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... 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

Equity kicked off this week's news roundup with a look at OpenAI's $6.6 billion round, which is being called the... 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 crew rounded up several weird things from the week and at least one cool thing. Kirsten... 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

Rebecca Bellan is back this morning for an episode packed with M&A talk, how one YouTuber succeeded at the creator... 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 Ventures 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, but 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, Becca's 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... 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

Equity is back with your Monday Morning news rundown! This morning, a press release from the European Commission named Apple... 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 today, Equity hosts Haje Kamps and Mary... 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

Mary Ann and Rebecca discussed Robinhood’s plans to buy European crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200 million in cash and why... 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 -... more

Today, we’re listening back to not one but two interviews from the other side of the globe, thanks to our... more

The AI news continues this week, and we're kicking things off with OpenAI's deal with Reddit. Per the terms of... 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

This morning on Equity, not only do we have good news for crypto founders, we're also digging into Akamai spending... more

Today on Equity, we had to talk about the news that Jack Dorsey is out at Bluesky. After all, Dorsey... more

The Equity crew had a lot to parse this week. We had notes on wallet-as-a-service’ startup Ansa's latest fundraise, and... more

This week on Equity, we dug into the Chowdeck round. It’s a Nigerian company that is putting up impressive growth... more

We’re off to an AI-heavy start to the week. OpenAI has a new deal with the Financial Times that caught... more

This week, Rubrik’s strong IPO pricing and warm reception by the public markets after its listing add more weight to... more

Today on Equity, we have som bad news for TikTok fans in the U.S.: A bill that would force a... 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

Today’s Equity episode is focused on all things startups, which means we got to chat through NASA's $11 billion opportunity... more

Equity is back with two critical headlines this morning. First, OpenAI is going to Japan with plans for an office... 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's acquisition of Searchlight, a deal that reminded us of... more

Now that we are finally past Y Combinator’s demo day — though our Friday show is worth listening if you... more

Today on Equity, Alex is joined by TechCrunch's Dominic-Madori Davis and Kyle Wiggers to discuss their ongoing Women in AI... more

What a week, everyone. Two full days of Y Combinator demo day activity kept us busy, but the latest accelerator... more

On the podcast this morning we have BlaBlaCar's new credit facility and how it managed to land it, how PipeDreams... more

Equity has what you need to know to kick off Q2! Alex is talking through the latest in stocks and... 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 Equity, Alex is catching you up on stocks around the world, crypto prices, and the weekend's biggest news.... more

The Equity crew is closing out the week with a look at Onyx's pivot to B2B, a climate incubator set... more

On today's episode, Astera Labs is going public after pricing above-range, and Microsoft scoops up Inflection AI talent. We'll also... more

Here’s what we got into this morning: Apple may tap Google for AI: Sure, Apple is working on its own AI... more

It's Equity Friday! Today our beloved Mary Ann was off on well-deserved break, so our friend and fellow-podcaster Rebecca Szkutak... more

Equity is back with your mid-week startup check-in! We have new data from Carta on how startup compensation is changing,... more

Today on Equity, we're kicking off another week with a look at Reddit's new IPO filing, the potential impact of... more

This week, Mary Ann interviewed Roger Lee, an entrepreneur who’s spent the better part of a decade building tools for... more

Today on Equity, Alex and Mary Ann are highlighting deals of the week including Mews' massive new round and how... more

Alex hopped back on the mic this morning to talk about OpenAI bringing receipts to its tussle with Musk 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 week, Mary Ann talked to David Vélez, the co-founder and CEO of Nubank. The pair dove deep into why... more

Alex and Mary Ann are sending you off into the weekend with news on Stripe's recovered valuation, Fervo Energy's $200M... more

For Equity's mid-week update, we're talking through startup news from Microsoft and Mistral AI, Thrasio and Glean. We're also covering... more

Equity is back with another Monday morning recap of the weekend and look ahead at the week to come. We're... more

