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Watch CNBC's full interview with Tenacity Venture Capital founder and general partner Ben Narasin

Reported by Cnbc
Oct 16, 2026· 2 min read
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Key Takeaways
  • • CNBC's 'Squawk Box' hosted Ben Narasin, founder and general partner of Tenacity Venture Capital, for a full interview on the impending Anthropic IPO, the state of the AI buildout, the AI revenue race, and the AI IPO market.
  • • The interview is a video segment; the source material provides a topic outline and a runtime of 10:15 but no detailed quotes or figures from the conversation.
  • • Related Tenacity-linked segments in CNBC's archive cover the California proposed wealth tax, the tech IPO pipeline, and OpenAI's IPO, though these are separate broadcasts.
  • • Narasin's background includes a Tenacity Venture Capital founder and general partner role dating to June 2021, according to his LinkedIn-style profile listing.
Summary
Ben Narasin, founder and general partner of Tenacity Venture Capital, joined CNBC's 'Squawk Box' for an interview published by CNBC that focuses on the anticipated Anthropic initial public offering. According to the broadcast description, the discussion also addresses the state of the AI infrastructure buildout, the competitive dynamics of the AI revenue race, and conditions in the AI IPO market. The video runs 10:15.

The publisher's own archive lists several other recent 'Squawk Box' appearances by Narasin that touch on overlapping themes. These include a segment on the proposed wealth tax in California and its potential impact on Silicon Valley, a discussion of the state of the tech IPO pipeline and AI's race to IPO, and a segment on OpenAI's IPO, which is described as likely to be the second-largest of all time and which references Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI. Additional archived segments cover AI's effect on investing in AI-related startups.

Publisher profile material describes Narasin as the founder and general partner of Tenacity Venture Capital, a role listed as beginning in June 2021, and identifies him as a graduate of International Christian University, Babson College, and Harvard. The source material available for this item does not include specific valuations, fund sizes, or direct quotations from the interview itself, so readers should consult the full video for Narasin's specific views on the Anthropic offering and AI valuations.

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