VC Matt Turck mocks having to beg GPU providers for allocations after just investing millions
mattturck · x · 2026-10-02
AI investor Matt Turck describes the absurd power dynamics in today's compute market: a GPU provider asked him to do a reference call for a portfolio company, expected him to beg for an allocation that wouldn't arrive until next year, and wanted most of the millions he just invested paid upfront.
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