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Equity

TechCrunch, Rebecca Bellan, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, Max Zeff, Theresa Loconsolo

The intersection of technology, startups, and venture capital touches everything now. That’s why Equity, TechCrunch"s flagship podcast, digs into the business of startups for entrepreneurs and enthusiasts alike. Every Wednesday and Friday, TechCrunch reporters keep you up-to-date on the world of business, technology, and venture capital. Equity is ranked the No.2 podcast in the Top 100 Venture Capital All time leaderboard on Goodpods—As well as No.17 for the Top 100 Finance All time chart and No.32

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00:31:43

What's the Deel with Remofirst, and why are VCs...

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2024/03/08

Today on the pod, Mary Ann and Alex dug into a whole mess of news, including:Mews' massive new round is proof that vertical SaaS + payments remains a great way to build a big business, and earn a unicorn valuation at a time when those are growing rarer.The global companies taking on Carta, including QuotaLab in South Korea. An acquisition has helped QuotaLab expand its product remit to founders, investors and their LPs.Deel's purchase of Africa’s PaySpace got us talking about how acquisitive the

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00:11:08

OpenAI fires back at Musk, and Monzo raises a megaround

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2024/03/06

This is our Wednesday show, focused on startup and venture capital news that matters. If you are a founder or an investor, this one is for you!Here’s the day’s rundown:OpenAI fires back at Musk: In the wake of a lawsuit from former backer Elon Musk, OpenAI is bringing receipts and an argument that Musk wanted to run the company’s for-profit arm. Hard to argue against something that you wanted to run, yeah?Monzo raises megaround: Monzo’s latest round is proof that the worst of the fintech slump is

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00:10:56

Apple’s €1.84B fine, new AI rules in India, and the...

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2024/03/04

This is our Monday show, in which we take a look back at the weekend and what’s ahead in the week. Over the weekend we had a great chat with Nubank’s CEO, which you can find here. Ok, onto the show notes!Stocks and Crypto: With some indices reaching fresh record highs, the good times are also rolling along in crypto where token prices are also on the ascent.Apple and the EU: Apple has been hit by a massive fine in the EU, which it intends to appeal. Spotify, which was the progenitor of the

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00:19:36

The tourist VCs in LatAm have gone home

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2024/03/02

This week, Mary Ann talked to David Vélez, the co-founder and CEO of Nubank, the $50 billion São Paulo, Brazil-based digital bank that offers credit cards, checking accounts and life insurance to consumers.How Nubank has managed to increase its market cap by over 40% in eight months’ time.Why some investors are sticking it out in LatAm, and why it’s a great place to still put venture dollars.Which startups in LatAm have been the most resilient and what other regions can learn from them.All right,

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00:33:00

Will we reach AGI before Stripe goes public?

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2024/03/01

Here’s what Mary Ann and Alex got into:Stripe’s valuation recovers: As part of a tender offer, Stripe is now worth $65 billion. The company’s valuation has been on an up-and-down path in recent years as the company works to make its massive bulk fit into the private markets. Alex has thoughts on when it should go public, as you might imagine.Fervo Energy’s $200M+ round: What if the solution to our energy problems was not in the stars, but beneath our feet? And no, I am not talking about carbon-based

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00:10:07

Microsoft invests in yet another AI company

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2024/02/28

This is our Wednesday show, focused on startup and venture capital news that matters. We pull the top stories from the week thus far, and give them the Equity treatment to put them into proper context.On the show today:Microsoft invests in Mistral AI: Sure, it's not the biggest check, but as regulatory oversight hovers over Microsoft's shoulder, the deal makes sense.Thrasio files for bankruptcy: What happens if you raise billions to pursue a market opportunity, but the market shifts under your

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00:11:42

Why some VCs are pulling back from Europe, Google’s...

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2024/02/26

This is our Monday show, which looks back at the weekend and ahead to the week. We are back bright and early this week, but we also had an extra episode this weekend digging into the Reddit IPO; you can find that here.On the pod this morning, here’s what we got into:Stocks are mixed around the world as crypto prices gyrate; it’s a big earnings week including data from Workday, Zoom, Unity, Coupang, Klaviyo, Salesforce, Snowflake, Okta, and Duolingo among other names.Google, and its work to bring

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00:09:01

Equity Shot: All about the Reddit IPO!

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2024/02/24

Hello, and welcome to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.Weekend team, we have something both short and sweet for you: A dig into the Reddit IPO filing that came out just after we recorded our final, regular episode of the week. Since we could not wait until Monday to talk about the numbers, we have an overview here for your delectation.If you want to read along:Reddit IPO filing, first look, written by Mary Ann and

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00:31:51

Match Group’s deal with OpenAI is just business with...

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2024/02/23

This week Mary Ann, Kirsten, and Alex gathered to chat through a massive sheaf of news. A note before we get to the rundown that Reddit filed to go public after we had recorded this episode, so notes on its IPO filing are not included in this particular episode. Don’t think that we won’t discuss its S-1, it just came too late for this particular entry. More to come!Here’s the rundown:Deals of the Week: PermitFlow raised $31 million to bring software to the construction permitting market, one man’s

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00:09:15

Could Reddit’s upcoming IPO reward its power users?

