“ don’t want you aggressively limiting their extremely valuable information collection.” At least some panelists agreed that this is an issue: “I do think there are kill zones,” said panelist Paul Arnold, founder and partner at Switch Ventures. The first panel at the venture capital roundtable included a robust discussion of “kill zones” - areas and industries in which acquirors are scooping up innovative startups to eliminate potential competitors. If nothing else, the discussion made clear that a broad range of behavior in Silicon Valley, and elsewhere, may be stifling innovation and is making it difficult for startups to thrive. This article highlights the key takeaways from this discussion, exploring how innovation and competition in the startup tech sector is likely to evolve.
The DOJ hoped to learn from the VC community about the future of disruptive innovation, whether current firms’ dominance is so great that they can restrict competition and access to essential inputs, and how the VC community evaluates the strategic value of a transaction that might inform the DOJ about whether a transaction is premised on creating value for consumers versus preventing competition. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division held its first Public Workshop on Venture Capital and Antitrust at Stanford University’s Paul Brest Hall. Examining Startup Investors’ Thoughts On Big Tech’s Power
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