Saastr · 13 November 2026

Jensen Resigns, Sequoia Pulls Back to the Bay, and Anthropic’s IPO Draws 6x Demand: The Top Takeaways from 20VC x SaaStr

Jason Lemkin, GP @ SaaStr

A podcast recap covering Sequoia's pivot away from evergreen funds, Jensen Huang's resignation amid a foreign intelligence probe, Anthropic's 6x-oversubscribed IPO, and the shift from seat-based to agent-driven software as the dominant trend shaping 2027 startup valuations.

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Topics: Venture Capital & Startups · AI (Horizontal) · Enterprise Software

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