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# ![@andrewchanvc Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:tiktok::6829920794455819269.png) @andrewchanvc Andrew | VC and Startups

Andrew | VC and Startups posts on TikTok about investment, open ai, money, ai the most. They currently have XXXXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

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[finance](/list/finance)  XXXXX% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  XXXX% [vc firms](/list/vc-firms)  #201 [social networks](/list/social-networks)  XXXX% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  XXXX% [stocks](/list/stocks)  XXXX%

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[investment](/topic/investment) #2923, [open ai](/topic/open-ai) #666, [money](/topic/money) 4.29%, [ai](/topic/ai) 3.57%, [at least](/topic/at-least) 3.57%, [storytelling](/topic/storytelling) #1214, [if you](/topic/if-you) 2.86%, [countries](/topic/countries) 2.14%, [finance](/topic/finance) #3793, [matter](/topic/matter) XXXX%

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**Top assets mentioned**
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### Top Social Posts
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"Part of this is storytelling most VC Interviews test your ability to tell a compelling story about you and your interests #venturecapital #jobsearch #interviewadvice"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7502671158882422058)  2025-05-10T04:36Z 8695 followers, 3045 engagements


"#stitch with @Andrew VC and Startups so I think its pretty obvious this is a fire sale because terms are undisclosed + all reports indicate these conversations STARTED Friday after the news broke on the Google reverse acquihire. Either way crazy behavior by the Windsurf board and C suite. Startups/VC landscape is evolving. #venturecapital #windsurf #startupfounder #acquisition"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7527339007324245262)  2025-07-15T16:00Z 8698 followers, 8162 engagements


"Replying to @magicada this is not financial advice and I am not a registered financial advisor but yeah QSBS in the US is what makes pre-series A VC such a big asset class. There are equivalents in other countries but nothing quite as good #venturecapital #taxhack #investing"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7529184225296174350)  2025-07-20T15:20Z 8670 followers, 6834 engagements


"One of the biggest mistakes I see founders make is pitching before actually being VC ready. Venture capitalists have pretty set procedures and also can be harsh: once someone passes oftentimes they wont re-engage. So its critical to have the correct materials and storytelling down before you go out at risk of missing opportunities for being too early #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7561121024486477069)  2025-10-14T16:51Z 8697 followers, 7327 engagements


"This is something important for startup founders to understand. VCs will talk a big game to close an investment but its very rare for them to be actual value added investors since to be unfortunately honest they rarely have to. This is starting to change as venture capital becomes more competitive but even at that true value added venture is quite rare #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7578337498057788686)  2025-11-30T02:20Z 8694 followers, 19.9K engagements


"One of a venture capitalists best superpowers is empathy although not all investors have that. Anyone who does this seriously should know its a long game. If you made clear mistakes or committed fraud thats one thing but if you always did your best for the company and things just didnt work then thats completely ok and part of the startup journey #venturecapital #startupfounder #startuptiktok"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7579129839752383758)  2025-12-02T05:35Z 8693 followers, 3481 engagements


"Replying to @Lilfairy🧚🏻♀🧸 if youre a startup founder or aspiring venture capitalist these are the top things I would recommend you read to or listen to. Also Clarence on here has a great course thats more founder focused but you can run through that too tons of great content out there #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7579365592281517325)  2025-12-02T20:50Z 8684 followers, 1192 engagements


"a low effort meme to end day 2/7 of trying to post XX times a day but hopefully you all enjoy this (posted without Mr. Chans knowledge) #venturecapital #wasian #oxfordstudy"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7579499078526962957)  2025-12-03T05:27Z 8695 followers, 1649 engagements


"Look I am all for couples using IVF I am all for wanting the healthiest happiest baby you can. But by the time you start optimizing for physical traits and designing children thats where it seems to cross a line for me. Genetic modification broadly is a slippery slope and Im not really sure how much we should be trying to play with these things because when it goes wrong it will go very very wrong #pickyourbaby #silicnvalley #blackmirror"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580036602647432503)  2025-12-04T16:13Z 8695 followers, 95.5K engagements


