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Venture Capital's Greed Cycle: Novice Investors at Risk

2/28/2025

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Roelof Botha, managing partner at Sequoia, raises alarms about a burgeoning greed cycle in venture capital, especially with special purpose vehicles (SPVs) inflating startup valuations. He warns that novice investors could face significant losses, as this trend surges in AI investments, with companies like Anthropic and Figure AI leveraging SPVs to secure massive funding.

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Roelof Botha, managing partner at Sequoia, raises alarms about a burgeoning greed cycle in venture capital, especially with special purpose vehicles (SPVs) inflating startup valuations. He warns that novice investors could face significant losses, as this trend surges in AI investments, with companies like Anthropic and Figure AI leveraging SPVs to secure massive funding.