Capital Concentration Chokes Innovation, Says Seth Levine

🚨NEW EPISODE: Recorded live at FUTURE TITANS 2026 - Jeff Perry of Carta sat down with the iconic Seth Levine, co-founder of Foundry. Seth has been in venture for 25 years, built Foundry from scratch as an emerging manager himself, and has backed about 50 emerging manager funds through his fund of funds. He has genuinely seen every side of this table. They went deep on building Foundry, why VCs are in the influence business, not the decision business, and why the concentration problem in venture is not only bad for LPs, but also for the innovation ecosystem overall. And why Seth's new book, Capital Evolution, is so important for the future of America. 🎧 Links to listen... Apple: https://lnkd.in/ehQUQ2EM Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eU4FExpg

"You can automate a lot of the work leading up to the actual investment, but there's a human element that is extremely difficult to take out because you have to work with these people for years." In our latest discussion, Jacob Houlberg breaks down why venture capital can never be purely algorithmic. While public markets thrive on high-frequency quantitative trades, VC remains anchored by two structural realities: zero liquidity for years and the necessity of human chemistry between founders and funds. – 📺 Search for “aulium - Jacob Graubaek Houlberg / Evertrace” on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcast ☄️ aulium is made possible thanks to Influences LoanTube (FT1000 2026 Laureate) #innovation #venturecapital #founder #investing #fintech

When Marc Andreessen was 22, Jim Clark invited him to help start a new company. Clark was a legendary founder in Silicon Valley. He asked a dozen people. Marc was the only one who said yes. That company became Netscape. Its 1995 IPO ignited the first great technology boom. “ Anybody can build a product, start a company, even try to be a VC. These are all completely open fields, and it's just shocking to me how few people actually give it a shot. The fate of the world over the next 1500 years is riding on the people who actually wanted to give it a shot.” Marc also gets into the thesis behind a16z, why he studied Hollywood talent agencies before starting the firm, what Elon Musk's management method actually looks like up close, and more. Full episode out now with David Senra.

I have a deep seated existential belief that anybody who feels that they were meant to start a company owes it to the world to do so. It is not important that any one person or company succeeds, but that everyone who has the potential tries (with maximum effort).

"If you look at other majors in private equity and VC, the economies are real and I think there will be increasingly a concentration of assets. You need size nowadays to pay properly your team, to do proper due diligence, to have proper advisors and to do things professionally." Stephan de Moraes explains that the industry is seeing a significant shift toward asset concentration as LPs demand broader offerings and deeper expertise from their GPs. Smaller funds often struggle to compete because professional infrastructure, from high-end data subscriptions to specialized advisory teams, requires a scale of capital that only larger firms can consistently maintain. – 📺 Search for “aulium - Stephan de Moraes / Índico Capital Partners” on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcast ☄️ aulium is made possible thanks to Influences LoanTube (FT1000 2026 Laureate) #privateequity #venturecapital #investing #assetmanagement #innovation 

Episode #16 Coming Soon [Investments, Influence, and the Future of MENA: Building at the Intersection of Capital and Strategy] Eva KAZANSKAIA joins The Untold Conversations for a focused discussion on venture capital, market dynamics, and the realities of building and scaling within the MENA region. With over a decade of experience across investors, companies, and government initiatives, she brings a perspective grounded in how capital actually moves and how strategic positioning defines outcomes. This episode explores what founders need to understand about entering and operating in one of the world’s fastest evolving business ecosystems. Premieres Thursday, April 2 Watch on YouTube | Listen on Spotify Margarita Aleks

"Dare to look stupid". In the latest episode of Venture Capital in Scandinavia, Esben A. Poulsen sits down with Linus Dahg, Managing Partner at Inventure. Linus shares a candid look at the internal shifts Inventure made to move from a nimble seed fund to a high-conviction powerhouse. More from the episode: 🏃♂️ Why Linus looks for founders with world-class competitive backgrounds (from e-sports to chess) 💥 Why splitting rounds with other generalist funds no longer makes financial sense for large VCs 🧠 Why Inventure pays for its entire team to see therapists and coaches to sharpen their "founder-investor alignment" 🔮 Why the hottest deals at the seed stage are rarely the ones that become the multi-billion dollar outliers Whether you're a founder trying to get inside the head of a lead investor or just curious about how the VC world actually works, this conversation is worth a listen. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/erdY4JMj 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eZqvEp9J 📄 Read the blog on our website: https://lnkd.in/emFEvvJw

Chris Van Dusen sat down with Ryan Hanley on #FindingPeak to talk about what venture investors actually look for — and the one piece of advice that changes how founders think about building. Listen on: YouTube: https://lnkd.in/g7kiESBf Live on Apple, Spotify, and all major platforms: https://lnkd.in/gN7UyT7v

Now streaming: A discussion on navigating the risky waters of private equity and venture capital investments. This month, attorney Robby Naoufal sits down with magazine editor Jordan Wold for a deep dive into his article, Practice Tips: Navigating Risk Areas in Private Equity and Venture Capital Investments. Tune in to hear expert advice, practical strategies, and real-world examples that can help you confidently manage risks in PE and VC deals. From the Los Angeles Lawyer is the official audio companion to Los Angeles Lawyer magazine. The podcast features excerpts and interviews with the authors behind the publication’s most notable stories. https://lnkd.in/geeEK5gS

Now streaming: A discussion on navigating the risky waters of private equity and venture capital investments. This month, attorney Robby Naoufal sits down with magazine editor Jordan Wold for a deep dive into his article, Practice Tips: Navigating Risk Areas in Private Equity and Venture Capital Investments. Tune in to hear expert advice, practical strategies, and real-world examples that can help you confidently manage risks in PE and VC deals. From the Los Angeles Lawyer is the official audio companion to Los Angeles Lawyer magazine. The podcast features excerpts and interviews with the authors behind the publication’s most notable stories. https://lnkd.in/geeEK5gS