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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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00:10:13

Equity Monday: The race to build tomorrow’s AI...

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2023/11/06

Here’s what we got into on this fine morning:Stocks and crypto: Stocks are higher in Asia, lower in Europe, and nearly flat in the United States. More interestingly, crypto prices are continuing their ascent. Even NFTs are picking up a little bit!It’s another busy week on the earnings front, meaning we’ll hear from Uber and Lyft and Hubspot, among others.On the AI front, TechCrunch is tracking 01.AI in China, which is now a unicorn, and the latest offering from Elon Musk’s X.AI service. The latter

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00:36:02

'Buy now, pay later' is just another way of saying...

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2023/11/03

We’re talking about the week’s biggest startup and tech news with Mary Ann, Becca, and Alex. Here's what we got into:What happened to WeWork? As the shared office space company struggles to stay alive, we had a lot to say.Deals of the Week: Mary Ann wanted to chat about Charlie, which is building a neobank for seniors; Alex wanted to talk about an interesting non-profit-ish model to get startups and others access to H100s; Becca brought Almouneer to the table, an interesting healthtech play in the

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00:32:07

When does a startup know it’s time to spread its wings?

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2023/11/01

This is our Wednesday show, where we sit down with a guest, talk about their work and dive deep into the rest. Mary Ann and Alex invited Marisa Warren onto the show. You may remember that we discussed her new fund — ALIAVIA Ventures’ first — on the show the other week.We wanted to talk with her to go over a few key topics that we care a lot about:The current state of venture investment in women; why the numbers aren’t changing, and what she thinks could make a difference.When startups should target

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00:10:09

Equity Monday: Governments are getting their...

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2023/10/30

Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. Here’s what we got into today:It's a massive earnings week, unlocking a massive wave of new data concerning the performance of tech public tech companies. We're hoping to learn more about the market that startups are selling into in the process.The recent crypto rally is helping bolster spot trading results, good news for Coinbase ahead of its own earnings report.The Biden administration's

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00:24:55

Bonus episode: What we learned from SBF's testimony...

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2023/10/28

Happy Saturday! We have a special bonus episode for you from our sister pod, Chain Reaction. Alex joins Jacquelyn Melinek go over the FTX/Sam Bankman-Fried trial before getting into his testimony from Thursday and Friday. They talked about:Why the judge had the jury leave the courthouse for SBF’s testimony ThursdayThe general feeling of the courthouse on the fourth week of the trialA possible timeline for next week and what to look out for as the prosecution gets a chance to cross examines

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00:37:40

AI is going to make Big Tech even bigger, and richer

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2023/10/27

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.This is our Friday show, and we’re talking about the week’s biggest startup and tech news. Mary Ann and Alex were lucky enough to have Kirsten aboard for the roundup, which means we got to tackle an even wider array of stories than usual:Updates from the trial of former FTX CEO SBF, more here from our own Jacquie.Deals of the Week: Mary Ann was very interested in I

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00:30:44

The Theory Ventures venture theory with Tomasz Tunguz

Equity ·

2023/10/25

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.This is our Wednesday show, where we sit down with a guest, talk about their work and dive deep into the rest. This week, we had Theory Ventures founder Tomasz Tunguz on the show. As long-time readers of his work, having the former Redpoint investor on the show was a no-brainer.While it would have been fun to spend our time chatting about the ups and down of

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00:09:17

Equity Monday: Here’s hoping genAI can make Siri better

Equity ·

2023/10/23

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. Here’s what we got into today:Stocks are down around the world, while the value of crypto tokens is heading higher. Crypto trading volume is also trending north.It’s a huge week for earnings with names like Microsoft, Alphabet, Spotify, Snap, Meta, IBM,

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00:32:31

We're sending a cake to the next fintech startup that...

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2023/10/20

This is our Friday show, and we’re talking about the week’s biggest startup and tech news. Mary Ann and Alex ran as a pair this week, and here's what they got into:Deals of the Week: Allara raised $10 million for women's hormonal health, Agnikul raised $26.7 million for its orbital launch technologies.Beef in the (leased) boardroom: WeWork is irked by Codi, which is hammering the well-known shared-office giant in an advertising campaign. Meanwhile, Anyplace raised more capital to fund its

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00:32:58

The venture market is overcorrecting

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2023/10/18

This week Gené Teare from Crunchbase and Crunchbase News joined the podcast. She's a well-known analyst of the global venture capital market, and was instrumental to Crunchbase's early life and remains one of its more tenured staffers.So, what did the three of us get into? Here's the rundown:The big picture: What should we think about when we consider the Q3 2023 venture capital market as a whole. (More on Latin America here, Canada here, and global data here from TechCrunch+.) Here's Gené on Q3

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00:09:40

Equity Monday: Investors have not given up on web3...

