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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch · Jan 15, 2026 · 1h 28m

AGENDA:

05:02 Anthropic's $10 Billion Fundraise

07:54 Has Claude Code Beaten Cursor Already

15:54 OpenAI Could Still Go to Zero

26:33 Andreessen Horowitz's $15 Billion Fundraise

45:16 The Middle is Dead: Boutique vs. Large Platforms in Venture

50:01 The Future of Venture Capital

01:08:06 The Impact of Wealth Taxes on the Industry