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David George from a16z on the future of going public at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
David George of a16z joins the Going Public stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Moscone West in San Francisco, from October 27–29. Register now.
In this conversation, George will unpack what the next generation of scaled startups needs to know — from the shifting dynamics of IPO timing to the rise of secondary markets and the expectations investors now place on founders long before a public debut. His resume includes growth investments in companies like Airbnb, Slack, Opendoor, AppDynamics, and Uber — iconic names that helped define the last wave of tech IPOs. He began his career in investment banking and private equity, but it’s his track record as a growth-stage investor that puts him at the center of today’s evolving venture landscape.
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