When the next US president steps up to the inauguration lectern in January, Barack Obama will leave his post as the nation's commander in chief and hand off the country to his successor.

He's already announced that he will be staying in DC after office, but he might also try his hand in the venture-capital market.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Obama voiced his little-known inclination toward the private sector, specifically Silicon Valley and the VC scene.

Image: President Obama pumps air pressure into Extreme Marshmallow Cannon designed by Joey Hudy of Phoenix, before firing a marshmallow across the State Dining Room of the White House during the second White House Science Fair in Washington February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque