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"Turpentine VC" | Venture Capital and Investing

On Turpentine VC, host and venture capitalist Erik Torenberg delves deep into the art and science of building successful venture firms through conversations with the world’s best investors and operators. Hear about insider strategies on decision-making, investment theses, and building firms for the long term—from the ground-level, VC to VC. Guests in season 1 include Ben Horowitz of a16z, Mamood Hamid and Ilya Fushman of Kleiner Perkins, and Alfred Lin of Sequoia.
87 episodes

Episodes

E84: How Accel Captures Companies Outside Traditional VC Reach with Andrew Braccia

00:48:524/8/2025

E83: Chad Byers on Why Susa is a Purpose-Built Seed Specialist [Classic Interview]

00:58:203/25/2025

E82: Fundraising in Bear Markets: How Nichole Wischoff Closed $50M [How I Invest]

00:34:063/19/2025

E81: Inside Seven Seven Six with Alexis Ohanian [Classic Interview]

00:58:333/11/2025

E80: Logan Bartlett on How Great VC Firms Truly Operate

01:06:403/4/2025

E79: Now at $2B Valuation: Mercor CEO On How They Started

00:56:422/25/2025

E78: Why Benchmark is Different Than Other Firms with Sarah Tavel & Eric Vishria

01:32:092/18/2025

E77: IVP's Somesh Dash on Growth Stage Investing and Strategic Discipline

01:01:062/11/2025

E76: Thrive Capital's Bold Bets on Category-Defining Companies with Kareem Zaki

01:10:192/4/2025

E75: Greg Castle (Anorak VC) on the Biggest AR/VR and Spatial Computing Opportunities

00:50:311/28/2025