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2023/10/16

Here's what we got into today:Earnings season is here, and we'll hear from Tesla and Netflix this week. Expect a lot of new data to drop in the coming weeks.If we bundle a number of headlines together, it's clear that running a social media company in the modern era can be a very expensive proposition. Though, what you think about regulation may color how you view the situation.Funding to web3 gaming companies declined in Q3, but it's not all that bad.The U.S. may not see IPOs happening, but the

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00:10:54

The FTX co-founder and Alameda CEO didn’t hold back...

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2023/10/14

This week, we have a bonus mini episode where Jacquelyn talks with TechCrunch+ editor-in-chief Alex Wilhelm to dive back into the Sam Bankman-Fried trial and what has transpired in its second week. Major witnesses who were involved in the downfall of FTX and its sister company Alameda testified like Gary Wang, CTO and cofounder of FTX, and Caroline Ellison, CEO of Alameda. The two of them plead guilty to a number of charges and could face maximum sentences of 50 to 110 years, respectively. It’s also

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00:33:40

How do you pronounce IaaS?

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2023/10/13

Mary Ann and Alex were joined by Kirsten once again to parse the week’s news and call out the biggest stories in startups and venture:California passed a law that will require venture firms to disclose certain market data concerning whom they are investing in. Some investors and venture groups are opposed to the law.ALIAVIA Ventures has put together a new fund to invest in women building tech companies in Australia and the United States, with a focus on helping Aussie companies reach the American

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00:30:47

Why Medium is opting out of AI

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2023/10/11

This week we had Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine, the CEO of Medium.com, a publishing platform that he has helmed for more than a year.Medium has gone through a number of versions over the years. Pivots, if you will. But what has been a steady focus in Medium's life in recent years has been its subscription business. Medium offers a paid membership tier that costs $5 per month or $50 per year. And, Tony was willing to share, it's growing once again and is heading toward a pretty key milestone.We also

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00:09:56

Equity Monday: The AI race, crypto doldrums, and the...

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2023/10/09

This time around we had a bit of a theme. See if you can spot it:Stocks are down around the world in the wake of Hamas' attack in Israel. Crypto is similarly in the red.China is working to bolster its national computing and data infrastructure. You know, the things that make AI function. In other words: the AI race between China and the United States is far from over.This Anthropic paper is a potentially big deal. The more that we understand LLMs, the better we can use them, right?Changes at YC!And

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00:34:59

The whole venture merry-go-round is decelerating

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2023/10/06

This week, Mary Ann and Alex had the pleasure of having TC reporter extraordinaire Dominic Madori-Davis as a guest on the show. Here’s what we got into:A quick update on the SBF trial, which quite frankly, has us all riveted.An Atlanta-based fintech startup called Rainforest’s $8.25M equity raise and how it is hoping to take market share away from the likes of Stripe.A bunch of new fund raises this week, including At One’s $375M climate-focused raise; Section 32’s $525M fund close and Greylock’s $1

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00:33:54

SBF's trial has started, and here's what you missed...

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2023/10/05

This time, we teamed up with the Chain Reaction podcast and Jacquelyn Melinek to talk about the ongoing trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF.The rise of FTX and its later implosion rocked the crypto world when the formerly massive crypto exchange went under last year. In the aftermath, the company's executives have been charged with financial crimes. Many have pleaded guilty and are cooperating with the government. SBF is not.Here's TechCrunch's reporting on the trial thus

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00:09:19

Equity Monday: Where fintech is strongest as SBF...

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2023/10/02

Welcome to Q4 2023, the period in which we are all going to pretend to have gotten enough done this year.Here’s what we got into on the show today:Stocks are mixed around the world while crypto tokens are enjoying a nice price-upswing in recent days.A recent article argues that Apple has all the ingredients it needs to build a search engine to take on Google and Microsoft. At issue? The fact that Apple makes so much money not having a search engine. For startups, more competition here could be

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00:36:39

YC, OpenAI and the trough of disillusionment

Equity ·

2023/09/29

Here's what Mary Ann, Alex and Kirsten got into this week:The writer’s strike is over, and we have thoughts about its implications on AI.OpenAI is allowing some shareholders to sell stock, and the resulting valuation could be pretty darn high.Electric boat startup Arc has raised about $70 million? We aren’t about to drop the coin needed to buy one of those, but the idea is neat nevertheless.Alex wanted to talk about fluctuations in the venture and stock markets. Is the mini-tech recovery already

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00:31:44

Don't forget to jargon check your AI

Equity ·

2023/09/27

This week on Equity, Alex was joined by Nathan Baschez, the CEO and founder of Lex, an AI-infused online writing tool that recently raised capital. Together, we're talking through a few key topics that have been top of mind in recent months:How many AI-powered, or AI-using writing tools can the market support?How far into the generative AI moment we are, and how much we should anticipate in the form of technology improvements?And then we discussed the nuts and bolts aspects of pricing an AI-powered

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