kingmaking

also referred to as: king making

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Oct 27, 2025 by David Cahn · across every show →

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Oct 27, 2025 negative

Insight

Cahn: Venture capital firms cannot 'king-make' startups with capital alone

“I don't believe in King making and that's maybe a controversial thing to say. I think one of the lessons, you know, you'd think like, oh, Sequoia should be able to King make companies and like, that's so great. And that would be, by the way, if that was true, …”

David Cahn Oct 27, 2025 ▶ 34:56 Sequoia Partner, David Cahn on Who Wins in AI, Defence & The New $0–$100M Playbook · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

Feb 23, 2026 negative

Opinion

Swisher: Kingmaking in venture capital is not real

“I don't think the king, the kingmaking concept is a real thing. I think companies some companies attract more capital early. Some companies slingshot from behind, right? Having had somewhat less capital.”

Lucas Swisher Feb 23, 2026 ▶ 40:31 Insights from Coatue's Growth Investor Lucas Swisher · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

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