"Replying to @Slick_Riks_Tricks this is usually considered a core skill for junior VCs but in practice you rarely if ever have to do a waterfall analysis manually anymore but it is helpful as a founder or investor to understand share classes and how those affect distributions #venturecapital #startuptiktok #investing"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580498297165532471)  2025-12-05T22:05Z 8693 followers, 1552 engagements


"Its not that there arent edge cases or exceptions here but chasing down/trying to chase down big name firms unless you went to a target school or come from a target startup etc. is usually a massive waste of time. some of these funds also have hordes of analysts theyll use to take calls with everyone so that can be even more wasted time much higher ROI in finding better fit investors with you #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580749849084054797)  2025-12-06T14:21Z 8697 followers, 5299 engagements


"Storytime here of my career path and how I ended u pas a deep tech investor - not something I usually talk about because imo track record defines credibility in venture not age or pathway into the field and oftentimes because I took this weird route and am more or less a career investor at this point its looked on weirdly by some #venturecapital #careertiktok #jobsearch"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580826492809121079)  2025-12-06T19:19Z 8698 followers, 4166 engagements


"Replying to @user3286425640043 ultra niche venture capital meme but in all reality VCs dont have that much power its usually far upstream. Most of us are just asset managers #venturecapital #startuptiktok #investing"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580850224625683767)  2025-12-06T20:51Z 8698 followers, 1321 engagements


"I am beyond horrible at taking B roll so this was actually in October but hey only like X months late anyways incredibly privileged to attend the Milken institute Asia summit and next year I will take much better videos of the conference. Its great networking for venture capitalists or really finance professionals broadly #venturecapital #conference #milkeninstitute"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7581151060840975671)  2025-12-07T16:18Z 8697 followers, 1699 engagements


"Also theyre doing a fair bit to make it easy to integrate other tooling. I think it ignores a bunch of other trends too which is that AI is getting faster at generating code and the most important which is this is super easy for any AI incumbent to build which Cursor is having issues with right now. But I dont know its not even the worst or weirdest thing in this YC batch. Y Combinator generally has been doing weird deals so hey I wish these guys the best #chadide #startuptiktok #ycombinator #artificialintelligence #venturecapital"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7572715917730221325)  2025-11-14T22:45Z 8697 followers, 10.4K engagements


"Replying to @thequestion this comes up a lot - the US Is just a far better place to invest in as a US VC so the best options if youre a startup outside the US are to find local capital or look for people who clearly disclose that theyre interested in investing. Not that you wont find some others that do but the numbers are much much rarer #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580921737995390221)  2025-12-07T01:28Z 8693 followers, 1501 engagements


"Replying to @Superalpaca1234 this is why the math for venture capitalists works even with startups and dilution. The benefit for things that go right is so big that it doesnt matter how much dilution you take an investors #venturecapital #startupfounder #investing"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7581686142194437431)  2025-12-09T02:54Z 8697 followers, 1420 engagements


"Replying to @maxii_300 note XX% of VC funds dont perform well enough to receive carry. AND you as an individual have to have a large enough chunk to make it worth your time. #investing #finance #venturecapital"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7455181774738509098)  2025-01-02T05:13Z 8677 followers, 5496 engagements


"Replying to @Tim Cooley venture is big on hierarchy and hype. We obviously need to change it but this is how the tier system works and what it means to be at each tier. #venturecapital #startups #investing"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7458416209206299950)  2025-01-10T22:24Z 8677 followers, 8483 engagements


"Replying to @Shirazi most VC jobs are recruited through network or by deals sourced at the entry levels. Upper levels go mostly through recruiters #venturecapital #recruiting #jobsearch"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7488169896413547818)  2025-04-01T02:44Z 8697 followers, 111K engagements


"Replying to @SarahLudwigsen this is more in reference to early stage funds - (many) multi stage/growth funds will follow similar IB targets but also typically theyre hiring people from IB anyways. Undergrad to VC pipe is rare not impossible but rare. School can help but far more about experience and value #targetschool #venturecapital #investing"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7488575616082578731)  2025-04-02T04:58Z 8697 followers, 7512 engagements


"Replying to @user38493010758393944 long video today I think the first point around backing founders to back them later on is the real piece of nuance that at least I see here and I think people are glossing over #cluely #venturecapital #startupfounder"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7520435975521094967)  2025-06-27T01:33Z 8682 followers, 37.1K engagements


