The intersection of technology, startups, and venture capital touches everything now. That’s why Equity, TechCrunch's flagship podcast, digs into the business of... more
This week, the Equity pod gang — which included newcomer Max Zeff, Margaux MacColl, and Kirsten Korosec — noticed an... more
This week on Equity Wednesday, Rebecca Bellan is joined by Louis, co-founder of America's Frontier Fund, to discuss the pressing... more
Today, on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha and Margaux MacColl are unpacking the week’s news, including GM’s... more
While the idea that the government “should be run like a business,” is by no means a new one, with... more
AI agent startup /dev/agents announced a massive $56M seed round, putting the company’s valuation at a whopping $500 million. The... more
How can founders scale frontier tech? Today on Equity, Rebecca Bellan is finding out with Tom Biegala and Ben Hemani,... more
We hope those of you in the U.S. had a Happy Thanksgiving! And as a holiday treat this week, Equity... more
At this year's TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, President and CEO of the Aerospace Corporation Steve Isakowitz and Agency Chief... more
Today, on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Devin Coldewey and Margaux MacColl dig into the week’s tech and startup... more
Late last week, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler said that he was “proud to serve” the agency,... more
Over the last few years, VC Ben Horowitz has donated at least $7.6 million to fund police department purchases -... more
Today on Equity, TechCrunch Editor Julie Bort is sitting down with Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce and one of... more
A tech regulation shakeup is on the way with President-elect Donald Trump set to take office in January. Trump has... more
Today on Equity, we’re taking you backstage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Rebecca Bellan caught up with Rebecca Gevalt, Managing Partner at... more
As the founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, Peter Beck is a familiar face to anyone in the space industry.... more
The Equity crew was live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024! Hosts Kirsten Korosec, Devin Coldewey and Margaux MacColl took over the... more
It’s no secret that Stripe has doubled down on its crypto offerings, enabling crypto purchases in the EU back in... more
“It's a bit too early to say that the race is over,” said Philippe Botteri when asked about European startups’... more
Today on Equity, Devin, Margaux and Anthony Ha are rounding up the week's startup and venture news, kicking things off... more
At Tesla’s robotaxi reveal event last week, several Optimus humanoid robots mingled with guests, pouring drinks and cracking jokes. Impressive... more
Did OpenAI really ask its investors to avoid backing rivals like Anthropic and xAI? That’s what hosts Devin Coldewey, Margaux... more
Today on Equity, Rebecca Bellan sat down with Zander Brumbaugh, the 22-year-old founder of Gamebeast, a startup that offers Roblox... more
Kirsten Korosec, Devin Coldewey, and Margaux MacColl are unpacking another busy week in the tech world, kicking things off with... more
HR software is big, big business. And no one understands that better than Parker Conrad the CEO and co-founder of... more
Equity is closing out the week as always with a round up of the week's top startup and venture news.... more
Today on Equity, Rebecca Bellan sits down with Lisa Coca from Toyota Ventures during Climate Week NYC to discuss a... more
This week on Equity, the podcast crew discusses several weird things and at least one cool thing. Kirsten Korosec, Devin Coldewey,... more
Today on Equity, Kirsten Korosec is joined by J.P. Morgan’s Head of Startup Banking, Ashraf Hebela. Prior to joining J.P.... more
What could be more frightening than Friday the 13th? How about a realization that AI is in its awkward tween... more
Today on Equity, Former SoftBank Group International President Alok Sama joins Rebecca Bellan ahead of the launch of his new... more
Don’t have an hour and forty minutes to devote to watching the replay of Apple’s 'Glowtime' event? As expected, the... more
The Equity podcast crew is wrapping up another eventful week, with real estate, AI agents, gambling, and secondary markets —... more
Today on Equity, we're throwing it back to when Mary Ann interviewed Roger Lee, an entrepreneur who’s spent the better... more
Today on Equity, Devin Coldeway kicked off our Deals of the Week rundown with Piramidal, a startup which offers a... more
When US District Court Judge Amit Mehta found that Google had acted illegally to maintain its monopoly in online search,... more
In this Friday’s episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast Mary Ann Azevedo, Devin Coldewey, and Equity's newest voice Margaux MacColl are... more
