Venture capital fundraising

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Venture capital fundraising has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including Moonshots with Peter Diamandis, My First Million. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.

What people said

Dave BlundinFounder and general partner of Link Ventures, co-host of Moonshots

Blundin urges a new MBA graduate to get involved in multibillion-dollar AI dealmaking within 30 days of graduation.
“from the day you graduate to the day you're involved in a $5 or $10 billion negotiation, try and get that down to 30 days or less”
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis: Ask the Mates Anything Round #2 | MOONSHOTS AMA #293 (Sep 22, 2026) · Listen from 41:22

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Grant LaFontaineCanadian entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the live-shopping marketplace Whatnot

LaFontaine said Y Combinator backed Whatnot repeatedly and added money when better-known investors were passing.
“they were like tremendously helpful and helped put in more money into the business ahead of when many of the other investors who you would know their names were passing”
My First Million: Whatnot founder: This is the future of e-commerce (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 31:18

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Podcasts

Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · 1 episode
My First Million · 1 episode

Episodes

Ask the Mates Anything Round #2 | MOONSHOTS AMA #293
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Sep 22, 2026 · 1 h 27 min
Diamandis, Blundin, Wissner-Gross and Ismail answer audience questions on AI safety, universities, robotics, longevity, Europe and abundance.
Whatnot founder: This is the future of e-commerce
My First Million · Sep 21, 2026 · 1 h 2 min
Whatnot co-founder Grant LaFontaine tells Shaan Puri and Sam Parr how a Funko Pop marketplace became a $20 billion live-commerce company.