"Replying to @T this had been on my mind a lot and has ended up in numerous investor conversations Ive had. Seedstrapping - B2B becoming consumer. #venturecapital #startupfounder #saas #seedstrapping"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7522584894669606199)  2025-07-02T20:31Z 8131 followers, 3584 engagements


"Quick take here but imo YC has always been priced to market as long as market sustains they can keep expanding. expansion doesnt hurt them or brand does hurt people indexing on YC and other accelerators who have to compete much more aggressively now #venturecapital #startupfounder #ycombinator"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7526990472225525005)  2025-07-14T17:28Z 8684 followers, 15.6K engagements


"Replying to @retard venture studios also fall under this same moniker. basically all of these people will provide some additional service in exchange for more equity because thats how they drive outsized returns (at least thats what they tell their LPs) but usually end up suffering from major adverse selection on the founders that will take those terms. when I do incubations you make sure its a great team and you basically trade a couple percent of the startup for guaranteed funding before launch which is a very different approach to antler or a studio #venturecapital #startupfounder"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7545623006098361613)  2025-09-02T22:31Z 8677 followers, 2398 engagements


"Replying to @timebop2000 I think @Jonathan VC & Startups and I accidentally synced our content calendars today but this is why VCs need to underwrite to 30x to actually generate returns on their fund especially after you factor in dilution this is all that matters is the cash out #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7556000380568538423)  2025-09-30T21:41Z 8695 followers, 3169 engagements


"Ok Silicon Valley may be the best but Im also biased In that I personally relate to this movie on so many levels because I too am also very bad at telling people that I have feelings for them and all tend to use work as an outlet to deal with failures in other parts of my life but oh well #venturecapital #careertok #18x2 #startuptiktok #yearning"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7562579101261810958)  2025-10-18T15:10Z 8684 followers, 7405 engagements


"Replying to @DJ if youre struggling to raise VC and it doesnt feel like youre pitching poorly or the deck/fundamentals are bad the odds are that you should not be raising venture capital to start. There are a lot of other ways to get funded and venture investment is meant for a very small share of startups. Media may tell you you need VC dollars. Odds are you dont #venturecapital #fundraising #techtok"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7564549869713558839)  2025-10-23T22:37Z 8684 followers, 2501 engagements


"Replying to @enrique holden something important for startup founders to understand: when looking at background just because someone has been acquired doesnt mean they had a good outcome but it *can*. Something I run into a lot as a venture capitalist is people bragging about M&A when really its really a fire sale #venturecapital #startupfounder #acquihire"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7567582858827648311)  2025-11-01T02:46Z 8684 followers, 4038 engagements


"Replying to @Dee I get this question a lot - basically the historical venture capital bias has been against solo founders because of risk of someone leaving and generally checks and balances. Thats dddinitely changed in thelast few years but there are still old guard VCs that wont back solo founders or startups with just the one founder. Underrated backstory here is it can also cause a lot of issues with dead equity even if there is a contingency plan when a founder leaves #venturecapital #startuptiktok #vc #solofounder"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7570394511168326967)  2025-11-08T16:37Z 8695 followers, 2249 engagements


"Replying to @helen hotgirlstartup basically I see a lot of businesses on TikTok and in the wild in general that are trying to raise VC and really dont have a chance of getting any venture funding. Startups can be great businesses and not venture backable you can build a great company without needing to move fast and break things #venturecapital #vc #startuptiktok #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7570775225843928334)  2025-11-09T17:15Z 8677 followers, 4983 engagements


"Replying to @Al Dev something nuanced about venture firms is they all have different meanings of deals/most do different types of deals. Its important if you want to work in VC or if youre pitching a VC as a startup to make sure you know what types of deals that firm does what stuff they invest in how many investments they make per year etc. #venturecapital #vc #startuptiktok"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7571191332958473485)  2025-11-10T20:09Z 8660 followers, 1400 engagements


"Venture capitalists often lie to startup founders or to other VCs. Ive even seen some manipulate or massage truth with their limited partners. Its bad behavior but this is where it stems from. At least for me I believe radical transparency and honesty is where we need to be as an industry and it will help the broader startup ecosystem move forward #startuptiktok #venturecapital #investing"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7573094786094157070)  2025-11-15T23:16Z 8677 followers, 3038 engagements


