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US venture capital

also referred to as: u.s. venture capital

2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Marc Benioff · across every show →

Everything said about US venture capital, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Benioff: Sequoia and USVP rejected Salesforce three times in 1999
“No venture capitalist would give us money. We raised all the money privately. I was thrown out of, you know, Sequoia three times, US venture capital, three times.”
Marc Benioff Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:13 a16z Podcast | Where the Growth in Cloud and Enterprise Software Really Is (with Marc Benioff)
Feb 2, 2026 bullish
Assertion Supported
Horowitz: a16z captured 18.3% of all US venture capital in 2025
“And so this last year, 25, about 18 point, what is it, 18.3% of all venture capital raised in the U.S. Was raised by us.”
Ben Horowitz Feb 2, 2026 ▶ 14:00 Ben Horowitz and David Solomon: The Sweetest Macro Spot in 40 Years
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