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September 18, 2026

The biggest conversations in US VC right now

From personal AI agents to the rising cost of AI compute, here's what they're chatting about

Anne Sraders

4 min read

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Primary VC Summit in NYC, 2026
Primary VC Summit in NYC, 2026. Courtesy of Anne Sraders
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AI ads on the New York City subway. Courtesy of Anne Sraders
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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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