Joe Floyd

General Partner at Emergence Capital focused on enterprise SaaS and AI investments, sharing perspectives on talent, valuations, AI infrastructure, and go-to-market shifts.

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Oct 13, 2025 • 51min

Circular Finance, $1T Dreams, and the AI War for Talent with Joe Floyd of Emergence Capital

Joe Floyd, General Partner at Emergence Capital, dives into the reshaping of the venture landscape due to AI. He discusses the phenomenon of acqui-hires and the high salaries for AI engineers, dubbed 'boy band money.' The conversation explores the dynamic shifts in SaaS playbooks as AI lowers product-market fit barriers. Floyd also highlights the fiscal challenges of AI-native startups, such as negative gross margins, and speculates on the potential for a trillion-dollar private company emerging from this wave.

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