Book - Coming Oct 15, 2026
The venture stack
Rewriting the Rules for Funds, Funders, and Founders
Author
SIMRAT WASON
Tech-optimist builder-investor with over 15 years across startups, big tech, venture and capital markets. Writes at the intersection of innovation, capital, and conviction - focused on what's next for the people who fund the future and the founders bold enough to build it.
the question:
What's next for VC?
The traditional venture model was built for a different era. Today, founders have optionality, capital moves differently, and power is being redistributed across the ecosystem. These shifts are redefining how companies are built, funded, and scaled. The next ten years will reshape venture far more than the last ten ever did.
The QUESTION:
Future of startup building?
The mechanics of building companies are changing. Iteration cycles are shorter. Teams are leaner by default. Early decisions now compound faster than ever. The next decade of startup building may be the most consequential in modern history.
Venture capital:
THE FULL STACK
VC Stack - it's the FUND, the FUNDER, and the FOUNDER, aligned through shared velocity, conviction and leverage.