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EPISODE · Nov 20, 2025 · 47 MIN

What VCs and Angel Investors are seeing from Y-Combinator in 2025

from High Stakes · host Paige Soya

In this episode of High Stakes, K Street Capital Managing Partner, Paige Soya, sits down with Gabriel Jarrosson, Managing Partner at Lobster Capital, to unpack how Y Combinator’s internal tool “Bookface” is reshaping investor-founder relationships in 2025.YC’s Bookface allows founders to rate their experiences with investors — creating a private reputation system that influences who founders choose to work with in the future. The result? A new era where investor behavior, transparency, and credibility matter just as much as capital.💡 In this episode:How YC’s Bookface works behind the scenesWhat investor ratings mean for fundraising strategyWhy reputation has become a competitive advantage for VCs and angelsHow this shift is redefining accountability in venture capitalWatch now to learn how your reputation has become your strategy in the evolving world of startup investing.

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