Venture Capital
TopicHeard in 19 episodes across 4 shows since Jun 2026
Venture capital is a form of private equity financing provided by firms or funds to startup, early-stage, and emerging companies that are deemed to have high growth potential. Investors provide this capital in exchange for equity or an ownership stake, taking on significant risk in hopes of generating high returns.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
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| Jul 22 | 0.99‰ | 1 |
| Jul 27 | 2.12‰ | 1 |
| Aug 3 | 0.35‰ | 1 |
| Aug 5 | 0.32‰ | 1 |
| Aug 8 | 0.22‰ | 1 |
| Aug 14 | 0.06‰ | 1 |
| Aug 21 | 0.04‰ | 1 |
| Aug 26 | 0.07‰ | 1 |
| Aug 28 | 0.07‰ | 1 |
| Sep 2 | 0.06‰ | 1 |
| Sep 7 | 0.07‰ | 1 |
| Sep 9 | 0.07‰ | 1 |
| Sep 10 | 0.11‰ | 1 |
What experts have said about Venture Capital
4 statements · 1 positive · 3 neutral
Venture investing contains an underlying scientific basis
“our belief is that there's real science behind it”
Open the episode · E436: Nnamdi Okike on Billionaires, Founder Psychology & the Venture Capital BubbleListen at 0:32
Founders should evaluate investors based on their historical treatment of entrepreneurs.
“when you choose your investors, look at their history.”
Open the episode · Adam Neumann: The Real Story Behind WeWork, A $4 Billion Cab Ride, And Surviving A $460 Million DebtListen at 52:58
Venture investing is collaborative more than 90% of the time.
“venture is a, a sort of slightly strange world because 90% plus of the time you're collaborative”
Open the episode · Australia's Most Powerful VCs Join the PodListen at 6:19
Statements are attributed to the speaker as said on the episode and reflect their view at the time, not PodLume's. They are not advice.
Episodes
19 episodes featuring Venture Capital, newest first
- Sep 10, 2026
How startup founders can protect their equity using vesting and term sheetsThis Week in StartupsSep 10, 2026 - Sep 9, 2026
Venture capitalists warn founders of IP risks in frontier AI modelsThis Week in StartupsSep 9, 2026 - Sep 7, 2026
Expert360 sale and Corporate Travel Management ASX return signal market shiftsThe Contrarians with Adam and AdirSep 7, 2026 - Sep 2, 2026
Venture capital surges into physical AI and defense technologyThis Week in StartupsSep 2, 2026 - Aug 28, 2026
Nvidia targets enterprise AI dominance with massive Hugging Face acquisitionThis Week in StartupsAug 28, 2026 - Aug 26, 2026
Venture capitalists clash over Bill Gates' warnings on AI job displacementThis Week in StartupsAug 26, 2026