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November 10, 2023OpenAI's DevDay, reinventing the REIT and good actors in crypto
This is our Friday show, and we’re talking about the week’s biggest startup and tech news. This time ’round we had Kirsten Korosec, Mary Ann Azevedo, and Alex Wilhelm on the job to chat through a massive pile of news:
For everyone who listened to our fintech deep-dive, here are Affirm’s results.
Deals of the Week: $105 million for May Mobility, $3.6 million for Mogul Club, and Microsoft’s latest startup wooing trend.
WeWork is bankrupt, and we are Not Shocked.
All things from OpenAI’s developer day, and how its latest news is a good example of platform risk.
It’s raining IPOs! Here, there, everywhere!
And with that, we’re going to go rest for the weekend and come back Monday at full steam!
For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Simplecast website.
Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders and more!
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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35 min
November 08, 2023It’s been a long time since we’ve seen such positive signals in fintech
Today, Mary Ann and Alex dove deep into encouraging signs from the fintech startup market:
Solid results from Klarna are on top of Alex’s mind. The company’s ability to continue growing while staying profitable is a reminder that one down-round does not a company kill.
Fintech fundraising results were on Mary Ann’s mind as we wait for venture capitalists to re-accelerate their investments in the space. Sure, no one wants to return to 2021-era insanity, but after so long in the valuation doghouse, perhaps fintech has reached its nadir?
And we leaned on data. Here’s the American consumer debt information Alex referenced, Affirm results will drop here, and the CB Insights venture data we cited is here.
More to come in our Friday news roundup! Talk to you then!
For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Simplecast website.
Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders and more!
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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31 min
November 06, 2023Equity Monday: The race to build tomorrow’s AI models, and signs of life in the crypto markets
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 will have some sort of tie to X, formerly known as Twitter.
In India, a former Sequoia group is racking up impressive results.
Elsewhere in technology-land, OpenSea cut staff, and China’s government is still writing big checks to chip firms. Let’s see how the latter plays out this time.
Equity is back in Wednesday! We’ll see you then!
For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Simplecast website.
Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders and more!
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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11 min
November 03, 2023'Buy now, pay later' is just another way of saying 'debt'
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 Middle East.
From there we dug into massive fintech rounds, which are seemingly back. For more, you can read up on QI Tech, Tabby, and Next Insurance.
And, finally, what to do when founding teams break up? Becca has notes.
As always, Equity is back for you on Monday, but you can catch up with us in the meantime on X and Threads @EquityPod. Talk soon!
For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Simplecast website.
Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews foundersand more!
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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37 min
November 01, 2023When does a startup know it’s time to spread its wings?
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 their second market, and how.
The two themes are not as far apart as they may initially seem. ALIAVIA invests in startups based in the US and Australia that have at least one female founder, and also helps their portfolio companies tackle new markets. It was a really interesting, and fun conversation. Enjoy!
For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Simplecast website.
Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders and more!
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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33 min
October 30, 2023Equity Monday: Governments are getting their AI-regulating boots on
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 executive order regarding AI is out, as G7 countries look to create a code of AI conduct for companies.
X users that want to make a little money from their engagement will now have to avoid getting hit with community notes.
And Web Summit has a new CEO.
That's all for today! We have notes coming on Wednesday all about international startups and selling cross-border! Talk then!
For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Simplecast website.
Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders and more!
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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11 min
October 28, 2023Bonus episode: What we learned from SBF's testimony with Jacquelyn Melinek from Chain Reaction
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 Thursday
The general feeling of the courthouse on the fourth week of the trial
A possible timeline for next week and what to look out for as the prosecution gets a chance to cross examines defendant
Keep up to date with Jacquie's coverage at techcrunch.com
For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Simplecast website.
Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews foundersand more!
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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25 min
October 27, 2023AI is going to make Big Tech even bigger, and richer
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 Own My Data, while Alex wanted to talk more about AgentSync's latest venture round.
Carta's CEO tried to beat back criticism, but wound up making more noise about his company's missteps.
Cruise hit a roadblock with its self-driving program; we dig into how to handle a crisis and how not to handle a crisis.
And to close out, notes on earnings from Alphabet and Microsoft and what they may portend for startup-related AI software demand.
Equity comes out thrice-weekly for your delectation. We are back early on Monday with our weekly kickoff, see you there!
P.S. Pay attention to our sister podcast Chain Reaction, we have more coming on the FTX trial that you will not want to miss.
For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Simplecast website.
Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews foundersand more!
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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38 min
October 25, 2023The Theory Ventures venture theory with Tomasz Tunguz
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 writing or the Internet, we instead explored a wide range of topics:
Why Tunguz left Redpoint and started his own fund;
Why seed deals do not get smaller over time;
The thesis that underpins Theory Ventures’ investments and the future of machine learning;
Why Tunguz is bullish on Ethereum;
The value of software, the health of software companies, and why venture math still holds up at lower valuation multiples.
And more! It was a great chat; Equity will be back on Friday!
For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Simplecast website.
Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders and more!
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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31 min
October 23, 2023Equity Monday: Here’s hoping genAI can make Siri better
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, Amazon and Mobileye reporting, among others.
Apple is spending big on generative AI, and TechCrunch has notes on just where the company intends to bring the tech.
ZenML is proof that startups are not dropping the ball when it comes to generative AI more generally.
Foxconn is under investigation, which is notable for its timing.
And venture capital raised by Black American founders has fallen sharply in recent quarters.
And that’s that! We have a cracking episode coming on Wednesday, so stay tuned!

For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Simplecast website.
Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders and more!
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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