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2024/02/21

This is our Wednesday show, in which we talk through the week’s leading startup and venture capital news. This is short week, but there’s still a lot to talk about:Loora’s $12 million round is a reminder that AI is going to find purchase in a host of new markets. The company wants to use AI for conversational language training. Sure, humans are good at that, but they are also expensive. Software aims to be more affordable.Dili is building an AI service to help investors handle their due diligence

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00:12:28

The regulatory clock is ticking for TikTok

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2024/02/20

This is our weekly kick-off show, coming to you Tuesday morning as yesterday was a holiday here in the States. Here’s the rundown:Crypto prices are up, and we’re looking at another busy earnings week. Palo Alto Networks, Sprout Social, Nvidia and Block will report this week.Planity has put together a $48 million Series C, which is a super neat vertical SaaS deal. Software and payments make for a tasty combo, and Planity wants to bring those benefits to salons in Europe.The EU is after TikTok under

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00:31:30

Foundry is shutting down in slow motion

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2024/02/16

On today's news round up, Alex, Mary Ann and Karyne are looking at:Deals of the Week: Rasa’s $30 million Series C had our tongues wagging. The startup is building finservice-focused conversational AI tools. Karyne wanted to talk about the latest round at the intersection of AI and crypto, while Alex wanted to riff on Hippo Harvest’s $21 million round for indoor robot farming.Venture capital’s year of transition: After OpenView called it quits, and Countdown Capital returned funds to LPs it became

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00:10:15

OpenAI board member Bret Taylor has a new AI startup

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2024/02/14

Welcome to our Wednesday show, in which we talk through the week’s leading startup and venture capital news. Today we have an absolute pile of material, so let’s get to work:Bret Taylor’s new startup is turning heads: Known for his work at Facebook, Salesforce and OpenAI, Taylor’s new startup Sierra is building conversational AI agents. It has raised a mountain of capital to date, which it might need given that it’s not alone in its niche.FlowFi’s counter-cultural decision: FlowFi is building

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00:11:40

Peak XV's AI field trips, and why we don't set...

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2024/02/12

This morning we have an interesting mix of stories, which bring technology, politics and AI together in interesting ways. To work:Stocks: It’s another big week for earnings, including Hubspot, Instacart, Monday.com, and Cisco. We should learn a lot about the state of software and hardware sales as last year ended, and what some critical tech names see for the rest of the year.Crypto: Prices are up in the crypto world over the last week. Coinbase reports this week as well, which should give us a feel

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00:37:01

Adam Neumann's bid for WeWork's scraps

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2024/02/09

Here’s the rundown:Deals of the Week: Adam Neumann wants to buy WeWork from bankruptcy, Starship Technologies raised $90 million for a product that 100% of the crew love, and Ambience Healthcare’s massive $70 million round also got a warm reception for its target market.LatAm Rising: We love Latin America here at Equity, but have been a bit puzzled why its venture capital totals have fallen as far as they have. New data makes it plain that startups in the region are doing rather well. What gives?And

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00:09:56

Fintech, edtech, and SaaS are not dead

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2024/02/07

This is our startup-focused Wednesday episode, so we’re taking a deep look at a number of startup fundraisings, and the latest from the world of venture capital itself. Startups and capital, it’s our jam!Here’s what we got into on the show today:Goodshuffle raised $5 million, showing that vertical SaaS is far from kaput, even if software valuations remain under strain.SUMA Wealth put $2.2 million into its own accounts, showing that audience-tuned fintech products still have legs. SUMA Wealth’s

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00:14:17

Yandex takes a big hit to get rid of Russian assets

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2024/02/05

This is our Monday show, in which we look back at the weekend and the week ahead. A big thanks to Maggie for stepping back into the Equity seat while Theresa is out today.Here’s what we got into:Stocks are mixed around the world as investors digest the possibility of high interest rates persisting for longer.Crypto price movements seem to have eased in recent weeks in the wake of bitcoin spot ETF launches.Yandex’s parent to exit Russia: At a huge cost, it turns out. Given Russian sanctions, owning

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00:33:04

The feast and famine cycle of tech

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2024/02/02

The amazing Mary Ann Azevedo was out this week, so Kirsten Korosec, Karyne Levy and Alex Wilhelm took to the mics to chat through the most important tech news of the week. And if you haven't already, head here to listen to our interview with founder and former VC Anshu Sharma about building competitive products and defining new markets.Here's what we got into on the show today:The latest Congressional hearing went about as expected: Poorly.Deals of the Week: Zum has raised $140 million for EV school

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00:30:24

Why one founder thinks the Apple Vision Pro is going...

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2024/02/01

This is our interview show, where we sit down with interesting, knowledgeable folks and dive deep into what they are building, designing, or thinking about.Today, we have Anshu Sharma back on the podcast. Last time, the Skyflow CEO riffed with us on interest rates and business cycles. This time, we wanted to talk to him about a theory he recently wrote up for TechCrunch: The Innovator’s Dilemma.Or perhaps, a partial solution to that dilemma. The gist is that instead of using lower-cost products to

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00:10:05

Meet the startup taking on Nvidia

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2024/01/31

This is our startup-focused, Wednesday episode, so today we’re counting down important venture rounds and chatting our way through other startup and VC news. Here’s the rundown:Plex raises $40M, targets profitability: The media streaming company thinks that it can reach black ink by the end of this year, or early 2025. Not bad for a very expensive industry.Rebellions raises $124M to take on Nvidia: What is designing new AI chips and is partnered up with Samsung? Rebellions, which is now quite a lot

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