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Articles and posts that quote Kyle, cite his writing, or cover Contrary, 5 in all.

• The Short King Is Dead, Long Live The Short King
  AVC · Fred Wilson · 12 October 2026

  Fred Wilson on Union Square Ventures raising a $500 million core fund and a $400 million opportunity fund. He opens by responding to Kyle’s post arguing that the USV and Benchmark announcements mark the end of venture’s…

• Founders Fund, General Catalyst, and the Megafund Moment
  Newcomer · Madeline Renbarger and Tom Dotan · 13 March 2026

  Newcomer on megafunds like Founders Fund, General Catalyst and Spark raising ever-larger funds while capital concentrates in a handful of firms. Kyle explains why the divide in venture fundraising is likely to stick…

• Ramp Is Trying to Get the US Government as a Customer After Seeing a Tweet from DOGE
  TechCrunch · Mary Ann Azevedo · 17 April 2025

  TechCrunch reports that Ramp was being considered for a federal charge-card pilot run by the General Services Administration, and traces how the company courted government business. The article cites the January blog…

• VCs Who Bet $300 Billion on AI Say DeepSeek Will Fuel Industry
  Bloomberg · - Date: 2025-01-28 · 28 January 2025

  Bloomberg asks venture investors how DeepSeek’s cheap, capable model changes the case for the $300 billion they have put into AI. Kyle appears in the coverage.

• Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark, and the Battle for Venture Capital
  The New York Times · - Date: 2024-12-13 · 13 December 2024

  The New York Times on the split between Andreessen Horowitz’s scaled, platform approach to venture capital and Benchmark’s small partnership model. Kyle appears in the coverage.