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Interviews with the top VCs & Founders leading the next tech innovation cycle.

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01:27:44

Sequoia Leads $75M Series B Into Nominal | Alfred Lin...

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2025/06/12

Cameron McCord, CEO & Founder of Nominal, discuss their recent $75 million Series B round led by Sequoia, bringing their total funding to over $100 million. With this funding, #1 on the Midas list investor, Alfred Lin of Sequoia is joining their board. Alongside Stephen Slattery, Growth & Product at Nominal, they delve into Nominal’s rapid 10-day funding process, driven by thorough due diligence and their impressive customer testimonials. We go deeper into their innovative core products,

00:35:29

Nucleus Launches First Genetically Optimized Embryo

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2025/06/04

With $32M in total funding, Nucleus CEO Kian Sadeghi joins Molly to discuss the groundbreaking launch of Nucleus Embryo, a genetic optimization software designed to give children the best possible start in life. Kian explains how the software analyzes comprehensive genetic profiles of embryos, helping parents make informed decisions about traits such as disease risks and physical characteristics. The conversation delves into partnerships with companies like Genomic Prediction, the significance of

01:08:29

How Wander Raised $50M to Reinvent Luxury Travel

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2025/05/28

In this episode, John Andrew Entwistle, founder & CEO, breaks down Wander’s explosive growth and recent $50M Series B round led by QED Investors and Fifth Wall, with support from Redpoint, Uncork, Starwood Capital, and Breyer Capital.Wander is building the first vertically integrated platform in vacation rentals, targeting the $35B luxury short-term rental segment with over 1,000 homes, a best-in-class 85 NPS, and 35,000+ nights booked to date.Earn Sourcery Content Rewards:

00:53:34

How Whop Hit $1.2B GMV Run Rate with Just 20 Engineers

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2025/05/23

Whop CTO Jack Sharkey reveals how they built a $1.2 billion GMV run rate platform with just 20 engineers, processing $108 million monthly & 5+ billion views for 28,000 creators worldwide. Whop has raised $80 million, valued at $800 million. He shares controversial takes on why junior engineers should skip big tech to build their own projects, how AI is making developers 5-10x more productive, and Whop's radical culture of requiring employees to have personal side projects with real users

00:55:18

How Altimeter Is Investing $100M+ Checks | Anduril,...

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2025/05/16

Erik Kriessmann, Partner at Altimeter, joins Molly O'Shea to share his journey from leading human capital at Khosla & Index to writing $100+ million checks into Aerospace & Defense at Altimeter's $10 Billion AUM Fund. We go deep into his investment strategies, and his thoughts on key industry trends. Learn about his work with prominent companies like SpaceX, Anduril, and K2 Space, as well as the unique approach Altimeter takes in supporting founders and investing in transformative

00:44:46

Bucky Moore Joins $30 Billion AUM Mega Fund Lightspeed

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2025/05/05

Bucky Moore joins Molly O'Shea to announce his new role as Partner at $30B AUM Lightspeed Venture Partners. Bucky opens up about his transition from Kleiner Perkins, the decision to join an established platform versus launching his own fund, the structural and economic elements of changing funds, and what it means to invest at the earliest stages during a generational market cycle.We dive deep into the evolution of megafunds, the heat they’re receiving, the shifting LP landscape, and how venture

01:04:00

Windsurf: The Making of a Billion-Dollar AI Company

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2025/05/02

Leigh Marie Braswell, Partner at Kleiner Perkins, speaks with Molly O'Shea on the rise of AI and its impact on venture capital. We discuss KP's 21st venture fund, KP21, an $825M fund to back early stage companies, and their third select fund, KP Select III, a $1.2 billion fund to back high inflection investments. We also go deeper into key AI infrastructure trends and machine learning applications, investments in companies like Windsurf, Glean, and Ambience, and the evolution of Kleiner

00:48:59

Superpower Raises $30M Series A Led by Forerunner

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2025/04/22

Jacob Peters, CEO & Co-Founder of Superpower, shares their recent $30 million Series A funding led by Forerunner Ventures. We go deeper into their ambitious vision of having an AI doctor in everyone's pocket and his own personal health journey that inspired the creation of Superpower.Superpower aims to provide a holistic and data-driven alternative to traditional medicine, offering personalized insights and actions to improve overall health. He also shares the meticulous steps taken to build the

01:07:08

How Autopilot REVEALS Political Insider Trading |...

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2025/04/18

Chris Josephs, Co-Founder of Autopilot, dives into the intricacies of political insider trading, the venture-backed journey of Autopilot, and their innovative growth strategies. Chris discusses the evolution from their social investing app, Iris, to launching Autopilot, which allows retail investors to follow top investors' portfolios. We explore high-profile topics including Nancy Pelosi's trading patterns, the history and nuances of insider trading laws, and the potential impact of banning

00:58:25

Base Power's $200M Series B Co-Led by Lee Fixel of...

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2025/04/09

Zach Dell and Justin Lopas, co-founders of Base, discuss their recent $200 million Series B funding and their ambitious vision for revolutionizing the energy industry. Co-led by Addition, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Valor Equity Partners with participation from existing investors Thrive Capital, Altimeter, Terrain, Trust and others. As part of the fundraise, Addition founder Lee Fixel will join Base Power’s board alongside Antonio Gracias of Valor Equity Partners. The new

00:55:31

Delian Asparouhov: Varda’s Space Factories & Founders...

