How AWS, AngleList and Now AI Killed The Old VC Playbook | Nakul, Audacious
The Neon Show
- Published
- October 9, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 25m
- Summary source
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- Last updated
- Oct 11, 2026
Discusses openai.
Summary
From a boutique industry of ~20 firms to today where there are specialised funds for every stage, geography and category, Venture Capital has changed radically.On this episode we have Nakul Mandan from Audacious Ventures. Nakul came to Silicon Valley at 28 expecting to be fired. He left Lightspeed in 2020, spent 14 months raising a $90M first fund in the …
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From a boutique industry of ~20 firms to today where there are specialised funds for every stage, geography and category, Venture Capital has changed radically.On this episode we have Nakul Mandan from Audacious Ventures. Nakul came to Silicon Valley at 28 expecting to be fired. He left Lightspeed in 2020, spent 14 months raising a $90M first fund in the middle of a pandemic, then watched ChatGPT changing the game entirely during his first two years of investing.In this episode, Nakul shares how
Themes
- openai