What is the right way to regulate AI? There appears to be as many different answers to that as there... more
This week on Equity Kirsten Korosec and Mary Ann Azevedo were joined by one of TechCrunch’s resident AI experts, Devin... more
Enterprise AI is booming so it’s no wonder that, as companies figure out how to implement it, the industry of... more
In this Friday’s episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Mary Ann Azevedo and Becca Szkutak kick off the show... more
In today’s episode of Equity Podcast, Mary Ann Azevedo talked to Flourish Ventures co-founders Tilman Ehrbeck, Emmalyn Shaw and Arjuna... more
On today's Friday news roundup, we just had to talk about AI hardware taking on a new shape with Friend’s... more
Global startup funding was up 16% in the second quarter, according to Crunchbase data, led by an uptick in mega-rounds.... more
Today’s episode is packed with M&A talk, how one YouTuber succeeded at the creator economy, why Twitch is still losing... more
This week felt like two weeks rolled into one. To kick things off, Mary Ann Azevedo walked everyone through Clio’s... more
Maven Ventures General Partner Sara Deshpande has been investing in the consumer tech space for a decade. Over time, the seed-stage... more
On today’s episode of Equity, Rebecca Bellan did a deep dive into the CrowdStrike outage that affected around 8.5 million... more
To kick off this week's news roundup, Kirsten walked us through Elon Musk’s recent declaration of his intent to move... more
Renegade Partners co-founders Renata Quintini and Roseanne Wincek have seen it all in their careers — notably over the past... more
On today’s episode of Equity, Rebecca Bellan explored Google’s reported talks to acquire Wiz, a cloud security company, for around... more
Mary Ann was off this week, and Kirsten took the lead with Becca Szkutak and Rebecca Bellan in the co-host... more
Mike Maples Jr. is a prolific angel investor and co-founder of early-stage venture firm Floodgate. Over the years, he’s taken... more
On today's episode of Equity, we're taking a look at news you might've missed over the holiday weekend here in... more
What’s the common thread between Tesla, building startups, General Motors, venture capital and Lyft? Jon McNeill, co-founder and partner of DVx... more
Mary Ann, Haje and Kirsten are back on the mic for this week's episode, which was is jam-packed with deals,... more
Today, we’re bringing you a conversation from TechCrunch's StrictlyVC event in DC earlier this month, where TechCrunch Editor in Chief... more
In a press release this morning, the European Commission named Apple as the first of tech’s so-called “gatekeepers” to be... more
This week, co-hosts Mary-Ann Azavedo and Haje Kamps were joined by the ever-insightful Kirsten Korosec to dive into the latest... more
Last week, Brex announced that it would be ditching its co-CEO model, and that got Equity hosts Haje Kamps and... more
This week on Equity, we discussed some big news that really matters: How Black founders are addressing the diversity gap... more
Welcome back to Friday Equity! In today’s episode Equity podcast, Mary Ann, Haje and Becca dug into three very different but... more
Vanessa Larco, partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), believes that Generative AI’s impact on the world of SaaS could be... more
Apple’s WWDC is just hours away, and we’re gearing up for big announcements on – you guessed it – AI.... more
As always, there was a lot happening in startup land this week, and the Equity team had so much fun... more
Consumer startups have taken a hit when it comes to venture funding. But according to Eurie Kim, partner at Forerunner... more
Welcome to this week's Episode of Equity Monday. We're kicking off the week with a deep dive from this weekend... more
Welcome back to Equity Friday! In this week’s episode, Mary Ann, Becca Szkutak,and Haje Kamps tackled three deals of the week:... more
It’s no secret that the bar for startups to land a Series A has risen, but has it risen too... more
We’re kicking off the short week with news about Elon Musk, and no, it’s not about X or Tesla. Instead,... more
Say hi to the new Equity crew! To kick off today's show, Mary Ann invited her new co-hosts - Becca... more
Today, we’re listening back to not one but two interviews from the other side of the globe, thanks to our... more
Last week was a big one for AI news, and one thing that stood out to us was OpenAI's deal... more
This week, Mary Ann, Becca and Haje dug into three funding deals, proving that bigger is not always better (or... more
For months, TechCrunch Senior Reporters Mary Ann Azevedo and Christine Hall have been following the story of Newchip's bankruptcy and... more
Last week was a busy one for some Apple Store employees. Over the weekend, workers at Apple’s Townson, Maryland store... more
Finally, some good news! This week, we were pleasantly surprised to see that FTX victims would be getting some money... more
