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The AI Boom Will Create Enormous Roadkill: Who Wins & Loses? | David Frankel Aug 7, 2026 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:13 Harry Stebbings Do you know what I found so funny is I just had dinner last night with Mamoon, and I look at the people who've been kindest to me, which is you, Mamoon, Josh Kushner, Neil Mater, and it's just fascinating that the people who were there…

⁠Why OpenAI and Anthropic Won't Win the App Layer | Glean Founder · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jul 11, 2026 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:54 Harry Stebbings We have a mutual friend in Mamoun who says many, many wonderful things about you, and I think he's one of the greatest ambassadors of our time, and so I'm really excited for this, so thank you for joining me.

Anthropic's Fable Banned by US Government | Wix & Adobe Hit All-Time Lows | Mistral Raising at $20BN · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jun 18, 2026 · 2 mentions

Cursor Acquired for $60BN | Anthropic Hits $1TRN in Secondary Markets & Figma, Adobe, Canva Dead? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Apr 23, 2026 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 41:21 Jason Lemkin I'd get an investor update with, hooray, our wows are up, and I'd be like, you know, I, I know Mamoon used to cheer that at Slack, but, but that's a sign of a struggling startup.

Why You Need a $1B Fund To Do Series A | SpaceX at $2TRN & Data Centers in Space | Groq's $20BN Deal · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Mar 26, 2026 · 3 mentions

  • ▶ 58:59 Harry Stebbings Um, Mamoon announced raising the new KP funds, a billion dollars, uh, for the early two and a half billion for the growth. 3 times in the scene

"Cursor is Dead" is Total BS: Here is Why | Miles Clements · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Mar 9, 2026 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 21:50 Miles Clements Um, that just came up in the conversation and in a market where like Mamoon was moving very quickly and other people were moving quickly, like it probably made us a step slow.

Insights from Coatue's Growth Investor Lucas Swisher · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Feb 23, 2026 · 17 mentions

  • ▶ 50:08 Harry Stebbings You worked with Mamoon too. 15 times in the scene
  • ▶ 51:52 Harry Stebbings You can invest in Mary Meeker's fund, and these solo GPs, Mary Meeker's fund, Mamoon's fund, or Jeff Hoaring's fund. 2 times in the scene

Thrive Raises New $10B Fund | OpenAI Buys OpenClaw | Stripe at $140B: Is Adyen Wildly Undervalued? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Feb 19, 2026 · 1 mention

Anthropic Inference Costs Skyrocket |TikTok Deal Closes |The IPO Market:Wealthfront & EquipmentShare · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jan 29, 2026 · 1 mention

20VC: Max Altman on The New Seed War: Can Anyone Compete with Sequoia and a16z | Leaving $2BN on the Table with Reddit | Lessons from Backing Rippling at $25M Post | Why Climate Tech is a Mirage and Disaster Nov 21, 2025 · 2 mentions

Peter Thiel and Softbank Sell NVIDIA - Why? & Why VC Will Hit $1TRN and The Opening of Retail · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Nov 20, 2025 · 1 mention

Benchmark's GP, Everett Randle on Why Mega Funds Will Not Produce Good Returns · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Nov 10, 2025 · 7 mentions

  • ▶ 1:44 Harry Stebbings Before we dive into Benchmark, you've worked with some of the best from Peter Thiel, obviously at Founders Fund, Mary Meeker at Bond, Mamoun Hamid, uh, one of my big bros at Kleiner Perkins.
  • ▶ 2:25 Everett Randle I think if I was to lay out for Mary, for Peter and from a moon, um, kind of what I learned from them specifically, I think with Mary, she does such an incredible job.
  • ▶ 10:26 Harry Stebbings He very kindly messaged me the other day and said, Hey, I'd love to bring you into one of my deals, Revo, and the founder's amazing 3 times in the scene
  • ▶ 52:14 Everett Randle You know, the, the famous series eight that my moon did where everyone's like this guy's out of his mind. 2 times in the scene

Why VC Today is Worse than 2021 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Oct 23, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 2:01 unnamed speaker You know, Mamoun and Ilya, wildly talented people.

