#2297 Elad Gil backed 40 unicorns. This is next

From Startup Stories - Mixergy by Andrew Warner

February 24, 2026

About this episode

Elad Gil discusses the future of software companies and investment opportunities in the age of advanced AI.

Elad Gil was an early investor in 40 unicorns, including major AI companies like Perplexity. I asked him what’s next for software companies now that AI can code better than humans, and what he’d invest in after AI. Elad Gil is the Founder & Investor at Gil Capital, his private investment firm. He has backed some of the most iconic technology companies of the past two decades, including Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase, Instacart, OpenAI, and SpaceX. A former executive at Twitter and Google, Elad is known for identifying major technology waves early — from social to SaaS to AI — and helping founders build category-defining companies. Sponsored by Zapier More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint Rate this interview -> https://mixergy.com/rateint

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Warner

Guest: Elad Gil

Topics covered

investment
AI technology
software companies
unicorns
entrepreneurship

Keywords

Elad Gil
AI
unicorns
investment
technology companies
Gil Capital
entrepreneurship
software

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gil Capital, Twitter, Google, Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase, Instacart, OpenAI, SpaceX