About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the current state of the venture capital market with insights from Koch's Nick Hoffman.

Jones Day partners Tim Curry and Taylor Stevens are joined by Nick Hoffman, Associate General Counsel, M&A and Venture Capital at Koch. They discuss the general state of the VC market, how Koch evaluates an opportunity, AI deals, the return of the nontraditional investors, and reasons for optimism about 2026.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Curry, Taylor Stevens

Guest: Nick Hoffman

Topics covered

• venture capital
• M&A
• AI deals
• nontraditional investors
• market outlook

Keywords

• venture market
• Koch
• AI deals
• nontraditional investors
• 2026 outlook

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Organizations: Koch

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