The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

20VC: The Daily Deal: Coreweave IPO | Scale Hits $25BN on $2BN EOY Revenue | Sequoia's 25x Return on Wiz | Tech Stocks Tank with Tariffs | Cursor: Defensible or Dangerous Example of Lost Moats in Tech

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Welcome to The Daily Deal — the new show with Harry Stebbings and Jason Lemkin, where we break down the biggest stories in tech, venture, and B2B. From market meltdowns to billion-dollar raises, wild valuations, and the drama behind the deals. We're covering it all! Plus, we'll be joined by some incredible guests to go deeper on the moves shaping the future of our industry.

Today we discuss:

  • Tech stocks were hammered in late trading today in response to the Trump administration's plans to levy tariffs of between 10% and 49% on imported goods, with Apple shares falling more than 6%.
  • Rippling Deal: Illegal or Hustle?
  • Emergence Raises $1B for B2B Investments
  • Cursor, Replit, Windsurf: Who Wins?
  • Lots of gen AI startups are crossing into the $100M ARR club. The latest entrant is talent marketplace Mercor, last valued at $2B. Is triple triple double double dead?
  • ScaleAI at $25B: Pricey or Potential?

Discussion with Bhavin Shah @ Moveworks:

  • ServiceNow Acquires Moveworks for $2.5B: AI Craze Continues
  • Sequoia Makes 25x on Wiz: Is M&A Open Again?
  • USD Stablecoin issuer Circle has filed to go public. The company, which has raised $1.2 billion in VC money, reported $1.7 billion in 2024 revenue, with $155.7 million in net income.
  • Oracle Cloud Revenue Up 23%: Old Guard Wins in AI?
  • Salesforce Customers Love AgentForce, But Will They Pay?
  • Dustin Moskovitz Retires from Asana: Is SaaS Too Tough?

Discussion with Andrew Feldman @ Cerebras:

  • Coreweave's Redemption Provision: A Time Bomb for Coatue?
  • Can OpenAI's $12B Deal Save Coreweave from $5B Loss?
  • OpenAI Won't Profit Until $127B in Annual Revenue
  • A lot of young founders raising big in chips; bullish or bullshit?

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