OpenAI’s $10BN Secondary Sale, Ramp Hits $1BN ARR & Brex Hits $700M · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Sep 11, 2025 · 4 mentions

Bucky Moore @ Lightspeed Venture Partners: Why You Cannot Do VC If You Do Not Do Pre-Seed · 20VC with Harry Stebbings May 5, 2025 · 6 mentions

  • ▶ 15:24 Bucky Moore So my former partner, Mamoon has taught me many things.
  • ▶ 29:22 Bucky Moore So, so first I have to give kudos to my former partners, Mamoun and, and Lee Marie for being, uh, the leads and involved in those two companies.
  • ▶ 58:47 Harry Stebbings Dude, you spent years with Mamoon. 4 times in the scene

How LP Deployment to Venture Will Change in 2025 & Are Endowment Funds in Trouble? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Apr 24, 2025 · 3 mentions

  • ▶ 28:12 Rory O'Driscoll I know my moon very well. 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 37:46 Harry Stebbings They will all be screaming, okay, but if I don't do these venture funds, I'm going to lose that trusted relationship with Mamoun at KP, with Danny at index, with Brian at founders, you name it.

20VC: The Daily Deal: Coreweave IPO | Scale Hits $25BN on $2BN EOY Revenue | Sequoia's 25x Return on Wiz | Tech Stocks Tank with Tariffs | Cursor: Defensible or Dangerous Example of Lost Moats in Tech Apr 3, 2025 · 1 mention

Mark Goldberg: Why Politics is Rife & Decision-Making is Broken in Large VCs | E1219 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Oct 25, 2024 · 3 mentions

Eoghan McCabe, CEO @Intercom: Freedom of Speech, Censorship and Government Control | E1213 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Oct 11, 2024 · 3 mentions

Shaun Maguire: Why Iran is the World's Greatest Evil & Trump is the Only Hope for Peace | E1189 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Aug 12, 2024 · 1 mention

Jason Lemkin: Crowdstrike, WTF Happens From Here? Wiz Rejects Google’s $23BN Acquisition Offer|E1181 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jul 24, 2024 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 47:00 Jason Lemkin The thing, one thing I learned from the moon, Hamid is if you can, maybe, maybe don't invest in jerks because it just burns you out.

Pat Grady: Sequoia Partner on Investing Lessons from Doug Leone, Roelof Botha and Alfred Lin | E1174 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jul 8, 2024 · 3 mentions

  • ▶ 24:59 Pat Grady Uh, but somebody who I really admire is Mamoon at Kleiner. 3 times in the scene

Michael Eisenberg: How China Could Overtake the US in the AI Race | E1167 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jun 19, 2024 · 3 mentions

Jason Lemkin: Predictions for 2024 - What Does a Trump Administration do for Startups? | E1099 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Jan 4, 2024 · 14 mentions

  • ▶ 26:12 Harry Stebbings When you look at what Mamoun has built with the renewed Kleiner, the team is stellar. 9 times in the scene
  • ▶ 1:14:08 Jason Lemkin If you're investing for other reasons, if you're investing because Harry's in the deal or Mamoon's in the deal.
  • ▶ 1:17:55 Jason Lemkin Maybe as I love it, maybe my moon's a nudge. 4 times in the scene

Geoff Lewis: Why I Put $200M into Rippling; Uncapped Notes; "Compound Startups" | 20VC #933 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Oct 5, 2022 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 41:13 Geoff Lewis I think he has a really special relationship, uh, certainly with, uh, his lead for the Series A, who co-led the Series D with us, Mahmoud from KP. 2 times in the scene

20VC: Why the Traditional Seed Fund Model No Longer Works, Why Multi-Stage Funds Investing at Seed Bring Signaling Risk but also Less Pressure, The One Criteria All Potential Sales Hires Need to Have and The Clear Signs of 10x Sales Hires with Jason Lemki May 6, 2022 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 4:48 Jason Lemkin I remember waking up when I read that Mamoon had invested in Slack back in the day.

