BREAKING: Bucky Moore Joins $30B AUM Mega Fund Lightspeed

Trillion-Dollar Outcomes, AI, The Rise & Pushback of Mega Funds

Bucky Moore joins Sourcery to announce his new role as Partner at $30B AUM VC Lightspeed Venture Partners. This was a very fun & really candid conversation where Bucky opens up about his transition from Kleiner Perkins (where he spent the last 7.5 years), the decision to join an established platform versus launching his own fund, the structural and economic elements of changing funds as a Partner (board seats, carry), & what it means to invest at the earliest stages during a generational market cycle. We dive deep into the evolution of mega funds, the heat they’re receiving from the…

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