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BIG IDEAS START WITH A CONVERSATION

FOUNDERS. FUNDERS. WHAT’S NEXT.

Be in The Roomwhere it happens.

The first chapters. The pivotal bets. Candid conversations with the founders and funders shaping what comes next.

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A great introduction can change everything.
Your next one is behind one of these doors.

A LITTLE CURIOSITY GOES A LONG WAY

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A SPECIAL SERIES FROM THE ROOM

Before the fund.
There was a founder.

What does it take to build a venture firm? We go behind the investment thesis with the people who started one.

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04

Sapphire Ventures

Jai Das

53 min
03

Not Boring

Packy McCormick

44 min
02

Amplify Partners

Sunil Dhaliwal

69 min
01

Bling Capital

Ben Ling

52 min

MORE THAN A PODCAST

The conversation
doesn’t end here.

From a first listen to a first introduction. Meet the founders, funders, and friends who make The Room a community.

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The Room Podcast hosts Madison McIlwain and Claudia Laurie

MEET YOUR HOSTS

Both sides
of the table.

A founder. A funder. Two friends asking the questions they wish they’d heard sooner.

Claudia Laurie THE FOUNDER

Claudia founded and exited Prive, a venture-backed startup, and is now a Member of Product Staff at OpenAI. She brings the lived experience of building a company to every conversation.

Madison McIlwain THE FUNDER

Madison became a venture capital partner and now works as an operator at Vercel. She brings an investor’s perspective and an operator’s curiosity.

The story behind The Room

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