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Where technology and venture capital intersect: A deeply reported newsletter on the inner workings of the startup industry. Helmed by Eric Newcomer with writing from Madeline Renbarger and Tom Dotan. www.newcomer.co
Eric Newcomer hosts Dead Cat, a technology show with 130 episodes published.
I just faced off with an old foe — Mike Solana, the founder of Pirate Wires. I’m sad to report that it was a chummy affair. We discussed whether the New York Times as an institution should continue to exist, the state of
Sapphire Partners’ Beezer Clarkson — the rare limited partner brave enough to share her thoughts publicly — just joined my Substack Live to talk about her latest analysis of the state of venture capital. You can listen t
You heard it here first that Substack was trying to raise a substantial new round of funding. Today, Substack announced that it had raised $100 million at a $1.1 billion valuation in a round led by BOND and TCG. The New
Full transparency: I like the team at Bloomberg Beta. I worked at Bloomberg as a technology reporter for nearly six years before I started this newsletter. During my time at Bloomberg in San Francisco I got to know the t
I just got off a live video recording with Wing founding partner Peter Wagner. We dissected the Enterprise Tech 30 list that we published earlier today. We talked about what companies got snubbed, who made a sudden appea
Just wrapped up a 30-minute conversation with Sequoia’s Andrew Reed. We talked about what the DeepSeek drama means for private tech startups, his view on forever-private startups, the rise of venture capital megafunds, a
Waymo’s milestone — surpassing Lyft’s ride numbers in San Francisco — takes center stage in our first podcast of the new year. Still, it’s not obvious that this translates into guaranteed scale across the country. We con
The ServiceTitan IPO has been an unexpected bright spot as 2024 comes to a close. On this year’s final episode of the Newcomer Podcast, we discuss what other startups might follow in ServiceTitan’s footsteps next year. E
After a brief hiatus, the Newcomer podcast is back! Madeline Renbarger has rejoined me as my co-host to help break down all of the news across venture capital and startups. This week, we’re kicking off with a massive $69
I’ve been spending some of the afternoon chatting with OpenAI’s now fully released o1. So far, I don’t know that it feels like the super intelligent ChatGPT 5 that we’ve all fantasized about — but it’s smart and sophisti
If you get some downtime over the Thanksgiving holiday, catch up on everything that happened at the Cerebral Valley AI Summit last week. We’ve got videos of all of the talks on stage on our YouTube channel and are sharin
Cerebral Valley is tomorrow! I’ve been listening to old interviews, brainstorming with Claude and ChatGPT, and talking to investors to prep for my conversations with Dario Amodei, Martin Casado, and Alexandr Wang. We’ll
This is probably my favorite episode of the year. We just updated our picks for our artificial intelligence startup fantasy draft. That means dropping startups whose star is fading and making new pickups. Last year, Max
We’re back with a couple episodes of the Cerebral Valley Podcast leading up to our summit on November 20. I’m joined by my Cerebral Valley AI Summit co-hosts Max Child and James Wilsterman. On this episode, we started by
We’re in the home stretch. Silicon Valley’s political nightmare could hopefully soon be over. In the latest episode of the Newcomer podcast, we dig into all of the tech industry’s burning political takes. There was Josh
Newcomer turns four this week. On the podcast, Madeline talked with me about how it all began. When I made the decision to start Newcomer, the venture capital industry was in the beginnings of a record-breaking bull run.
Description In this episode, Eric Newcomer is joined by guest host Jon McNeill, a seasoned executive with experience at Lyft and Tesla who is now leading DVx Ventures. They discuss the bear case for OpenAI. The OpenAI di
Description: In this episode of the Newcomer Podcast, Eric Newcomer and Madeline Renbarger discuss two major funding rounds, the ongoing downturn in VC funding, and the growing imbalance between public relations professi
In this episode of the Newcomer Podcast, hosts Eric Newcomer and Madeline Renbarger delve into the world of venture capital deals, starting with Ujet’s $76M Series D for its AI-powered call center software. Next up is th
Episode 1: AI + Robots, YC Preview, and Why the Cool Kids Keep Picking on Tech In this week’s episode of the Newcomer Podcast, hosts Eric Newcomer and Madeline Renbarger discuss three top venture capital deals, including
Mike Solana
Pirate Wires
1 appearance on this show
Chris Best
Founder & CEO, Substack · Substack
1 appearance on this show
Hamish McKenzie
Deputy Program Director of Energy and Climate Change
1 appearance on this show
Roy Bahat
Head of Bloomberg Beta · Bloomberg Beta
1 appearance on this show
Andrew Reed
Global ABM Director · Multiview Incorporated
1 appearance on this show
Dario Amodei
CEO of Anthropic · Anthropic
2 appearances on this show
Alexandr Wang
Founder and CEO, Scale AI · Scale AI
1 appearance on this show
Martin Casado
general partner · a16z (Andreessen Horowitz)
1 appearance on this show
Madeline
co-creator of Prison Family Podcast · Kinda Funny
1 appearance on this show
Jon McNeill
former President · DVx Ventures
1 appearance on this show
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