Minisode: Can LPs Diversify in an AI-Obsessed World?

Origins host Beezer Clarkson, LP at Sapphire Partners and co-founder of OpenLP, and Nick Chirls, GP at Asylum Ventures, unpack their recent conversation with Sarah Tavel, Partner at Benchmark. Together they discuss their takeaways from Sarah’s recent decision to take a step back at Benchmark to fully focus on AI, getting into the lessons they can learn from that approach and what that means for the future of artificial intelligence. They also discuss the current state of venture in light of this decade’s AI boom, and theorize where this will put the ecosystem in the future. This episode of Origins is supported by Sydecar. Visit to learn more. Learn more about Sapphire Partners: Learn more about OpenLP: Learn more about Asylum Ventures: Learn more about Benchmark: Read Sarah’s Substack Posts: For a monthly roundup of the latest venture insights, including the newest Origins episodes,

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Minisode: Can LPs Diversify in an AI-Obsessed World? is an episode from Origins - A podcast about Limited Partners, created by Notation Capital by OpenLP from Sapphire Partners.

This episode is 00:09:44 long.

This episode was published on Oct 28, 2025.

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