"Replying to @Keith Ive made videos on this same general topic before but a couple of key concepts here: venture capitalists dont pass unless theyre sure they arent doing a deal. Venture capitalists have a limited amount of time to review startups and will pass quickly. And most pitches are too long and lose attention before making a sell #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7575386825137638670)  2025-11-22T03:30Z 8698 followers, 2420 engagements


"this is obviously a joke but I took a couple of days off this week in advance of working the entirety of next week (because venture capitalists work bizarre hours) so I figured that I should be allowed to make at least on really medium quality meme also like pyramids hope yall enjoy #venturecapital #investing #financetiktok"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7575649004327832887)  2025-11-22T20:27Z 8660 followers, 2143 engagements


"The VC job comes with a lot of travel but honestly I brought this one o to myself also this is not a strategy I would recommend unless you are very experienced in crashing out on planes #venturecapital #startuptiktok #worktravel"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7576074950096719159)  2025-11-24T00:00Z 8677 followers, 2611 engagements


"Replying to @Arnaecia: Methix Ceo basic video but something I do have to talk about more frequently than I would care to - its a fine line between a startup and a lifestyle business and many things that from my seat as a enterprise/hard tech VC that I would say are lifestyle businesses may still have risk profiles of a startup which is what makes them hard to invest in #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7576324403512790327)  2025-11-24T16:08Z 8670 followers, 1682 engagements


"Posting some clips from my interview with @collide. since Im on the road again and havent had time to record - this is very very real though Silicon Valley is way too accurate in the early seasons. #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder #siliconvalley"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7577195672269589774)  2025-11-27T00:30Z 8677 followers, 3149 engagements


"Literally humanoid robots are raising massive rounds with absolutely no traction and theyre not going to have traction because for the same cost you can have a much better specialized application robot. Maybe some day if costs come down massively and strictly for household task but there are so very few applications without better solutions its just silly to me that venture capitalists keep investing in these startups #venturecapital #humanoidrobot #figureai"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7578648869412670734)  2025-11-30T22:28Z 8655 followers, 112K engagements


"Something Ive been discussing a lot in private conversations: venture capitalists are bad at their jobs. Theyre empowered to be bad at their jobs by systems that reward mediocrity and charisma. Were not going to be able to change that overnight but hopefully over my career we can move some part of the ecosystem to investing in substance over hype and technologies that help real people not just the X% in Silicon Valley #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7579056301360123150)  2025-12-02T00:49Z 8697 followers, 1617 engagements


"debated posting this but sometimes these late nights in the office make me miss a simpler time in my life when i was innocent young and happy. im happy now too but have had to find fulfilment in work success and chasing after people in foreign countries who will never feel the same way about me #venturecapital #worklife #sad"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7579156720111422734)  2025-12-02T07:20Z 8655 followers, 7508 engagements


"Replying to @John Dutton have had this in my drafts for a bit. Its not that smart VCs arent out there but the recruiting pathway heavily biased towards charismatic people and good storytellers with limited actual intelligence education or investing skill. Sometimes those people still find far better startups than quant type VCs. Its not a field that requires great technical talent but imo hopefully thats something we can change #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7579306568492109111)  2025-12-02T17:01Z 8684 followers, 1.7M engagements


"Replying to @Joe this is pretty basic and I can go through a lot more on this topic but investors are all out there and for the most part they all want to be found. This is the best approach to meeting people through warm intro if youre trying to get in front of venture capitalists or angels as a startup founder #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7579425466591808782)  2025-12-03T00:42Z 8670 followers, 1441 engagements


"It will often seem like things happen incredibly quickly because of massive adoption but remember that I used to code on OpenAI models in college (GPT 2) and were years away from them being profitable. Fusion has been XX years away for the last XX years. Waymo was founded in 2009 and theyre just now in X cities. Even great transformative tech can operate on timelines that dont make sense for investors or for founders #venturecapital #siliconvalley #startuptiktok #techtok"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7579460114176904503)  2025-12-03T02:56Z 8684 followers, 1442 engagements


"I hypothetically will have another post on creating fomo thats buried somewhere in my TikTok drafts up today but basically venture capitalists need a reason to move quickly and most startup founders dont effectively create it because methods like saying theres competition for a round are very very easy to validate #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7579641040861187383)  2025-12-03T14:38Z 8660 followers, 1034 engagements


