<p><br /></p><p>VC React Podcast - Silicon Valley:</p><p>Every week, we bring you insights and reactions from top VCs, LPs, &amp; Angel Investors, reacting to the latest news on Silicon Valley startups, funds, and investment rounds. </p><p><br /></p><p>---</p><p><br /></p><p>Hosts: </p><ul><li>Ahmad Takatkah, VCpreneur. Sign up to VCpreneur Newsletter on <a href="https://www.vcpreneur.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.vcpreneur.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li>Jamie Lane, FWDstart. Sign up to FWDstart Newsletter on <a href="https://www.fwdstart.me/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://archives.fwdstart.me/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li></ul><p><br /></p><p>---</p><p><br /></p><p>Available on:</p><ul><li>Youtube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@VCReactPodcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@VCReactPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li>Spotify:<a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vc-react-podcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4O6gOT7eoMxf5M7qy3HVMp" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4O6gOT7eoMxf5M7qy3HVMp⁠</a></li><li>Apple:<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vc-react-podcast/id1764834384" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vc-react-podcast/id1764834384⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li></ul><p><br /></p><p>---</p><p><br /></p><p>Guests:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Brian Belley, from KingsCrowd Capital</p><p>- LinkedIn Profile: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbelley/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbelley/</a></p><p>- Company Website: <a href="https://kingscrowd.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://kingscrowd.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>2. Jenny Barba, Co-Founder &amp; Managing Partner @ Features Capital</p><p>- LinkedIn Profile: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybarba/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybarba/</a></p><p>- Company Website: <a href="https://featuresvc.co/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://featuresvc.co/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>---</p><p><br /></p><p>#siliconvalley # mena #startups #vc #lp #tech #investments #entrepreneurship #venturecapital #venturedebt #privateequity #finance #business #ipo #acquisitions #limitedpartners #accelerator #saas #data #software #deeptech #ai #fintech #edtech #cvc #web3 #crypto #blockchain #defi #impact #sanfrancisco #sanjose #boston #seattle #austin #nyc #riyadh #dubai #amman #cairo #qatar </p><p><br /></p><p>---</p><p><br /></p><p>News of the week brought to you by FWDstart.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Week On The VC React Podcast:</p><p><br /></p><p>- Paramount has gone full hostile with an all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, trying to blow up Netflix’s agreed deal. “Is this just old-school media consolidation, or a panic move in an AI era where if you don’t control the biggest IP libraries, AI-generated content ends up owning the audience instead of you? </p><p><br /></p><p>- Kalshi just doubled its valuation in less than two months, and raised $1B at an $11B valuation as regulated prediction markets go fully mainstream. Does this feel like a new core asset class being born, or just a fancy, regulated gambling with great PR?</p><p><br /></p><p>- SpaceX: an $800B secondary sale, talk of a $1.5 trillion IPO, and employees lining up to sell $2B worth of shares! Is this the rational pricing of the most important company of our time, or exactly how bubbles look on the way up?</p>