Money Talks: Veni, vidi, VC

<p>Venture capital is no longer embodied by Silicon Valley investing in its own backyard. <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/11/23/the-bright-new-age-of-venture-capital/21806438?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=moneytalks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A new wave</a> of both capital and competition is powering new ideas across sectors and <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/tech-investors-cant-get-enough-of-europes-fizzing-startup-scene/21806435?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=moneytalks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">around the world</a>. Our correspondent Arjun Ramani and host Rachana Shanbhogue speak to veteran VCs, newcomers and founders to find out whether the innovation being funded will be worth the risks.</p><br><p>With Roelof Botha, partner at Sequoia Capital; Rana Yared, general partner at Balderton; Ali Partovi, chief executive of Neo; Dr Maria Chatzou Dunford, founder of Lifebit.ai and Rachel Delacour, co-founder of Sweep.</p><br><p>We would love to hear from you—please take a moment to complete our listener survey at <a href="http://economist.com/moneytalkssurvey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">economist.com/moneytalkssurvey</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Sign up for our new weekly newsletter dissecting the big themes in markets, business and the economy at <a href="https://www.economist.com/moneytalks/?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=moneytalks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">economist.com/moneytalks&nbsp;</a></p><br><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions, subscribe to <em>The Economist </em>at <a href="http://www.economist.com/podc