"One of the most common mistakes I see inexperienced entrepreneurs make it trying to lie to create FOMO by lying or overrepresenting conversations/VC interest. Venture capitalists know when rounds are moving fast and startup founders that try to fake that end up just making themselves look very silly and inexperienced #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7579689376397954318)  2025-12-03T17:46Z 8670 followers, 1831 engagements


"Ideas are easy to copy patents dont hold up that well especially in foreign countries. Really the only way you win is if you execute the best and fastest of everyone on market. Nothing else matters #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7579751590626643214)  2025-12-03T21:47Z 8660 followers, 8988 engagements


"I cannot stress this enough: build authentic relationships do not act transactionally. Most businesses are long term business. Startups and venture capital especially #venturecapital #startuptiktok #networking"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580097081210113293)  2025-12-04T20:08Z 8676 followers, 1867 engagements


"Replying to @scottvandenberg_ this is the critical point I think most people miss. The difference in $3-10B isnt that much. When you start talking about $100B+ in burn there are a VERY limited number of players who can cut those checks. This isnt really a linear process in the way youd expect with other companies which is why I believe OpenAI will be bought or go bankrupt #venturecapital #openai #artificialintelligence #aibubble"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580134088355368205)  2025-12-04T22:31Z 8660 followers, 233.6K engagements


"fun story time today since I forgot to make a sad VC meme but the number of times Ive been pitched on dating apps or had people try to network with me there is just insane like if youre a founder please dont ahahaha #venturecapital #datingapp #dating"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580205339539295502)  2025-12-05T03:08Z 8676 followers, 41.2K engagements


"Youll see people talk about this online and its not all venture capitalists and its not all LPs or investors but usually its enough people where the responsible life choice is to just fundraise during good fundraising times to the extent youre able to control it #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580413492335840526)  2025-12-05T16:36Z 8660 followers, 2.1M engagements


"i made this last year and have never had the chance to show it off and since the whole thing with the girl who lives far away doesnt seem to be going too hot for your boy I will instead be sharing this as a true venture capital thirst trap #venturecapital #pitchafriend #hinge #greenscreen"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580544737338232077)  2025-12-06T01:05Z 8693 followers, 76.7K engagements


"Another clip from an interview I did with @collide. Been talking a lot about AI and venture capital investing especially as it pertains to the AI bubble. Lots of great opportunity out there just hard to find #aibubble #artificialintelligence #venturecapital"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580884939302882615)  2025-12-06T23:05Z 8677 followers, XXX engagements


"Replying to @user1889027071133 obviously not all CVCs are like this - I do a ton of work with Cavallo ventures Suffolk Tech etc. and think theyre incredible partners. also really glad that I can share this bc there arent a ton of stories Im able to share from past firms and this was one of the craziest things thats happened in my career #venturecapital #startupfounder #investor #corporate"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7521055515082902798)  2025-06-28T17:37Z 8695 followers, 9831 engagements


"Feel a need to say this coming off the video yesterday. AI is a game changing technology but not in the sense that its transforming intelligence OR even in the sense that it has improved that much. I still remember GPT X and sure GPT X is much better but its the same general backend with just much more financial backing and much more data #artificialintelligence #agi #venturecapital"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7547197351153224974)  2025-09-07T04:20Z 8697 followers, 46.7K engagements


"This seems so frivolous but especially in the venture capital and startup world you end up connecting a ton of people please just save everyone the struggles and move people to BCC after they make the intro 🥲 #venturecapital #startupfounder #networking"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7561866271118134542)  2025-10-16T17:03Z 8695 followers, 16.6K engagements


"Replying to @artam45 making this quickly since you have the meeting upcoming but this is the usual cadence and structure you should expect and go for from a VC side. Startup founders often mess up the conversational and storytelling bits. You can definitely use a deck but use it as a supporting mechanism not as a crutch Ive seen that done properly mayb 1/100 times #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7562249036820974862)  2025-10-17T17:48Z 8693 followers, 6648 engagements


