E8: Kleiner Perkins and Penn’s Endowment on India, loss ratios, and the rise of secondaries

Todays show:

David Weisburd hosts Mamoon Hamid, Thomas Scriven, and Jason Calacanis to discuss India’s startup ecosystem (00:52)), Carta’s 2018 startup class data (21:38), IPOs in the tech industry (35:56), and much more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) David Weisburd intros Mamoon Hamid, Thomas Scriven, and Jason Calacanis

(00:52) India’s startup ecosystem

(6:31) Traction and support for Indian startups

(14:52) Sovereign wealth funds and their place in the ecosystem today

(21:38) Deep dive into Carta’s 2018 startup class data, loss ratios, and investment strategies

(35:56) The future of M&A and IPOs in the tech industry

(44:29) The rise of the secondary market

(1:01:48) Rapid-fire segment on recent investments

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https://codeium.com

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https://www.glean.com

https://tolt.io

https://www.argyle.build

https://www.podengine.ai

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Follow Mamoon:

X: https://twitter.com/mamoonha

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mamoonha

Check out: https://www.kleinerperkins.com/

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Follow Thomas:

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Follow David:

X: ⁠https://twitter.com/DWeisburd⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweisburd⁠

Check out: ⁠https://10xcapital.com

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Follow Jason:

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LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis