VC React SV E5: A16Z's $15B Raise, Gemini To Power Siri, Anthropic Health, Bizarre Tech at CES 2026!

VC React Podcast - Silicon Valley:

Every week, we bring you insights and reactions from top VCs, LPs, and Angel Investors, reacting to the latest news on Silicon Valley startups, funds, and investment rounds.

Hosts:

• Ahmad Takatkah, VCpreneur.
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• Jamie Lane, FWDstart.
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Guest:

1. Jake Ellowitz, Partner @ Tribe Capital, CTO @ Cofounder Termina Systems
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-ellowitz/
- Company Website: https://tribecap.co/

2. Joseph Alalou, General Partner @ Daring Ventures
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephalalou/
- Company Website: https://daringventures.vc/

This Week On The VC React Podcast:

News of the week brought to you by FWDstart:

• A16Z raised more than $15 billion across five new funds. Is this a sign that power in VC is concentrating into the hands of just a few mega-firms? Or that VC is actually still a growing asset class?

• Apple’s New Brain: Siri will run on Gemini. A smart way to catch up in AI، or a sign that Apple fell so far behind on models, it had to borrow Google’s brain?

• Anthropic is rolling out Claude for Healthcare right after ChatGPT Health. LLMs in Healthcare: Superpower or Safety Risk?”

• And finally, the most bizarre tech, announced so far at CES 2026