"This is a pretty important dynamic because as much as little things like deck story etc. matter when startups pitch potential investors venture capitalists will basically disregard every rule in the book if they like you enough to do a deal. If they wanted to they would and if they had wanted to they would have. #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7562963268432596237)  2025-10-19T16:00Z 8694 followers, 14.7K engagements


"Brought my least favorite venture capital investor (VC goose) with me to make this one. As a startup founder these pitches really usually wont differ too much. Eventually you have a lead at a firm and they shepherd you through a bunch of high level meetings sometimes with specific details to address from IC sometimes not. Then you go to initial investment committee and then to final. But a lot of these still just look like more intro calls #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7567808921906302263)  2025-11-01T17:23Z 8654 followers, 2431 engagements


"Replying to @Ben.Weinmann_ in my career Ive made this recommendation to remove or graduate a CEO three times and Ive followed through with it only once. Its very hard for a venture capital backed company to recover from replacing a CEO or replacing a founder and usually thats the absolute last resort and a card that you only play if it truly is in the best interests of the company and the broader shareholder base #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7568563082079866126)  2025-11-03T18:11Z 8688 followers, 3746 engagements


"correction idk if Roy used Cluely to cheat or was expelled just because of the concept either way though it turns out cheating apps have a very limited TAM. Also is a great representation of a16z as a marketing firm not a venture capital firm. Dont know what VC would have backed that startup from a substantive perspective and now theyve lit some cash on fire and are pivoting to one of the most crowded markets there is #cluely #venturecapital #siliconvalley #startupfounder"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7568888653590580535)  2025-11-04T15:14Z 8695 followers, 200.8K engagements


"Replying to @artam45 this doesnt just go for startups and tech either. the more someone has to prove whether as a venture capitalist investment banker or even as a scientist or similar the harder theyll work until that proof is there. no motivation is as powerful as the doubts of others #venturecapital #vc #startuptiktok #motivation"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7569738613169114382)  2025-11-06T22:12Z 8695 followers, 3681 engagements


"Replying to @RoadTo8Figures so I definitely get a lot of questions about what I invest in and what type of startups I find interesting this video details more of that but as a venture capitalist I look for real technology (hardware applied vertical AI etc.) solving real problems in core American industries. The latter can mean a lot but usually old boring places VCs have historically overlooked from an investment side #venturecapital #vc #startuptiktok #investing"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7570912530256743694)  2025-11-10T02:07Z 8688 followers, 3794 engagements


"I know Im a little late to the party on this one but I wanted to wait until the dust settled before giving my two cents here - I do tech takes not tech news. This to me looks like a serious cofounder dispute with likely some very real cause that underlay the bigger issues facing OpenAI of profitability and the AI bubble. But also Ive heard the rumors about Altman and wouldnt be shocked if there was more to it #venturecapital #openai #artificialintelligence #ai"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7571628552601357581)  2025-11-12T00:26Z 8695 followers, 60.9K engagements


"Something important to understand if youre a startup founder or angel investor is that there are investors who can just play around with checks that can make or ruin you. You have to know where you sit in the ecosystem and be conscious of the real money #venturecapital #startuptiktok #founder #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7572282779669482766)  2025-11-13T18:44Z 8698 followers, 5378 engagements


"Replying to @RoadTo8Figures something I was taught very early in my venture capital career: you are looking for companies that are outliers. Thesis driving limits downside startups that break rules and break patterns are what drive truly exceptional upside #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7575558904399056142)  2025-11-22T14:38Z 8695 followers, 2231 engagements


"Replying to @molly this comes up more frequently than Id care to see and obviously is more guidelines than hard rules but just know what youre getting into. If a fund doesnt need to care about you and things go wrong odds are thy wont lift a finger to help fix anything. So early stage startups need to be careful or divide up a cap table carefully #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising #vc"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7576691576991223095)  2025-11-25T15:53Z 8694 followers, 7155 engagements


"This is advice I give to basically all of my startup founders and friends if you dont need money and you dont have a clear use for it then you shouldnt be raising it. Venture capital is highly dilutive and comes with many strings attached far better to bootstrap if you can #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7577144856837901582)  2025-11-26T21:12Z 8695 followers, 3981 engagements