How I Bought 12% of Google for $12M; How VC is Fixing Climate Change | John Doerr Full Interview · 20VC with Harry Stebbings Feb 21, 2022 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 9:22 John Doerr Well, Mamoun Hamid, who you know is one of the leaders of the Kleiner Partnership, is fond of saying, you must bring a prepared mind to these decisions.

20VC: Rippling's Parker Conrad on Why The VC/Founder Marriage Analogy is Weird, Why The Notion of Focus, Focus, Focus is Overrated, Why Narrow Point Solutions Are Not Best in Class Products & The Rise of the "Compound Startup" Apr 26, 2021 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 0:51 Harry Stebbings Gary Tan, Boris and Alex at Thunders Club, and the wonderful Mamoon at Kleiner for some amazing questions and suggestions today, a real team effort on the schedule, and it made such a difference.
  • ▶ 25:11 Parker Conrad And so, particularly given sort of some of my history with investors, and by the way, I love Mamoon and Founders Fund and Napoleon and the folks that I work with.

20VC: Figma Founder, Dylan Field on How Leadership Needs To Evolve with Scale, The Transition from Application to Platform & The Future of Remote Work, Education and Digital Spaces Dec 14, 2020 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:46 Harry Stebbings And this scheduled state was such a team effort, so I want to say a huge thank you to Peter Levine, Mamoun Hamid, Andrew Reid,

20VC: Slack Founder Stewart Butterfield on Leadership Styles, Decision-Making, The 3 Levels of Wealth, IPOs vs Direct Listings & Why Effective Entrepreneurship is Like Parkour Nov 16, 2020 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 0:56 Harry Stebbings Andrew Brachia at Excel, Josh Kushner at Thrive, Mamoun Hamid at Kleiner Perkins, and Paul Rosania at Balser for some amazing questions and suggestions today.
  • ▶ 2:36 Harry Stebbings Heard many great things from Josh at Thrive to Mamoun at Kleiner.

20VC: Intercom Founder, Eoghan McCabe on How To Deal with the Weight of Expectation, Having Your Identity Tied To Your Company, How To Be Your Authentic Self Even with Stakeholders & Why There Are No Rules Oct 22, 2020 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 0:36 Harry Stebbings In the summer of twenty-twenty, he moved to the role of chairman of Intercom, and I do also want to say a huge thank you to Anna Khan at CRV, Abhijit at Zero Down, Kieran Lee at Intercom, and Mamuna Kleiner for providing some fantastic…
  • ▶ 27:09 Harry Stebbings I think Iliati and Mamuna, awesome team.

20VC: Biggest Lessons from Working with John Doerr, How Founders Can Have Discussions of Vulnerability with Their Board and Investors & Marrying Another Founder; The Pros, Cons and Ways To Make it Succeed with Alyson Friedensohn, Co-Founder & CEO @ Modern Sep 4, 2020 · 6 mentions

  • ▶ 0:45 Harry Stebbings This schedule today was definitely a team effort, so thanks to Matthias at Founders Fund, Tammy Sun at Carrot, and Mamoon at Kleiner for some fantastic questions and suggestions today.
  • ▶ 3:06 Harry Stebbings I've heard so many great things from many different people, from Mamoune Kleiner, from Matthias at Founders Fund, from Hannah on your team, who I actually interviewed before as well on Sasta.
  • ▶ 16:41 Harry Stebbings And you mentioned Hannah there, and I spoke to Mamoun at Kleiner before the show, and he said, Alison is one of the most exceptional recruiters that I know and have backed.
  • ▶ 30:33 Alyson Friedensohn He's actually been incredibly helpful and has given me a lot of guidance and support over the last couple years, and of course, has an amazing and incredible network, but he's actually how I met Mamoon. 3 times in the scene

20VC: Craft Ventures' David Sacks on How To Assess Founder Psychology, How To Accurately Evaluate CAC, Burn and Churn & What Makes The Very Best Startup Boards Jun 15, 2020 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 33:22 David Sacks Mamoon, and then Founders Fund, I had access to Peter Thiel and Luke Nozick, and we really had a great harmonious board at Yammer, and I don't know that I can single anybody out, but I would say that it was a great board and very easy to…

