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

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

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?