AngelList Confidential 2022

Packy McCormick (Managing Partner, Not Boring Capital), Turner Novak (Managing Partner, Banana Capital), and Sarah Smith (Managing Partner, Sarah Smith Fund) joined Harry Stebbings (Managing Partner, 20VC) in conversation on investment strategy, how to provide value to portfolio companies, reasons for optimism in the current macro environment, and who will dominate venture over the next 10 years.

In his keynote address, AngelList CEO Avlok Kohli announced “AngelList Venture” is now simply “AngelList.” He shared the current state of AngelList and new innovations for the funder and founder ecosystems, including institutional-grade reporting metrics, Venture Fund browse, eliminating carry fees, and hiring and retention tools. Additionally, Avlok unveiled a new brand identity for AngelList, and Amit Matani joined to discuss AngelList Talent’s rebrand to “Wellfound.”

HubSpot founder Dharmesh Shah shared his perspective with Avlok on when’s the right time to launch your own startup and how you should approach key startup inflection points, including hiring, fundraising, and bringing on a co-founder.

Sam Altman (CEO, OpenAI) sat down with Avlok Kohli to discuss how artificial intelligence will change the world in the coming years and what an AI-assisted future could look like.

Ramp CEO Eric Glyman talked to Avlok about how to succeed in an industry where there’s already an established incumbent, how Ramp maintains a high product velocity, and advantages of being a second mover in the market.

Founders Jonathan Benamoun (Fi), Krystle Mobayeni (Bento Box), and Tracy Young (TigerEye) talked to AngelList business lead Sumukh Sridhara about how the job of a founder has evolved in the last 10 years, and how it will continue to change in the coming years. The panelists also discussed the future of remote work, the experience of female founders, equity compensation, and lessons from scaling a startup to acquisition.

Collin West (Managing Partner, Ensemble VC) and Tomasz Tunguz (Managing Partner, Redpoint Ventures) joined Kevin Laws (Advisor, AngelList) to share data on the current state of the early-stage startup ecosystem. The panelists also discussed how data impacts their investing strategy, and answered questions from the audience.

Sophia Amoruso (CEO, Business Class), Immad Akhund (CEO, Mercury Bank), Siqi Chen (CEO, Runway), and Karine Hsu (Founder, Slope Agency) chatted with Ryan Hoover (Managing Partner, Weekend Fund) about how they manage investing in startups while simultaneously running their own businesses, why founder VCs have an advantage over traditional VC firms, and emerging trends in the venture space.

Sierra Peterson (Managing Partner, Voyager VC), Ramez Naam (Managing Partner, Planetary VC), and Ryan Bethencourt (Founder, Wild Earth) discussed the present and future of climate technology with moderator Tommy Leep (Managing Partner, Jetstream), including the technologies they're most excited about, and how they evaluate climate tech investing opportunities.