20VC: Matt Mochary, Coach To Silicon Valley's Leading VCs & Founders on How To Deal with Imposter Syndrome and Self-Doubt, How To Manage Fear and Anger & Why Board Seats Are The Death of Investors Mar 9, 2020 · 1 mention

20VC: Why Startup Valuations Are Not As Overpriced As You Think, How To Determine Whether An Investor Is Truly Aligned To Your Mission and What 2 Traits Make The Truly Special Board Members with Jason Brown, Founder & CEO @ Tally Nov 29, 2019 · 4 mentions

  • ▶ 0:31 Harry Stebbings To date, Jason has raised over ninety-two million dollars for Tally, from the likes of Mamouna at Kleiner, Angela at Andreessen, Nikhil at Shasta, and Eileen at Cowboy, just to name a few. 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 18:03 Harry Stebbings I do want to ask you, because we spoke about some of your investors before, and you have an amazing board in place with Mamoon, with Eileen, with Angela, obviously my favorite, Nikhil, sorry to everyone else, and I spoke to all of them… 2 times in the scene

20VC: Kapwing Founder Julia Enthoven on Why Marketing Innovation Is As Important As Product Innovation, Why Every Company Is Becoming A Media Company & The Benefits Of Not Raising Money Too Early Sep 27, 2019 · 5 mentions

  • ▶ 0:36 Harry Stebbings To date, they've raised thirteen million dollars from some dear friends of the show, including the likes of Sargur at CRV, Mamoon Hamid at Kleiner Perkins, Niv Drawer at Shrug, and Nikhil Basutravedi at Shasta.
  • ▶ 3:27 Harry Stebbings As I said before, I've heard so many great things from Nicola Shasta, Eric Tornberg, Mamoun KP.
  • ▶ 18:04 Harry Stebbings I do want to ask it because you mentioned that building that almost consumer brand-like feel, and it was something that I discussed with Mamoun when we had a chat before, and he said, ask about the movement from prosumer to enterprise.
  • ▶ 23:11 Harry Stebbings You did decide, obviously, to raise in the end from our friends Mamoun and then Nikhil, obviously, and Shasta, and then obviously with the Series A.
  • ▶ 26:11 Harry Stebbings I do want to touch on the element of, as you said there about building the initial team, because it's when I spoke to Mamoun, something that he very much picked up on.

20VC: Figma Founder Dylan Field on The Biggest Mistakes Young Founders Most Often Make, How To Go Slow To Go Fast With Venture Dollars & How The Design Process Will Fundamentally Change Over The Next 5-10 Years Apr 19, 2019 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 0:49 Harry Stebbings And I'd also want to say a huge thank you to Danny Reimer, Mamoun Hamid, John Lilly, Scott Belson,
  • ▶ 15:33 Dylan Field And then for our B round, you know, there's another situation where it came clear both from economics and also from a partner in my moon that that was the right choice.

20VC: DFJ's Josh Stein on Why VCs Must Adapt To Their Founders, The Major Transition Points For Aaron Levie @ Box & Why SaaS Startups Are Growing At A Rate Never Seen Before Jan 9, 2017 · 3 mentions

20VC: The 3 Things LPs Want To See From VCs & Why The Table Stakes For VCs Is Higher Than Ever with Judith Elsea, Co-Founder @ Weathergage Capital Sep 26, 2016 · 1 mention

20VC: Why Every Employee Should Re-Apply For Their Job Every Year & The Strategies To Prepare For A Successful Fundraise with Kyle Hill, Founder & CEO @ HomeHero Jul 15, 2016 · 3 mentions

  • ▶ 0:37 Harry Stebbings Due to this immense success, Carl's been featured on CNN, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, and many more incredible publications, and Home Hero has raised funds from some of the world's best investors, including Chamath and Mamoon at Social…
  • ▶ 6:11 Harry Stebbings Kicking off with a question from Mamoon Social, who's an angel investor in you, uh, and he says, you're in a very people intensive business, uh, with the elderly on one side and caretakers on the other.
  • ▶ 13:26 Harry Stebbings and you mentioned, uh, we, I mentioned Mamoun there earlier and two of, to me, were the best investors in the world.
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