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Lemkin: 100% chance the US venture market hits $500B by 2030

Jason Lemkin · Peter Thiel and Softbank Sell NVIDIA - Why? & Why VC Will Hit $1TRN and The Opening of Retail · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Nov 20, 2025 · at 53:42

Jason Lemkin, founder of SaaStr and SaaS investor, responds to Tomasz Tunguz's question about whether U.S. venture capital deployment will grow to $500 billion annually by 2030.

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“A hundred percent chance. So maybe more than a hundred.”

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The claim, plainly

Jason Lemkin predicts a 100% chance that the U.S. venture capital market will reach $500 billion in annual size by 2030.

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Assessment

The claim specifies that total annual U.S. venture capital investment must reach or exceed $500 billion in any calendar year up to and including 2030. As of July 23, 2026, no completed full calendar year has reached $500 billion (the highest completed annual total was $339.4 billion in 2025). While H1 2026 saw $412.7 billion in deal value, full-year 2026 data is not yet complete or reported. The claim cannot be verified until full-year reports for 2026 or a subsequent year through 2030 are published.

PitchBook-NVCA reported H1 2026 U.S. VC deal value at $412.7 billion, putting 2026 on track to potentially cross $500 billion.
The highest completed full calendar year investment on record prior to 2026 was 2021 ($348B–$358B) and 2025 ($320B–$339.4B), neither of which met the $500 billion threshold.

Checked against

[1] nvca.org [2] substack.com [3] pitchbook.com [4] nvca.org [5] partners-cap.com [6] pitchbook.com [7] nvca.org [8] nvca.org

assessed as of 2026-07-23

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⏳ prediction date: 2030-12-31; checked again automatically on the next resolution wave

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