20VC: Brex Acquired for $5.15BN | a16z Companies are 2/3 AI Revenues | Anthropic Inference Costs Skyrocket | OpenEvidence Raises at $12BN Valuation | The IPO Market: EquipmentShare, Wealthfront and Ethos Insurance
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch · The Twenty Minute VC
January 29, 20261h 15m
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Show Notes
AGENDA:
03:36 Brex Acquisition by Capital One for $5.15BN
10:54 Does Brex's Acquisition Help or Hurt Ramp?
16:28 TikTok Deal Completed: Who Won & Who Lost: Analysis
19:30 Anthropic Inference Costs Higher Than Expected
37:50 Open Evidence Raises at $12BN from Thrive and DST
53:56 Wealthront IPO Disaster: Is $1.5BN IPO Too Small?
01:07:27 Salesforce Wins $5BN Army Contract: The Last Laugh for SaaS