After 27 mins of interviewing @awxjack on 20VC, I asked in the middle of the show if I could invest in @airwallex.
I invested $7M.
Today, Jack announced Lee Fixel and Addition, one of the best in the world, have led a new round at $8BN.
20VC’s $7M is now $10.2M just 6 months later.
Jack is one of the best I work with and Airwallex will be a $100BN company.
Today @Bouazizalex announced that @deel have raised $300M at a $17BN+ valuation.
He only did one podcast to announce the round and discuss the last 12 months.
20VC… coming on Monday 👇
" All progress depends on the unreasonable man because the unreasonable man is the one who doesn't believe in boundaries and makes changes. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse.
But reasonable men live within boundaries. You need unreasonable men to change things and move the world forward."
One of the most special 20VC episodes we have done tomorrow with @mcannonbrookes@Atlassian
By the age of 18, you have spent 92% of the time you will do with your parents.
One day they will be gone and you will regret not cherishing every moment with them.
I decided to change that. Every Saturday from 7AM to 1:30PM me and my mother walk a marathon. It is the best time of my week.
This week I asked my mother five questions. I recommend you do the same:
1. If you could relive one day with me, which day would you choose?
2. Were there any occasions I made you cry and didn’t apologise?
3. When did I make you most proud and are you proud of the person I have become?
4. If you could craft my future, what would it look like?
5. What advice would you give to me for when I become a parent?
Ask these questions. Your relationship will change forever after these. ❤️
The only show you have to listen to every week.
No politics. Just tech.
- Databricks at $100BN: Is it Undervalued?
- OpenAI Staff Cash Out Billions & Sam Altman Will Spend Trillions
- CoreWeave’s $11BN Debt Bet
- Nubank’s $2.5BN Profit Shocker
@jasonlk@rodriscoll better than ever and my 4 takeaways 👇
The only show you have to listen to every week.
No politics. Just tech.
- GPT5: Sam Altman’s Masterplan or Gift to Anthropic?
- Palantir & Shopify Crush Earnings
- Monday & Datadog Perform but Hit Hard by Wall St.
- Should Perplexity Buy Chrome for $34.5BN?
My 6 takeaways @jasonlk@rodriscoll 👇
If you like The All In podcast, but don’t love the politics talk, check out the 20vc pod. I enjoyed being on it taking folks through the behind the scenes on an IPO: https://t.co/AEvwB51hOu
Cc: @HarryStebbings
I started 20VC from my family home with a $40 mic.
Insane to see multiple studios being built at the same time in the new 20VC HQ.
10 year overnight success. LFG. 🚀
Robinhood is the story of the year in the public markets:
Net revenue up 58% to nearly $3B;
$500M loss in 2023 to a $1.1B profit in 2024.
Stock’s up roughly 4x, lifting market cap to north of $80B (~150% YTD growth; 300%+ surge in 52 weeks!).🔥
I have the main man @vladtenev on 20VC tomorrow.
What are the must asks?
Today I turn 29, last 12 months:
🏃♂️ 52 marathons in 52 weeks with Mama Stebbings (final today)
👶 Became an Uncle for first time
🌍 Launched @ProjectEurope_ w/ @Kitty_Mayo_
🚀 Added @codorniou@P_Bonnet@alexandre_dewez to 🔥 20VC team.
🦄 3 more companies became unicorns, total count now 10.
💵 14 new investments made
🎙️ 104 podcast episodes released
29 bring it on. LFG 🚀
Three months ago Project Europe was an idea. Today it is:
200 of the best founders in Europe as Partners.
4 incredible founding teams backed
5,000+ applications
The movement is working.
It’s time to build Europe. LFG 🚀
Welcoming Jade to the team today.
Most podcasts are shit with investors because they do not include any numbers and they sugar coat their losses.
This show is the opposite.
- We made $800M on Coursera
- We did a 3x on Postmates in 18 months
- We lost $70M on 23andme
- Getir was the worst period of my life
- We made money on Lyft and lost $50M on Uber
This show is just nuts and insanely honest!
One of my favourites to do in a long time and Larry did not hold back.
My 7 takeaways 👇