Good news, crypto founders: Venture capital activity is picking up in your sector after falling to multi-year lows in late... more
News that Jack Dorsey is out at Bluesky caused a stir this weekend. After all, Dorsey is a former Twitter... more
Mary Ann Azevedo, Kirsten Korosec, and Alex Wilhelm had a lot to parse this week. We had notes on wallet-as-a-service’ startup... more
Startups are not shying away from big projects. That’s my takeaway from news that The Browser Company’s Arc browser is... more
We’re off to an AI-heavy start to the week. OpenAI has a new deal with the Financial Times that caught... more
Rubrik’s strong IPO pricing and warm reception by the public markets after its listing add more weight to the perspective... more
Well, if you are a big TikTok fan and live in the United States, I have some bad news for... more
Today we dug into the latest markets news, including upcoming earnings, IPOs, and what impact — if any — the... more
This week, Mary Ann talked to Hans Tung, managing partner of Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital), which is focused on... more
It’s been more than a minute since Tesla went public, but the EV company was inescapable on TechCrunch this week.... more
What is worth $11 billion and wants to go to Mars to collect rocks? NASA’s mission to Mars to collect... more
It’s only Monday morning, but it already feels like Thursday given the sheer amount of news that’s flowing in. We have... more
Today, the Equity crew dug into Automattic buying Beeper for $125 million. Recall that the WordPress parent company bought Texts.com... more
Today on Equity’s startup-focused Wednesday show, we dug into the Multiverse-Searchlight deal that reminded us of the Wonderschool-Early Day transaction... more
Now that we are finally past Y Combinator’s demo day — though our Friday show is worth listening if you... more
The AI boom, love it or find it to be a bit more hype than substance, is here to stay.... more
What a week, everyone. Two full days of Y Combinator demo day activity kept us busy, but the latest accelerator... more
This is our Wednesday show, when we take a moment to dig into a raft of startup and venture capital... more
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind... more
As the week comes to a close, we're also shutting the book on the trial of former FTX CEO Sam... more
This is our interview show, where we sit down with guests, think about their work, and unpack the rest. This... more
Today on the show we had a lot of ground to cover: Stocks around the world are in retreat to... more
This week we had Mary Ann, Becca, and Alex aboard. Here's what the crew got into: Deals of the Week: Mary Ann wanted... more
Today we have a grip of startup stories, and a venture capital item that isn’t as bad of news as... more
This is our Monday show, in which we take a look back at the weekend and what’s ahead in the... more
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind... more
This is our Wednesday episode, in which we dig into critical startup news to stay abreast of what founders and... more
This is our Monday show, in which we take a look back at the weekend and what’s ahead in the... more
This is our interview show, where we sit down with a guest, think about their work, and unpack the rest.... more
Today on the pod, Mary Ann and Alex dug into a whole mess of news, including: Mews' massive new round is... more
This is our Wednesday show, focused on startup and venture capital news that matters. If you are a founder or... more
This is our Monday show, in which we take a look back at the weekend and what’s ahead in the... more
This week, Mary Ann talked to David Vélez, the co-founder and CEO of Nubank, the $50 billion São Paulo, Brazil-based digital... more
Here’s what Mary Ann and Alex got into: Stripe’s valuation recovers: As part of a tender offer, Stripe is now worth... more
This is our Wednesday show, focused on startup and venture capital news that matters. We pull the top stories from... more
This is our Monday show, which looks back at the weekend and ahead to the week. We are back bright... more
Hello, and welcome to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the... more
This week Mary Ann, Kirsten, and Alex gathered to chat through a massive sheaf of news. A note before we... more
This is our Wednesday show, in which we talk through the week’s leading startup and venture capital news. This is... more
This is our weekly kick-off show, coming to you Tuesday morning as yesterday was a holiday here in the States.... more
On today's news round up, Alex, Mary Ann and Karyne are looking at: Deals of the Week: Rasa’s $30 million Series... more
Welcome to our Wednesday show, in which we talk through the week’s leading startup and venture capital news. Today we... more
This morning we have an interesting mix of stories, which bring technology, politics and AI together in interesting ways. To... more
