What experts are saying about Venture Capital
Venture capital and startup financing — how investors source, value, and back early-stage companies, and what shapes fund returns.
“The seed round for Wiz was a $20 million syndicate led by Gilly Raanan (Cyberstarts), Doug Leone (Sequoia Capital), and Shardul Shah (Index Ventures), which valued the company at approximately $66 million.”
— Gilly Raanan
“Dwarkesh Patel is an angel investor in the AI chip company Maddx.”
— Dwarkesh Patel
“Long Pond Capital's portfolio construction typically involves 30 long positions and 30 short positions, with long positions generally being larger.”
— John Khoury
“Founders Fund does not hold traditional Monday partner meetings to avoid making relative judgments on investments.”
— Trae Stephens
“Benchmark's five best investments from its most recent fund are currently marked at multiples of approximately 60x, 30x (two companies), and 20x (two companies) based on their last round prices.”
— Everett Randall