Series A valuations, M&A in 2024, and M.A.N.G with Jason Shuman and Raja Doddala | E1883
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
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🗓️ 20 January 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Today’s show:
David Weisburd hosts Jason Shuman, Raja Doddala, and Jason Calacanis to dive into 2024 startup valuation trends (2:00), insights on how VCs can secure great deals in a competitive market (17:46), a detailed look at secondary deals (36:25), and more!
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(0:00) David Weisburd hosts Jason Shuman, Raja Doddala Jason Calacanis to dive into the world of VCs, LPs and GPs.
(2:00) A look at the encouraging trends in startup valuations as we head into 2024.
(6:39) Delving into the intricacies of current valuation methods and key aspects investors should be cautious about.
(11:22) Paintbrush - Visit http://www.getpaintbrush.com to see if you qualify for a $50K startup loan in less than 2 minutes
(13:42) Examining the balance of demand and supply in the seed funding stage of new startups.
(17:46) Insights on how venture capitalists can secure the most sought-after deals in today's competitive market.
(22:00) OpenPhone - Get 20% off your first six months at https://www.openphone.com/twist
(23:29) Discussion about M.A.N.G., a rising player in the venture capital scene.(28:26) Exploring the unique and often controversial practice of round-tripping in the venture capital industry.
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(36:25) A detailed look at Lexington's successful raising of $22.7 million in secondary investments.
(57:24) Observing the recent increase in mergers and acquisitions activity within the industry.
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| 0:00.0 | If you're an existing shareholder, you're happy. |
| 0:01.7 | If you're a new shareholder buying at the new inflated price, |
| 0:05.3 | you might want to take a second look at that. |
| 0:07.4 | Totally. |
| 0:08.4 | I mean, the irony is, by the way, this has happened in many, many other industries |
| 0:11.4 | even before this whole AI boom. |
| 0:13.0 | I mean go look at Clavio's IPO, |
| 0:15.0 | like who's on the cap table, Shopify. |
| 0:18.0 | You know, go look on the cap tables of a lot of these companies |
| 0:21.0 | in health care, who's on the cap table different hospital systems and so like it's just being done in a different way here and that we're hearing about it versus the fact that it's been getting done by and closed doors. |
| 0:31.2 | This week in startups is brought to you by, |
| 0:35.0 | the paintbrush loan is the earliest startup financing on the internet. |
| 0:39.0 | No pitch deck, no business plan, and no warm intros. |
| 0:42.0 | Plus, you get to keep your equity. |
| 0:44.0 | Visit get Paintbrush.com to see if you qualify for a $50,000 startup loan |
| 0:50.0 | in less than two minutes. |
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| 0:55.2 | and contacts into one delightful app that works anywhere. |
| 0:58.7 | Get 20% off your first six months |
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