Here’s the rundown: Deals of the Week: Adam Neumann wants to buy WeWork from bankruptcy, Starship Technologies raised $90 million for... more
This is our startup-focused Wednesday episode, so we’re taking a deep look at a number of startup fundraisings, and the... more
This is our Monday show, in which we look back at the weekend and the week ahead. A big thanks... more
The amazing Mary Ann Azevedo was out this week, so Kirsten Korosec, Karyne Levy and Alex Wilhelm took to the... more
This is our interview show, where we sit down with interesting, knowledgeable folks and dive deep into what they are... more
This is our startup-focused, Wednesday episode, so today we’re counting down important venture rounds and chatting our way through other... more
Here's what we got into today: Massive earnings week ahead: Big tech companies are dropping their quarterly results in the coming... more
This is our interview show, where we sit down with an interesting, knowledgeable guest and dive deep into their favorite... more
Here’s what we got up to on our Friday show: Deals of the Week: Plural has a new $432 million fund,... more
This is our startup-focused, Wednesday episode, so today we're counting down important venture rounds, and chatting our way through other... more
Here's the rundown: The Q4 2023 earnings cycle will kick off this week with names like Intel and Visa reporting results.... more
This week, Mary Ann Azevedo and Alex Wilhelm took to the mics to chew through funding rounds and trends galore.... more
This is our interview show, where we sit down with interesting, knowledgeable folks and dive deep into their favorite topics.... more
Here’s what we got into this morning: Vertice raises $25M: The bet here is that companies are willing to pay to... more
Here's what we got into: Stocks are down around the world to start a week that only features a single key... more
This is our interview show, where we sit down with a guest, think about their work, and unpack the rest.... more
Today, Alex Wilhelm and Mary Ann Azevedo dig through the key stories from the week. Then, Kirsten Korosec and Haje... more
This is our newly revamped Wednesday episode, and we’re going to be digging deep into critical startup and venture capital news.... more
Here’s what we got into on the show today: Stocks and Crypto: Tech stocks aren’t moving too much this morning as... more
Here’s what we got into: Deals of the Week: Ruth Foxe Blader is leaving Anthemis, albeit slowly; Exponent has a second... more
Today — ahead of the relaunch of our Wednesday episode that we discussed earlier this week — we have an... more
We're covering the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. This being... more
It's time to brush the dust off of an Equity tradition that stretches back into the years: our predictions episode. As... more
Today, we’re spinning the globe with not one but two interviews, thanks to our friend and colleague Rebecca Bellan, who’s... more
Today, Alex got Deepka Rana from Northzone on the mic to chat through a bevy of key topics for the... more
This is the second of a two-part series looking back at 2023. Mary Ann and Alex called on two colleagues... more
Today, we’re bringing you a special mini episode led by TechCrunch senior reporter and co-host of our sister podcast, Found,... more
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind... more
This is our very last regular news roundup of the year. We still have a lot planned for you, though, with special... more
This week we brought Matt Mullenweg, the CEO of Automattic and co-founder of WordPress onto the show, along with Kishan... more
Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week.... more
This week on Chain Reaction, Jacquelyn interviewed David Pakman, managing partner and head of venture investments at CoinFund. Before CoinFund, David... more
This week Mary Ann Azevedo, Kirsten Korosec, and Alex Wilhelm gathered to hash out the news over some coffee and... more
Today, we’re bringing you another conversation from TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, when Alex sat down with Serhii Bohoslovskyi, the founder of... more
Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week.... more
Here's what the Equity crew got into today: Self-driving setbacks: Cruise is set to slash its costs in the wake of... more
Anu Hariharan, who previously led YC Continuity, has partnered with two of her former colleagues and former Brex executive Lucas... more
You might be glad to know today was not all about OpenAI. Instead, we took on a bunch of news from... more
Today on Equity, we’re bringing you two bonus conversations all about sustainability in fashion from TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. First up... more
We’re discussing the recent turmoil in the AI market today. OpenAI has kept the journalistic corps busy, but we also... more
