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The Twenty Minute VC · April 30, 2026 · 1h 25m

20VC: Anthropic Raises $45BN but Falls Short on Compute | OpenAI Crushes with GPT5.5 and Codex: Back in the Game? | China Blocks Manus $2BN Deal to Meta | Thoma Bravo Hand Back Medallia Keys to Creditors | Why Google is a Bigger Buy Than Ever Before

Show Notes

Harry Stebbings breaks down a massive week in tech: Anthropic's $45B raise fails to secure sufficient compute, OpenAI's growth stalls despite GPT-5.5, China blocks a $2B AI acquisition, and Thoma Bravo gives up on Medallia. The episode explores the threads connecting AI hype, infrastructure bottlenecks, and the potential death of SaaS at the hands of agentic interfaces.

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Curious

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Death of SaaS: AI Agents Replace Traditional Applications00:41:50
If AI agents can generate custom interfaces on the fly, traditional SaaS tools like Jira and Canva could become obsolete.
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Highlights

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Anthropic's $45B Raise Falls Short on Compute00:00:00
Anthropic raised $45 billion from Google and Amazon but still cannot secure enough compute capacity.
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OpenAI Misses Growth Targets Despite GPT-5.500:05:10
Despite launching powerful new models, OpenAI is reportedly missing its aggressive growth targets.
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Compute ≠ Revenue: The AI Business Model Crack00:12:05
Companies are pouring billions into compute but revenue scaling lags behind, exposing a fundamental mismatch in the AI business model.
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China Blocks $2B Manus Acquisition — AI Cold War Escalates00:20:30
Chinese regulators blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of Manus, escalating the AI cold war.
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Thoma Bravo Hands Medallia Keys to Creditors00:46:20
Thoma Bravo handed the keys to Medallia's creditors, wiping out $5 billion in equity and signaling a collapse in private equity exit routes.
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