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Equity Live: Bret Taylor’s $4.5 billion startup and Waymo’s $5.6 billion round


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The Equity crew was live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024! Hosts Kirsten Korosec, Devin Coldewey and Margaux MacColl took over the Builders Stage to kick off day 2 of Disrupt with no shortage of conference highlights, startups deals and venture news to chew through.

Listen to the full episode to hear about:

  • Devin’s plans to go to space thanks to his chat with Rocket Lab Founder Peter Beck.
  • What Sierra, the AI startup co-founded by Bret Taylor, plans to do with its fresh $175 million funds.
  • Waymo’s who’s who of Silicon Valley round, and why Kirsten’s routing for the robotaxis over the competition.
  • How General Catalyst is breaking down its latest fund and setting its sights on European startups.
  • Equity will be back with a special interview episode on Friday, so stay tuned!

    Equity is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday. 

    Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes over at Simplecast.

    Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

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