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Latest Tank Talks By Ripple Ventures transcripts

The "Prepared Mind" Investing Strategy Behind Sierra Ventures' Biggest Bets | Shomik Ghosh

October 22, 2026

Shomik Ghosh (0:01)

The main thing, actually, it's funny, like with Claude and stuff, I only use it if I can prompt it well enough to actually explore the insights deeply. Because again, like, if I don't have a base understanding, then it's just going to give me like, you know, kind of more AI slop, so to speak. Like, you know, if you…

Matt Cohen (0:50)

Welcome back to Tank Talks. I'm your host, Matt Cohen, founder and managing partner of Ripple Ventures. And this week's episode, I'm joined by Shomik Ghosh, partner at Sierra Ventures.

Shomik is one of those investors who has actually sat on both sides of the table and at almost every stage. He started in fixed income trading and tech M&A, spent time in venture debt, and even joined a startup that didn't work out. He then went to top tier capital investing in growth stage companies like CircleCI…

Shomik Ghosh (2:20)

Thanks for having me, Matt. I really appreciate it.

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