Marketplace Tech with Molly Wood   /     When venture capital collides with the nation’s capital

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Venture capitalists have been welcomed into the Donald Trump administration, and their presence is growing. People who’ve been in the business of backing startups have been tapped to run the Office of Personnel Management and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Another, David Sacks, is the White House artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency czar. Even the vice president, JD Vance, spent time making venture deals before he moved into politics. Sarah Kunst, founder and managing director at Cleo Capital, says that in venture capital, you have to be good at saying no and comfortable taking risks knowing they likely won’t pan out. Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes asked Kunst what it means to bring these qualities to the federal government.

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Duration
00:08:50
Publishing date
2025-02-18 11:05
Link
https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/when-venture-capital-collides-with-the-nations-capital
Contributors
  Marketplace / Marketplace Tech Staff
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