Avichal Garg

Managing Partner, Electric Capital

Search every verified Avichal Garg interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Avichal Garg, co-founder and managing partner of Electric Capital, appeared on two podcasts in mid-2026 where he discussed his investment philosophy, the state of AI and crypto markets, and his views on Ethereum. On the "Empire" podcast in May, Garg described crypto tokens as a potential "escape valve" for wealth creation in countries that cannot access U.S. markets like the QQQ, and said that professional investors "tend to make their money in bear markets" while "anyone can make money in the bull market." He also stated that the "right time to be investing in AI was 5 years ago or 10 years ago" and that early-stage investors should focus on "things that are not hot today," such as crypto and fintech. In a July appearance on "The Investor Who Backed 10 Unicorns Explains the AI Bubble," Garg compared his role as a venture investor to music producer Rick Rubin, saying he seeks people who "have something interesting to say in the world" through code, which he described as "an artistic endeavor." He noted that when software "eats" an industry, the winning companies tend to be run by software engineers, citing Amazon as an example. Garg also identified the U.S. seizure of Russian assets in dollar terms as a "turning point" for Ethereum, describing it as "a US dollar denominated system that nobody in the world controls" and where the U.S. "can't steal your assets." He cautioned that in the current bull market it is "too easy to get over your skis" and "drink the Kool-Aid."