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we... more
This week Mary Ann and Alex covered a host of news events. Here's the rundown: Fintech + AI = ? News... more
This week we brought TechCrunch’s own Rebecca Bellan onto the podcast to help us better understand Google’s search-related anti-trust case... more
Here’s what we got into on this very cold November morning: Crypto’s melt-up is continuing, with rising trading volumes following in... more
This is our Friday show, and we’re talking about the week’s biggest startup and tech news. This time ’round we... more
Today, Mary Ann and Alex dove deep into encouraging signs from the fintech startup market: Solid results from Klarna are on top of... more
Here’s what we got into on this fine morning: Stocks and crypto: Stocks are higher in Asia, lower in Europe, and... more
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... more
This is our Wednesday show, where we sit down with a guest, talk about their work and dive deep into... more
Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week.... more
Happy Saturday! We have a special bonus episode for you from our sister pod, Chain Reaction. Alex joins Jacquelyn Melinek... more
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind... more
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind... more
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance... more
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... more
This week Gené Teare from Crunchbase and Crunchbase News joined the podcast. She's a well-known analyst of the global venture... more
Here's what we got into today: Earnings season is here, and we'll hear from Tesla and Netflix this week. Expect a... more
This week, we have a bonus mini episode where Jacquelyn talks with TechCrunch+ editor-in-chief Alex Wilhelm to dive back into... more
Mary Ann and Alex were joined by Kirsten once again to parse the week’s news and call out the biggest... more
This week we had Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine, the CEO of Medium.com, a publishing platform that he has helmed for... more
This time around we had a bit of a theme. See if you can spot it: Stocks are down around the... more
This week, Mary Ann and Alex had the pleasure of having TC reporter extraordinaire Dominic Madori-Davis as a guest on... more
This time, we teamed up with the Chain Reaction podcast and Jacquelyn Melinek to talk about the ongoing trial of former... more
Welcome to Q4 2023, the period in which we are all going to pretend to have gotten enough done this... more
Here's what Mary Ann, Alex and Kirsten got into this week: The writer’s strike is over, and we have thoughts about... more
This week on Equity, Alex was joined by Nathan Baschez, the CEO and founder of Lex, an AI-infused online writing... more
Equity is back from Disrupt and fired up for the rest of the year. Here’s what Alex got into today: Stocks... more
The Equity crew is back with another live recording from the Moscone Center in San Francisco for TechCrunch Disrupt 2023.... more
We were live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023! Yes, even though our dear friend and colleague Mary Ann had to handle... more
Here's what Mary Ann, Alex and Kirsten got into: More layoffs at Divvy Homes: More cuts at a company that was once richly valued... more
This week, we brought TechCrunch+ senior climate reporter Tim De Chant on to talk climate tech, hardware breakthroughs, and why... more
Here's what we got into on the show today: Instacart IPO: We have a first price range for Instacart! And the... more
Here's what Mary Ann, Alex and Kirsten got into: Mentra wants to help neurodivergent jobseekers find ideal jobs: We love a startup... more
While the Equity crew prepares for another Y Combinator Demo Day, we're throwing it back to when Natasha and Alex... more
Here's what Alex got into this morning: Earnings Season Never Ends: Gitlab, Asana, UiPath, Docusign, Rent the Runway and others will... more
Here’s the show rundown: Teamshares: Here’s an interesting one. Teamshares has raised a lot of money and is buying a lot... more
This week, Alex spoke to Anu Hariharan, who’s previously worked with a16z, sits on Brex’s board, and more recently has... more
As a small heads up, we had a bonus show over the weekend that is well worth your time! Alright, here’s... more
Why the extra edition? Because Battery Ventures dropped an interesting report on Gen-Z and we wanted to talk about it. Alex... more
This is our Friday show, and we’re talking about the week’s biggest startup and tech news. Here's what Mary Ann, Alex... more
This week, Mary Ann spoke with Mercedes Bent, Partner on the early stage team at Lightspeed Ventures and co-lead of Lightspeed’s LatAm... more
Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week.... more
This week Mary Ann and Alex were joined by our regular guest host Kirsten Korosec. Here's what the gang got into: FTX's former CEO SBF... more
