Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo of Maverix Private Equity talk about a wide array of current topics in venture capital, with a particular focus on the state of AI funding with Radical Ventures raising an $800M AI-focused fund, the challenges facing late-stage startups, and the impact of government policies on entrepreneurship and innovation. In this episode, we discuss: (00:23) Radical Ventures raises $800M for growth-stage AI startups (01:19) Discussing risks and rewards in AI growth-stage investing (05:09) Insights from Carta and CVCA reports on late-stage funding challenges (13:18) Canadian Entrepreneurs Incentive (CEI) changes and their impact (18:06) NVIDIA chip smuggling to China despite U.S. export restrictions (21:06) Google’s antitrust case and its potential impact on the tech industry Follow Matt Cohen and Tank Talks here! Podcast production support provided by Agentbee.ai