabs at $11BN: Buy or Not?
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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
In the early stage, you're taking uncorrelated business risk. And in the late stage, you're taking 100% correlated valuation risk. If the growth is there for one more year, it looks cheap. I would be nervous if I was a $27 billion pre-cursor investor.
Where we have ascribed the odds of a downturn to less than zero.
What insights do we gain from Anthropic's $10 billion fundraise?
I think OpenAI has existential risk. It is a bet that the best of times lasts at least a decade.
Has Claude Code surpassed Cursor in the AI space?
It's pretty interesting that Andreessen not only raised the most capital, but on a two by two, I think has the strongest founder brand.
They've won and they've won really well. You can be promiscuous at the A if you have enough late stage stuff to cover it up.
Can you still find a $10 billion gem outside of the boundaries of this system or not? Now, $100 billion doesn't feel like that much, does it? This is 20VC with me, Harry Stebbings.
Now, this week with Jason Lemkin and Rory O'Driscoll, we have a lot to cover. We have Anthropic's $10 billion fundraise.
What risks does OpenAI face in the current market?
We have... XAI raising an astonishing $20 billion. We have Andreessen Horowitz raising $15 billion, over 20% of the total funds raised by venture firms in 2025. So much to unpack today. Let me know what you think of these shows. I always love to hear your feedback. But before we dive into the show today, are you a founder working nonstop to raise your next round? Are you an investor doing all you can for your portfolio companies to help them stand out? Funding and scaling a vision is challenging. Banking should not be. HSBC Innovation Banking caters to tech.
How significant is Andreessen Horowitz's $15 billion fundraise?
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What does 'The Middle is Dead' mean in the context of venture capital?
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What is the future outlook for venture capital?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:20
2
What insights do we gain from Anthropic's $10 billion fundraise?
0:20–0:25
3
Has Claude Code surpassed Cursor in the AI space?
0:25–0:58
4
What risks does OpenAI face in the current market?
0:58–1:35
5
How significant is Andreessen Horowitz's $15 billion fundraise?
1:35–3:28
6
What does 'The Middle is Dead' mean in the context of venture capital?
3:28–3:51
7
What is the future outlook for venture capital?
3:51–5:16
8
How will wealth taxes impact the venture capital landscape?
5:16–1:28:11
Speakers
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