Weekend team, we have something both short and sweet for you: A dig into the Reddit IPO filing that came... more

This week Mary Ann, Kirsten, and Alex gathered to chat through a massive sheaf of news including deals of the... more

On today's episode, we're talking about Reddit's upcoming IPO (again), along with some impressive raises for edtech startup Loora, Bioptimus... more

Today on Equity, Alex is back on the mic and talking through the latest for stocks and crypto, Planity's hefty... more

On today's news round up, Alex, Mary Ann and Karyne are talking through Deals of the Week from Rasa, Hippo... 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

Today on Equity, we're digging deep into our favorite deals of the week from Starship Technologies and Ambience Healthcare, why... more

We're taking a deep look at a number of startup fundraisings, including new capital for vertical saas, fintech and edtech,... more

On today's episode, Crypto price movements after the spot Bitcoin ETF, yet another reason for investors to think twice about... more

This week on Equity, we're going over startup raises that caught our eye and bigger deals of the week, including... more

This is our interview show, and today we're bringing Anshu Sharma back on the podcast. Last time Sharma was on,... more

This is our startup-focused, Wednesday episode, so today we’re counting down important venture rounds and chatting our way through other... more

Today on Equity, we're taking a look at how Arc's new mobile app is taking on Google search, why it... more

This week, we invited Senior Data Editor at Crunchbase News Gené Teare to come back on the podcast. We'll dig... more

This week on Equity, Plural VC announces a new fund, Fantuan teams up with Chowbus, Vroom leaves the car selling... more

This is our startup-focused, Wednesday episode, so today we're counting down important venture rounds, and chatting our way through other... more

Equity is starting the week with a look at stocks, crypto's post-ETF boom, the newest AI unicorn, how Canva is... more

Today on Equity, Alex and Mary Ann are chewing through funding rounds galore from Pomelo, Tandem and Briq. We also... more

Today on Equity, we invited Cowboy Ventrues’ Aileen Lee to chat through her massive new entry concerning the unicorn world.... more

Our newly revamped Wednesday show focuses on all things startups and venture capital. This week, we're digging into raises from... more

Today on Equity, we're covering the weekend's headlines and prepping for the week ahead with a look at stocks around... more

This week, we talked to Jenny Fielding, co-founder and managing partner at Everywhere Ventures, a founder collective and early-stage (think pre-seed)... more

This week on Equity, Shimmer raises fresh capital to offer 1:1 personalized ADHD coaching, vacation rental startup Overmoon shows impressive... more

This is our newly revamped Wednesday episode, and we’re going to be digging deep into critical startup and venture capital news.... more

Equity is kicking off the week with an update on Bitcoin ETFs, why Carta is in trouble (again), new competition... more

This week on Equity, we kicked things off with news of Ruth Foxe Blader leaving Anthemis to launch Foxe Capital... more

Today, we’re bringing you a special mini episode led by TechCrunch’s very own Morgan Sung. During this year’s Disrupt, Morgan... more

Welcome to 2024, everybody! Equity is back with a look at the latest in tech news from the weekend and... more

We're saying goodbye to 2023 with an Equity tradition: our predictions episode. As we try to do every year, we... more

We’re spinning the globe with not one but two interviews thanks to our friend and colleague Rebecca Bellan, who’s been... more

Today, we're joined by Deepka Rana, a London-based Principal at Northzone focused on early-stage companies across consumer internet and B2B... 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

It was a very, very busy year in the worlds of technology, startups, and venture capital, and the Equity crew... more

Today on Equity, we kicked off our recording with a breaking story from Cruise which announced it will be cutting... more

This week, Equity brought Matt Mullenweg, the CEO of Automattic and co-founder of WordPress onto the show, along with Kishan... more

Today on Equity, the end of tech earnings is in sight as Adobe and Oracle report this week. Elsewhere, Mistral... more

Over on Chain Reaction, Jacquelyn interviewed David Pakman, managing partner and head of venture investments at CoinFund. Before CoinFund, David... more