This week, Alex had Amplitude CEO Spenser Skates on the show to talk about the SaaS market journey since his... more
Here’s the rundown from this morning: Worries about the Chinese economy dragged down Asian shares this morning; the equity picture was... more
This week Mary Ann and Alex got into a mix of growth stories, and some less-than-winsome on the startups that... more
This week, Dominic-Madori Davis came back on the show to chat with Mary Ann and Alex about two of her... more
Here’s the rundown from this morning, which saw Alex catching up from a few days off last week: Earnings season is... more
Today, we're bringing you an episode of our sister podcast, Chain Reaction. Chain Reaction unpacks and dives deep into the latest... more
This week, Alex and Mary Ann had Sara Mauskopf on the show, the CEO and co-founder of the childcare marketplace,... more
Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week.... more
We had our friend and colleague Kirsten Korosec on the podcast this week, meaning that Mary Ann and Alex got... more
This week, Alex had Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz on to chat about her upcoming book, Extremely Online, the history... more
Here’s the rundown from this morning: Stocks are mixed around the world: Chinese equities sold off while American shares were set... more
Here's what we got into today: Deals of the Week: Layoffs at Cameo, where fintech valuations are today and where they... more
So, what happened in venture capital-land during Q2 2023? A lot, and not very much. We got PitchBook venture guru... more
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance... more
Here's the rundown from Mary Ann and Alex: A new Chinese AI model had us wondering who is really going to... more
This week we had a very special guest on the podcast: Matthew Lynley, one of the founding hosts of Equity... more
Here’s the rundown from this morning: The global stock market is looking mixed, with the leading piece of financial news dealing... more
We're switching things up and bringing you two interviews this week, so let's niche down to a single person, think... more
Long-time Equity listeners and TechCrunch readers should be familiar with LAVCA, and association of capital managers in the Latin America... more
Mary Ann and Alex are back for another busy news week chock full of deals to chew through. Here's the rundown: Deals of the... more
This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single person, think about their work and unpack the... more
Here's the rundown for the very last Equity Monday of Q2 2023: Crypto's mini-boom in the last week comes after a... more
Mary Ann and Alex are back, and once again this week they tapped the TechCrunch roster for expert input. This week were... more
Before we get started: all the cool kids are filling out the Equity listener survey. We want to hear from... more
This time 'round we are here on a Tuesday due to an American holiday! Here's the rundown from Alex: Stocks are... more
All the cool kids are filling out the Equity listener survey. We want to hear from you! It was a hectic... more
This week, we had Carta CEO Henry Ward on to chat through the early-stage market with us. Alex had a grip... more
Here’s what Alex got into today: Stocks are mixed around the world this morning while crypto stays pretty flat. Earnings this... more
Mary Ann and Alex were a busy pair this week, so much so that they tagged in Dominic-Madori Davis from the TechCrunch+... more
This week, Mary Ann hopped on the mic with number one New York Times best selling author, producer, personal finance... more
This week, crypto prices are static, unlike a particular valuation and Alex is still mad about SPACs. Here's the rundown: Stocks... more
Mary Ann and Alex were a dynamic duo this week, and here's what they got into: The fascinating backers of Checkmate, and the... more
This week, Alex sat down with GGV Capital's Jeff Richards, an investor who has perspective on the last venture boom... more
Today, we are talking about Meta’s latest fines, what’s new in chips, and a few startup rounds that caught our... more
This week Mary Ann, Becca, and Alex gathered to chew through the biggest news of the week. Here’s what the... more
This week, Alex spoke to two guests from the world of Microsoft for Startups - GM, Hans Yang, and Senior... more
This week we talked about media, startup rounds and some Big Money Moves: Stocks are mostly up to start the week... more
This week Mary Ann, Natasha and Alex celebrated one final episode as a three, and here's what we got into: Deals of the Week: Alex... more
This week, Natasha spoke to Kristen Anderson, the co-founder and CEO of Catch, an app to provide payroll benefits for... more
Alex is back with the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week.... more
