20VC: Predictions for 2024: What Happens to Early Stage VC Funding, Do a Load of Venture Funds Die, What do LPs Do in 2024, Does Figma Kill the M&A Market, Will IPOs Comeback & What Does a Trump Administration do for Startups with Jason Lemkin @ SaaStr
- Author
- The Twenty Minute VC
- Published
- Thu 04 Jan 2024
- Episode Link
- https://thetwentyminutevc.libsyn.com/20vc-predictions-for-2024-what-happens-to-early-stage-vc-funding-do-a-load-of-venture-funds-die-what-do-lps-do-in-2024-does-figma-kill-the-ma-market-will-ipos-comeback-what-does-a-trump-administration-do-for-startups-with-jason-lemkin-saastr
Joining Harry in the hot seat today is Jason Lemkin, Founder @ SaaStr and one of the OG SaaS investors of the last decade. The discussion today is broken into two segments:
2023: A Year in Review:
- Breakout company
- Best early-stage fund
- Best late-stage fund
- Most surprising event
- Founder of the Year
2024: Predictions: What is to Come:
- Does the IPO window open?
- Do Stripe, Databricks, and more go public?
- What happens to early-stage venture markets?
- Does the growth stage come roaring back?
- What happens to the M&A market?
- How does Trump change the startup ecosystem?
- Will a generation of young VCs be washed out the system?
- Will a ton of venture firms shut down?