This week on Equity, Simply Homes raised $22 million for an interesting property play, SoftBank bought majority share of connected-vehicles... more

Today, we’re bringing you another conversation from TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, when Alex sat down with Serhii Bohoslovskyi, the founder of... more

Equity is covering the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. We're... more

The Equity crew is kicking off the last month of 2023 with a look at the latest in startups and... more

Anu Hariharan, who previously led YC Continuity, has partnered with two of her former colleagues and former Brex executive Lucas... more

Today on Equity, Alex has the latest on how things are shaping up for SaaS startups in the back-half of... more

Is sustainable fashion possible? Today, we’re bringing you two bonus conversations all about sustainability in fashion from TechCrunch Disrupt 2023.... more

Unsurprisingly, we're discussing the recent turmoil in the AI market today. OpenAI has kept the journalistic corps busy, but we... more

This past weekend was all about the massive shakeup at OpenAI, and the high-impact machinations that the last few days... more

Today on Equity, Ramp and Brex are levering AI while Sunnyside is raising funds to help folks cut back on... more

This week, TechCrunch’s own Rebecca Bellan is on the podcast to help us better understand Google’s search-related anti-trust case that... more

Today on Equity, crypto's melt-up is continuing, AI training is going to stay expensive for a long while - although... more

The Equity crew is looking at deals of the week from May Mobility and Mogul Club as well as Microsoft’s... more

The Equity crew is diving deep into encouraging signs from the fintech startup market, starting with Klarna's Q3 results. The... more

Equity is back with a look at what's making headlines early in the week. TechCrunch is tracking 01.AI in China,... more

The Equity crew is rounding up the week’s biggest startup and tech news, starting with WeWork's struggle to stay alive... more

This week, Alex and Mary Ann were joined by co-founder and managing partner at ALIAVIA Ventures, Marisa Warren. ALIAVIA invests... more

Equity is covering the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. We're... more

Happy Saturday! We have a special bonus episode for you from our sister pod, Chain Reaction.  Alex joins Jacquelyn Melinek... more

Today on Equity,  Mary Ann and Alex were lucky enough to have Kirsten aboard for the roundup, which means we got to... more

This week, Alex talked to Theory Ventures founder Tomasz Tunguz on the show. As long-time readers of his work, having... more

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance... more

Equity is closing out the week with deals from telehealth startup Allara, and Indian space tech company Agnikul. We also... more

This week Gené Teare from Crunchbase and Crunchbase News joined the podcast. She's a well-known analyst of the global venture... more

Today on Equity, we're looking into stocks around the world, the expense of running a modern social medial company, Creative... more

Alex joined Jacquelyn Melinek on Chain Reaction to dive back into the Sam Bankman-Fried trial and what has transpired in... more

The Equity crew is parsing through the week's news in startups and venture, starting with an update on the California... more

This week, Equity had Tony Stubblebine on the show, the CEO of publishing platform Medium.com. Medium has gone through a... more

Equity is kicking off the week with an update on global stocks, AI and startup news around the world. Alex... more

The Equity crew is talking about the week’s biggest startup and tech news with help from TC reporter extraordinaire and... more

SBF's trial has started, and to talk through it, we teamed up TechCrunch's resident crypto reporter and host of the... more

Equity's kicking off Q4 2023 with a look at the global stock market, what's ahead for SBF, Amazon and the... more

This week, Equity has the update on the writer's strike's implications on AI, deals of the week from OpenAI and... 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 getting you caught up on stocks around the world, the Cisco-Splunk deal, why everyone... more

Alex, Kirsten and Becca sat down to recap a very busy (and dare we say successful) TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. We're... more

We were live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023! Alex, Kirsten and Becca took the stage with breaking IPO news, how Joby... more

Before flying out for TechCrunch Disrupt, the Equity crew unpacked the latest from Divvy homes, companies we wish would just... more

