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6 VC Firms Raised $62 Billion. Now They’re Startup Kingmakers.

Six venture capital firms–General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Lightspeed, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive, and Sequoia–can open doors far beyond funding.

6 VC Firms Raised $62 Billion. Now They’re Startup Kingmakers.

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Six venture capital firms–General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Lightspeed, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive, and Sequoia–can open doors far beyond funding.

Their scale can also push founders toward bigger, riskier outcomes.

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Six venture capital firms–General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Lightspeed, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive, and Sequoia–can open doors far beyond funding. Their scale can also push founders toward bigger, riskier outcomes.

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Their scale can also push founders toward bigger, riskier outcomes.

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