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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2026 · 57 MIN

AI’s Capital Flywheel: Models, Money, and the Future of Power

from The a16z Show · host Alessio Fanelli, Swyx (Shawn Wang), Martin Casado, Sarah Wang

a16z's Martin Casado and Sarah Wang join Latent Space hosts Alessio Fanelli and Swyx to discuss what makes this AI investment cycle unlike anything in the history of venture capital. They cover why the lines between venture and growth, apps and infrastructure are blurring, how frontier model companies can raise more than the aggregate of everyone built on top of them, and why the industry-wide gap between perception and reality has never been wider. Follow Alessio Fanelli on X: https://x.com/FanaHOVA Follow Swyx (Shawn Wang) on X: https://twitter.com/FanaHOVA Follow Martin Casado on X: https://twitter.com/martin_casado Follow Sarah Wang on X: https://twitter.com/sarahdingwang   Listen to more from Latent Space: https://www.youtube.com/@LatentSpacePod Stay Updated:Find a16z on YouTube: YouTubeFind a16z on XFind a16z on LinkedInListen to the a16z Show on SpotifyListen to the a16z Show on Apple PodcastsFollow our host: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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a16z's Martin Casado and Sarah Wang join Latent Space hosts Alessio Fanelli and Swyx to discuss what makes this AI investment cycle unlike anything in the history of venture capital. They cover why the lines between venture and growth, apps and infrastructure are blurring, how frontier model companies can raise more than the aggregate of everyone built on top of them, and why the industry-wide gap between perception and reality has never been wider.

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