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2025/03/28

Delian Asparouhov, Co-Founder of Varda & Partner at Founders Fund | We discuss Varda's recent space missions, regulatory challenges, and the broader impact of venture capital in the aerospace industry. Delian shares insights on the complexities of defense and space regulations, the relationship between Silicon Valley and Washington DC, and in particular, the context of the Hill and Valley Forum, which aims to bridge the gap between tech leaders and defense officials. He also shares his thoughts

01:11:13

SpaceX, Stripe, X, Ramp, Anduril: Navigating...

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2025/03/21

Molly O'Shea speaks with Christian Garrett, Partner at 137 Ventures. Christian shares his insights on the current state of private markets, the mechanics of high profile secondaries, and the growing liquidity squeeze faced by VCs.We also take a closer look at SpaceX's financing history, how 137 Ventures got involved, and why SpaceX runs tenders every six months. Christian discusses the potential reopening of the IPO window, the rise of generational talent from companies like Anduril, SpaceX,

00:46:22

Arielle Zuckerberg, Winning Founder Recipe: The Rizz...

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2025/03/14

Behind the Magically Weird: Arielle Zuckerberg on Long Journey Ventures, Unique founders, and Purpose-Driven InvestingMolly O'Shea speaks with Arielle Zuckerberg, diving into her journey at Long Journey Ventures, discussing her unique investment philosophy and the importance of purpose-driven investing. From her hobbies like skiing and DJing to the critical lessons learned from legendary mentor John Doerr, Arielle shares how she evaluates founders using the 'Rizz and Tiz' theory. We

00:53:28

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour - The Future of Free Markets

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2025/02/28

Tarek Mansour, is the Co-Founder & CEO of Kalshi, a regulated exchange & prediction market where you can trade on the outcome of real-world events (buy and sell event contracts). Kalshi has had a huge start to the year post-election from unlocking significant new markets, launching new products, integrating with top brokers like Robinhood and Webull, and welcoming Donald Trump Jr. as an advisor. Mansour delves into the process of navigating regulatory hurdles, including the surprising

00:39:32

Taking on an $80 Billion Dollar Market with Gen Z |...

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2025/02/21

Dylan Diamond is the Co-Founder & CEO of Saturn, a viral Gen Z calendar app that's raised $68M after starting as a high school project. In this conversation, Dylan shares his journey of attracting major investors like Jeff Bezos and Mark Benioff, scaling the app to millions of users, and maintaining high retention rates across 18,000 schools.We also get insights into Gen Z behavior, the role of AI in app development, and building a sustainable product. This episode also explores the unique

01:01:35

Packy McCormick, Not Boring | How writing led to...

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2025/02/14

Packy McCormickI've teamed up with Passes to grant us access to a pro podcast studio in LA, exclusive early releases, audience Q&A, & BTS content. Sign up for Passes for more Sourcery content! https://www.passes.com/Follow Sourcery for the latest updates! https://www.sourcery.vc/Molly on X: https://x.com/MollySOSheaPacky on X: https://x.com/packyMTIMESTAMPS:1:30 - Growing to 239k+ Subscribers5:00 - How Writing Led to a $50M VC Fund8:00 - The 'Not Boring' Creative Process13:50 - Top Founder

01:21:55

Zoom to Salesforce: How Emergence Capital Picks...

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2025/01/31

Today Molly O’Shea speaks with Founding GP Gordon Ritter & new Partner Yaz El-Baba of $2.3B AUM VC fund Emergence Capital. We cover everything from the IPO window, Stargate, the macro environment, the state of AI, the app layer to infrastructure, preventing the AI plateau, to Emergence’s history & evolution.Emergence Capital is a venture capital firm known for its specialization in early-stage investments in enterprise cloud software companies. The firm's focus is on businesses that

00:38:38

$688 Million AUM in 2 Years Investing in Data, AI,...

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2025/01/24

Tomasz Tunguz is a prominent venture capitalist and the founder & GP of Theory Ventures, a $688M AUM fund. Theory focuses on investing $1-25m in early-stage companies that leverage technology discontinuities into go-to-market advantages. Before Theory, he was a managing director at Redpoint Ventures, where he led investments into companies such as Looker, Expensify, Monte Carlo, Dune Analytics, and Kustomer. Throughout his career, Tunguz has been recognized for his data-driven approach to

00:34:11

Unlocking Mental Resilience: How Spartan Race Builds...

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2025/01/16

Joe De Sena is the founder and CEO of Spartan Race, Inc. In this conversation, we discuss Joe’s 20+ years of Spartan Race, surviving covid, acquiring competition and investing in fitness companies. We also get into fitness tips, what to avoid, and how you can train for a Spartan Race.Follow Sourcery for the latest updates! https://www.sourcery.vc/ Molly on X: https://x.com/MollySOShea Joe on X: https://x.com/realJoeDeSena TIMESTAPS: 0:00 - Welcome Joe De Sena To Sourcery! 0:30 - Mental

00:56:22

Cyan Banister & Lee Jacobs Investing in the Magically...

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2024/12/20

In this episode, Molly O'Shea speaks with Cyan Banister and Lee Jacobs to discuss the unique investment strategy of Long Journey Ventures, focusing on their ethos of 'Magically Weird.' Their investments include breakout companies like SpaceX, Uber, Anduril, Crusoe, Notion, DeepMind, Loom, Postmates, and more. We explore how they build a community of independent thinkers, create memorable events, and foster authentic connections among founders."We're looking for misfits, free thinking people." -

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