This week Mary Ann, Natasha and Alex got right into it with: An update on a startup banking partner collapse that wasn't the First, and probably... more
This week, Natasha Mascarenhas interviewed Sam Chaudhary, the founder of ClassDojo, and Chris Farmer, the founder and CEO of SignalFire,... more
Alex is back on the mic for your Monday rundown and digging into OpenAI, earnings, First Republic Bank, and ARM.... more
This week Mary Ann, Natasha and Alex were especially chattery as they waded through a busy week in tech and startups. We're talking AI.... more
This week, Natasha interviewed Ankur Nagpal, the entrepreneur behind Teachable, Ocho, and Vibe Capital - Ankur's $70 million venture fund, raised last... more
Today Alex Wilhelm is talking about Twitter Blue, Lyft, a few startup rounds, and what could kick off the next... more
This week we recorded at Early Stage, TechCrunch's event for founders who are building startups from the ground up. Sadly, our... more
Alex invited Janelle Teng from Bessemer Venture Partners on the program to riff with us on the state of the cloud. That's... more
Today we are talking about space, birds and startups! Here’s what Alex got into: Earnings season is coming back! That means... more
This week Mary Ann, Natasha and Alex enjoyed the warming climate and the fact that there are some positive vibes... more
This week, Natasha spoke with a founder, a psychiatrist and a venture capitalist about founder mental health, a topic that... more
Today, we are talking about crypto, Uber, and how to be petty at scale. Here's what Alex got into: Around the... more
This was Y Combinator week in a sense, with the well-known accelerator showing off hundreds of startups over a two-day... more
Alex filled in for Natasha as host this week, and to celebrate the end of Q1 2023 and the start... more
Alex is back with the first episode of our Q2 run. Welcome to the new tranch of 2023! On the show... more
AI? Crypto? Equity crowdfunding and former startup founders trying to bribe China? We had it all this week, friends, so... more
This week, Natasha interviewed a Jack of all trades in the AI world with a focus on governance: Navrina Singh. Navrina... more
Alex had a lot of ground to cover from the weekend, so let's get started. Here's the rundown: The global stock... more
What did Mary Ann and Natasha and Alex dive into? Here's the rundown: A quick update on TikTok: The CEO of... more
Natasha interviewed one of venture's most iconic duos: Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein of Kapor Capital. The investors recently... more
Alex is here to do our Monday show, a kickoff for the week that covers startup news, tech news and... more
This week, Alex and Natasha took the mic to talk about the slowest news cycle we've had since the beginning... more
This week, Natasha interviewed Series CEO Brexton Pham, who has been building a full-stack enterprise platform for institutions and enterprises since March... more
This is Alex and we are here to do our Monday show, a kickoff for the week that covers startup news,... more
This week Mary Ann Azevedo, Natasha Mascarenhas and Alex Wilhelm gathered to riff through the week’s biggest startup and venture news: At the top of... more
This week, Natasha interviewed Lizzie Matusov, the co-founder and CEO of Quotient, which wants to fix the "leaky pipeline problem" in... more
Alex is here to do our Monday show, a kickoff for the week that covers startup news, tech news, and... more
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for—the winner is announced! In this episode, we get to know the winner... more
Mary Ann, Becca, and Alex gathered to riff through the week's biggest startup and venture news. A big thank you... more
Mary Ann is taking over while Natasha attends a summit in LA, and this week, she interviewed Mark Goldberg, partner... more
Inside Startup Battlefield is back in our feed with episode three. There are 180 companies solving crucial problems that didn’t... more
Alex is back! After taking some time to learn how to care for tiny humans, he's returned and is more... more
This week Natasha, Mary Ann, and Becca Szkutak were joined by the returning Alex Wilhelm, back from paternity leave. Yes,... more
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance... more
Inside Startup Battlefield is back in our feed with episode two. In the second episode of Inside Startup Battlefield, we... more
Natasha, Mary Ann and Becca got on the mic to talk startups, pet peeves and focaccia. What else did you expect? Here's... more
This week, Natasha interviewed Elana Berkowitz, founding partner at Springbank Collective and an early-stage investor working to close the gender gap. Following... more
Check out the newest podcast from the TechCrunch Podcast Network: Inside Startup Battlefield, the four-part series that takes you behind... more
Natasha, Mary Ann and Becca got on the mic to talk startups, pet peeves and focaccia. What else did you expect? Here's what we... more