This week, Equity brought TechCrunch+ senior climate reporter Tim De Chant on the show to talk climate tech, hardware breakthroughs,... more

Equity is kicking off the week with another look at the stock market and upcoming earnings before diving deep into... more

The Equity crew is looking into Mentra's plan to help neurodivergent jobseekers, how SimpleClosure might be betting on the downturn,... more

In preparation for another Y Combinator Demo Day, we're throwing it back to Alex and Natasha's interview with Michael Seibel,... more

Alex is back on Equity with the latest on the never-ending earnings season, crypto, ARM's IPO range, a new Africa-focused... more

This week, Equity is covering deals from Teamshares and MoonPay then digging into new rental-focused startups, the IPO drought and... more

This week on Equity, we're digging into how "great" founders are successfully guiding their companies towards cash flow positivity. Alex... more

Equity is catching you up on stocks around the world, how Instacart and Klaviyo are bringing tech IPOs back, and... more

Today, we’re bringing you a bonus episode! Alex chatted with Courtney Chow, a vice president at Battery Ventures focused on... more

This week on Equity, we're talking through Nvidia's impressive earnings report, raises from Ramp and AI-powered writing tool, Lex, Northvolt's... 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

Equity's digging into tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week, from Recur's shutdown and... more

This week, the Equity team had no shortage of news to sift through. We kicked off with an update on... more

This week, Equity had Amplitude CEO Spenser Skates on the show to talk about life after the company's successful IPO,... more

Equity has your Monday morning rundown with earnings to look out for this week, Anthropic raising another $100 million, what's... more

This week, Mary Ann and Alex are looking at how Lula set itself up for a massive up-round and MLOps... more

This week, Dominic-Madori Davis came back on the show to chat with Mary Ann and Alex about a lawsuit targeting... more

Catching up from last week and preparing for the week ahead, Alex is diving into the latest for global stocks... more

Today, we're bringing you an episode of Chain Reaction. Jacquelyn interviewed Stu Alderoty, chief legal officer of Ripple Labs... more

Not all TAM is equal. This week, Alex and Mary Ann had Sara Mauskopf on the show, the CEO and... more

We're getting you ready for the week with a list of earnings to keep your eye on, what's happening in... more

Mary Ann and Alex were joined by Kirsten Korosec to dig through the week's headlines, starting with AngelList's acquisition of... more

This week, Alex had Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz on to chat about her upcoming book, Extremely Online, the history... more

Alex is back with your Monday morning rundown, and today we're taking a look at stocks around the globe, news... more

We're back with another packed news week so Alex and Mary Ann tagged in Becca Szkutak to help us out.... 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. Here’s the rundown from this morning: Stocks are largely down around the world following... more

This week, A new Chinese AI model had us wondering who is really going to win the AI war, Founders... more

We're digging into AI's iPhone moment with a very special guest: Matthew Lynley, one of the founding hosts of Equity... more

Alex is back from a well-deserved vacation and ready for your Monday rundown. We're talking about Ant's new valuation, Threads'... more

Mary Ann took the lead this time, and she sat down (virtually) with Immad Akhund, the CEO and co-founder of... more

To cap off the second quarter and get our claws into what is going on around the world, we had... more

Mary Ann and Alex are back for another busy news week chock full of deals to chew through. We kick things off... more

Mary Ann is taking over today's interview with David Vélez, the co-founder and CEO of Nubank, digging into how the... more

For the last Monday of Q2, Alex is getting into crypto's mini-boom, IRL's digital fraud, Vanta's quick ARR growth, TreasurySpring... more

The summer slowdown is far from happening yet, so Mary Ann and Alex are back with TechCrunch's mobility lead, Kirsten Korosec. We're... more

Alex had Eric Silver, Head of Creative at the podcast collective Multitude on the show to help us sort through... more

And we're back! After a week off and an America holiday yesterday, there was much to get to. Alex is... more

It was a hectic week, with little in the way of the traditional Summer Slowdown making itself known. So, here's... more

