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Scott Sandell

Managing general partner at NEA, NEA

Search every verified Scott Sandell interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Scott Sandell, executive chairman and CIO of NEA, appeared at the All-In podcast liquidity summit in Napa Valley in July 2026 and at a separate All-In summit in East Palo Alto in June 2026. He discussed the state of the venture capital industry, noting that the average time from company inception to IPO has tripled from 3 to 12 years over the last 30 years and that half of current unicorns were founded before 2016. Sandell said he expects a wave of new IPOs but also observed that many companies wish to remain private, creating a need for a broader capital market to provide liquidity for entrepreneurs, employees, VCs, and LPs. Sandell described artificial intelligence as being at an inflection point, citing the rapid revenue growth of companies like Anthropic and the consumer adoption of ChatGPT. He said AI is a long-term trend that will include periods of exuberance and potential resets, but he distinguished the current environment from the dot-com implosion, stating that the companies involved are creating real value. He also mentioned that NEA is involved in stealth-mode companies focused on AI safety and solving difficult problems.

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