"Honestly I hope for my own good that someone is able to buck the trend and figure out a way to make dating apps actually work but this is what you call a black hole idea: something that people try again and again and again with a lower success rate than even normal B2C startups #venturecapital #datingapps #hinge"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7578679857731718413)  2025-12-01T00:29Z 8697 followers, 18.8K engagements


"Now the thing that gives me hesitation is just how much they post on their own profiles too but its obvious Darshan (and frankly none of the guys) are really cut out to be starting a proper boy band so something has to be going on theres just a big question as to what was going on and if they are after an O1 this is one of the explanations that makes the lot sense to me #venturecapital #startuptiktok #boythrob"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7578949476551871757)  2025-12-01T17:55Z 8697 followers, 53.4K engagements


"this is why I do some fairly aggressive web scraping - this is a super power for me and something that allows me to win against other venture capital investors + truly help the startups I work with #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7578984277812006158)  2025-12-01T20:10Z 8698 followers, 1770 engagements


"Posting this since its something Ive been talking about a lot privately. Right now the revenue is nowhere close what itll need to be profitable. Unless theres some massive revolution in cost OpenAI has a couple more years before theyll start needing massive round after massive round and its a coin toss as to if those rounds can and will get done #venturecapital #artificialintelligence #openai"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7579012558569393422)  2025-12-01T22:00Z 8697 followers, 34.9K engagements


"Anyways I thought you all might find this funny. The best PR whether its for venture capital or startups rarely has the best returns to investors. Me and most of my friends only care about returns but sometimes they still get swept up in the PR anyways. Congrats to everyone #forbesunder30 #venturecapital #startupfounder"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7579397783338192141)  2025-12-02T22:54Z 8695 followers, 11.1K engagements


"This is also why I tell founders to be incredibly careful if they see a VC or angel but liquidation preference at anything other than 1X. Its easy to get caught up in raising money for a startup but terms like these from a venture capitalist or other investor can come back to haunt you easily #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7579868890562399501)  2025-12-04T05:23Z 8695 followers, 9879 engagements


"Replying to @bigdaddy84441 made another video on a similar topic here yesterday but venture capitalists (at least XX ish percent of the industry) are hype wave machines. Theyll do whatever is popular. So if youre a founder of a startup or a marketing team person you need to recognize that and create competition get traction or get PR #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580015530145352974)  2025-12-04T14:51Z 8697 followers, 4159 engagements


"Replying to @bigdaddy84441 timing this is honestly the hardest part and the issue is theres usually some type of catalyst event for massive markets shifts. Could be election cycle. Could be OpenAI but imo this comes from the venture capital side where zombie VC funds start to struggle and cant raise new funds #venturecapital #startuptiktok #artificialintelligence"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580430101951581495)  2025-12-05T17:41Z 8662 followers, 3366 engagements


"Replying to @Blue Sea50 unfortunately there is a lot of very real value in prompt engineering and prompt structure whether as a consumer due to model switching or on a profesional side to improve performance rates. A good prompt can be the difference between XX% accuracy and 80%. #chatgpt #openai #promptengineering"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580446153100070158)  2025-12-05T18:43Z 8693 followers, XXX engagements


"Basically everyone in Silicon Valley at some point in time has lost money betting against meta and against Mark Zuckerberg. He may have lost an insane amount of money betting on the metaverse but their market cap is still holding strong #siliconvalley #metaglasses #markzuckerberg #artificialintelligence"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580463131999177997)  2025-12-05T19:49Z 8698 followers, 6101 engagements


"Replying to @Benji @ Mapchat.social this one is a more technical video but goes into some of how voting shares work and how dual class shares in particular function for common stock. This is the 10x voting structure youll sometimes see in publicly held companies for people like Elon or Sergey Brin #venturecapital #finance #startuptiktok"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580516827390823735)  2025-12-05T23:17Z 8695 followers, 2350 engagements


"Replying to @RoadTo8Figures its rare but Ive occasionally seen founder secondaries before a B. Usually though its very common in the late stages and actually advised so that your net worth isnt all tied up in a startup with significant risk. This is the role of secondaries firms venture capitalists will also sell secondaries sometimes at B or later too #venturecapital #startupfounder #wework"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580563270629625101)  2025-12-06T02:17Z 8698 followers, 3005 engagements