This week, we had Carta CEO Henry Ward on to chat through the early-stage market with us, from the quality... more

This fine Monday we are celebrating the start of June, and the fact that there are still earnings rounds for... 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. We're talking about... more

Mary Ann and Alex were a dynamic duo this week, and we took a look at the future of online shopping via... more

The idea that all unicorns are in trouble is wrong; some late-stage startups got it right. Alex sat down with... 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, Becca, and Alex gathered to chew through the biggest news of the week. They cover Vice... more

This week, Alex spoke to two guests from the world of Microsoft for Startups - the program's GM, Hans... more

Alex has your Monday kickoff with media, startup rounds and some Big Money Moves. We start things off with a... more

Venture-backed everything for real world problems, please? This week Mary Ann, Natasha and Alex celebrated one final episode as a three. We're diving into... more

Natasha spoke to Kristen Anderson, the co-founder and CEO of Catch, an app to provide payroll benefits for people who... more

Alex is back with the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week.... more

Wow, did we have the force of tech news with us this week. Equity has your rundown of the week... more

Natasha took over TechCrunch Live with Sam Chaudhary, the founder of ClassDojo, and Chris Farmer, the founder and CEO of... more

Alex is back on the mic with your Monday rundown, and as usual, we had much to unpack. We're digging... more

This week, we're talking AI, we're talking layoffs and we're talking coffee. Natasha, Alex and Mary Ann are digging into... more

This week, Natasha interviewed Ankur Nagpal, the entrepreneur behind Teachable, Ocho, and Vibe Capital, about the future of solo GPs, how Ankur... 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. Alex... more

Today, we’re talking about software - modern software, the stuff hosted on the cloud and the startups busy building it... more

Today we are talking about space, birds and startups! Alex is catching you up on the latest in the market,... 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, Alex is talking about crypto, Uber, and how to be petty at scale. We dug into the world of... more

This was Y Combinator week in a sense, with the well-known accelerator showing off hundreds of startups over a two-day... more

To celebrate the end of Q1 2023 and the start of not only another earnings cycle, but also the data... more

Alex is back with the first episode of our Q2 run. Welcome to the new tranch of 2023! We're covering... 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. We're... more

On today's weekend rundown, Alex took a look at the global stock market, the latest on the sale of Silicon... more

What did Mary Ann and Natasha and Alex dive into today? TikTok's CEO standing before Congress on Thursday, Duolingo's new... 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, and after a hectic few weeks, are we done with banking news?... more

While our dear Mary Ann is away for a much needed break (and birthday celebration!), Alex and Natasha are holding... 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

Given how bonkers the last few days have been, this is not a normal show. Sure, we're talking money up... more

This week, Alex, Mary Ann and Natasha gathered to riff through the week's biggest startup and venture news, starting with... 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 ready to kickoff the week with our Monday show, and here's what we have for you this morning:... 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 including: Divert and... more

This week, Mary Ann interviewed Mark Goldberg, partner and fintech lead at Index Ventures. The pair talked about: the party... more

Alex is back and bringing our Monday show off the page and into your ears bright and early. Today, he... more

Inside Startup Battlefield is back in our feed with episode three. There are 180 companies solving crucial problems that didn’t... more

This week Natasha, Mary Ann, and Becca Szkutak welcome back a familiar voice - Alex Wilhelm! We had the whole... more

This week, Natasha interviewed Kaisa Snellman, an economic sociologist and an associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Academic Director of the INSEAD... more

Inside Startup Battlefield is back in our feed with episode two. In the second episode of Inside Startup Battlefield, we... more

This week, Natasha, Mary Ann Azevedo and Becca got on the mic to talk startups, pet peeves and focaccia. Oh,... more

This week, Natasha interviewed Elana Berkowitz, founding partner at Springbank Collective and an early-stage investor working to close the gender gap.... more

Check out the newest podcast from the TechCrunch Podcast Network: Inside Startup Battlefield, the four-part series that takes you behind... more