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Crunchbase CEO Jager McConnell - predicting acquisitions, value of data, AI

June 03, 2025 • Word of DaaS with Auren Hoffman • Episode 198

Jager McConnell is the CEO of Crunchbase, a leading business intelligence platform for startup and investment data, serving over 80 million users.

In this episode of World of DaaS, Jager and Auren discuss:

The polarized venture funding landscape
Why 'religion' beats 'truth' in data companies
Finding defensible moats in the AI era
Predicting acquisition targets at scale

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