Thinking Machines Co-Founder Joins Meta for $3.5BN, Industry Venture's $665M Acquisition

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Oct 16, 2025

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Roger Ehrenberg is a leading seed investor, founder of IA Ventures, and now runs Game Changers Ventures, a $100M fund investing at the intersection of sports, media, entertainment & technology.

Jason Lemkin is one of the leading SaaS investors of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Algolia, Talkdesk, Owner, RevenueCat, Saleloft and more.

Rory O’Driscoll is a General Partner @ Scale where he has led investments in category leaders such as Bill.com (BILL), Box (BOX), DocuSign (DOCU), and WalkMe (WKME), among others.

In Today's Episode We Discuss:

  • Pre-Show Chat: Rory Is So Old He Worked with Arthur Rock!!!

  • Goldman Sachs Acquires Industry Ventures for $665M

  • Thinking Machines Co-Founder Raises $2BN and Then Leaves for Meta

  • SoftBank Goes for $5BN Leverage Against ARM Stock To Buy More OpenAI

  • More Data Centres Than Offices: Are We In a Bubble

  • Where is the Alpha in Venture in 2025

  • What 90% of Managers Get Wrong About Portfolio Management

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