"Venture capital is a industry driven by long term relationships and trust usually youll work with people for decades if not their whole career and thats why its such a bad idea to make short term decisions and mess people over because it will always catch up with you reputation wise. Its also why youre guaranteed to make enemies #venturecapital #startupfounder #networking"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580579557586078989)  2025-12-06T03:20Z 8695 followers, 1529 engagements


"A lot of founders on here and in general dont know tha venture is a game. Its not a fair game and some people start with advantages but there are many unwritten rules dynamics and strategies that help you play the game better with investors and it is easy to tell when people do/do not know what theyre doing #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580771000929848590)  2025-12-06T15:43Z 8697 followers, 3276 engagements


"Replying to @Keith most VCs have networks of other investors that they like to work with and like to co invest with. Usually as a founder youll know if they have that fair early because theyll make intros while theyre finishing diligence #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7580962591187488055)  2025-12-07T04:07Z 8695 followers, XXX engagements


"Replying to @Blue Sea50 this is what usually makes sense for building in stealth as a founder to be honest I still think its silly but I do get the desire not to be hit up by service providers investors or people looking for jobs and wanting to be sure of an idea before a formal launch #venturecapital #startupfounder #startuptiktok"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7581133650327014670)  2025-12-07T15:11Z 8698 followers, 1415 engagements


"Replying to @Timur TLDR: priced rounds have investor protections SAFEs usually dont. Stacking SAFEs for founders can lead to more dilution from investors than they might think but I like SAFEs after priced rounds sometimes because of seniority on the pref stack assuming it converts in on a new round #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7581169675006987533)  2025-12-07T17:30Z 8698 followers, 1494 engagements


"Replying to @Sly Joker little bit of inside baseball here on how venture capital processes work. Obviously sometimes (and more and more recently) rounds close much more quickly but the conservative rule is that for fundraising you budget 3-6 months and XXX conversations and a bunch of deep diligence processes that lead exactly nowhere #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7581307915160571149)  2025-12-08T02:27Z 8697 followers, 1672 engagements


"Replying to @iwannalickasaitoes this is an important thing to understand - youre expected to hit milestones by the next round. Usually to stay on a venture velocity thats every two years but also it is completely OK to not stay on a venture velocity and be cash positive or scale slow to scale fast #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7581319850249833742)  2025-12-08T03:13Z 8697 followers, 1390 engagements


"I could make like 100+ of these. Venture capital is an industry that inherently lends itself to repetive language and venture capitalisms mostly because youre spending so much time doing the same meetings that you just slip into the same words #venturecapital #startupfounder #corporatetok"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7581550487376334094)  2025-12-08T18:08Z 8695 followers, 1132 engagements


"Obviously there are other professions that work even worse hours like investment banking or medicine and honestly for me it was a little surprising to me that people were so shocked by me working on a Monday night but hey important reminder people all go down different pathways in life and theres nothing wrong with any of them unless youre unhappy #venturecapital #startupfounder #996"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7581730274233322765)  2025-12-09T05:46Z 8697 followers, 2260 engagements


"Yeah I just straight up had no idea they launched this and had had no interest in switching. Disrupting browser use is such a tricky thing humans get very attached to UI/UX stacks which you can see every time Apple updates iOS so I have no clue why OpenAI decided to launch an artificial intelligence enriched browser but hey sometimes people do things I dont understand #venturecapital #artificialintelligence #openai"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7582016937144667405)  2025-12-10T00:18Z 8697 followers, 2788 engagements


"Replying to @jt95032 Im a lil sick right now so this video meanders a bit more than I would normally shoot for but the good info is still in there: recurring = predictability. Non-recurring = volatility. Car purchases are a great example here where brand loyalty is low leading the low valuations but many other things fall in this category of good businesses just harder to back as a venture capitalist #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7582033654302395703)  2025-12-10T01:23Z 8697 followers, 1199 engagements


"Note I wasnt an AO but youd both see this in conversations with the AOs plus could see it in the applications of the far too many friends Id help review apps for + the kids who did and didnt get in youd meet at events. There was always a clear pattern in storytelling and college match. Founding a startup is a big life choice and I definitely wouldnt do that just to throw it away after you write your college essay"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewchanvc/video/7582050330347719991)  2025-12-10T02:27Z 8697 followers, 1405 engagements