Equity

Equity

910 Episodes Updated: Nov 22, 2024

Equity is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast about the business of startups, unpacked by the writers who know best. Produced by Theresa Loconsolo. Edited by Kell.

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Equity Hosts

Mary Ann Azevedo

Mary Ann Azevedo

Sr. Reporter

Kirsten Korosec

Kirsten Korosec

Transportation Editor

Rebecca Szkutak

Rebecca Szkutak

Senior Reporter, Venture

Rebecca Bellan

Senior Reporter, Transportation

All Episodes

Startups

The AI industry’s ‘next big bet,’ and should we just buy Chrome?
Theresa Loconsolo

Kirsten Korosec

Devin Coldewey

Margaux MacColl

5 days ago 30 Min
Startups

Building trust in crypto with Jonathan Levin of Chainalysis
Rebecca Bellan

Theresa Loconsolo

Nov 20, 2024 19 Min
Venture

Ben Horowitz’s tight ties with the Las Vegas Police Department — and why it matters
Theresa Loconsolo

Nov 15, 2024 26 Min
AI

Marc Benioff says it’s ‘crazy talk’ that AI will hurt Salesforce, wants a billion AI agents in a year
Julie Bort

Theresa Loconsolo

Nov 13, 2024 34 Min
AI

Trump’s election throws tech regulation a curveball
Kirsten Korosec

Devin Coldewey

Margaux MacColl

Theresa Loconsolo

Nov 8, 2024 30 Min
Startups

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

Oct 30, 2024 29 Min
Startups

Stripe’s biggest acquisition yet, and what’s a16z doing with all of those Nvidia GPUs?
Theresa Loconsolo

Anthony Ha

Kirsten Korosec

Devin Coldewey

Oct 25, 2024 31 Min
Venture

The race isn’t over for European AI startups and the upcoming ‘agentic revolution’
Rebecca Bellan

Theresa Loconsolo

Oct 23, 2024 26 Min
Startups

Investor FOMO returns, and what happened with WordPress and WP Engine?
Margaux MacColl

Anthony Ha

Devin Coldewey

Oct 18, 2024 36 Min
Venture

Tesla’s bot non-disclosure and why humanoid robots are taking off
Rebecca Bellan

Brian Heater

Oct 16, 2024 27 Min
Venture

AI ‘no one wants’ and Google’s potential breakup
Margaux MacColl

Devin Coldewey

Anthony Ha

Oct 11, 2024 30 Min
Startups

Investors are betting on user-generated content in video games. Gamebeast’s founder explains why
Rebecca Bellan

Oct 9, 2024 27 Min
Venture

YC takes a bite out of PearAI, and French startups have a new home
Kirsten Korosec

Devin Coldewey

Margaux MacColl

Oct 4, 2024 31 Min
Startups

Green flags for defense tech and Silicon Valley’s longevity obsession
Kirsten Korosec

Devin Coldewey

Margaux MacColl

Sep 27, 2024 29 Min
Climate

Toyota Ventures on the hydrogen plateau and the IRA funding crutch
Rebecca Bellan

Sep 25, 2024 21 Min
Startups

‘Super weird’ is the best way to describe this startup’s pivot
Devin Coldewey

Kirsten Korosec

Rebecca Bellan

Sep 20, 2024 25 Min
Startups

JP Morgan’s head of startup banking says ‘Founder Mode’ won’t get you a unicorn
Kirsten Korosec

Sep 18, 2024 32 Min
Startups

AI’s tween years, who’s taking over climate tech, and the latest for Fearless Fund
Kirsten Korosec

Devin Coldewey

Tim De Chant

Dominic-Madori Davis

Sep 13, 2024 34 Min
Venture

AI illusions and navigating ‘The Money Trap’ with Alok Sama
Rebecca Bellan

Sep 11, 2024 26 Min
Startups

Telegram founder’s arrest, and who’s using acqui-hires to tip-toe around antitrust
Mary Ann Azevedo

Devin Coldewey

Rebecca Bellan

Aug 30, 2024 31 Min
Government & Policy

Are Google’s monopoly cases 5 years too late or 2 years too early?
Rebecca Bellan

Aug 29, 2024 22 Min
Venture

AI talent managers, technocapitalist college towns and a rise in defense tech acquisitions
Devin Coldewey

Aug 23, 2024 29 Min
AI

AI for landlords, Grok-2 unleashed and the latest attempt at AI regulation
Mary Ann Azevedo

Aug 16, 2024 32 Min
Startups

Maybe it’s a good thing that we’re not seeing too many AI unicorns
Mary Ann Azevedo

Kirsten Korosec

Rebecca Szkutak

Aug 9, 2024 31 Min
Venture

Flourish Ventures on repeat founders, emerging markets and when not to hop on the AI bandwagon
Mary Ann Azevedo

Aug 7, 2024 26 Min
AI

AI friends, deepfake foes and which Tiger Global partner is leaving now
Kirsten Korosec

Rebecca Bellan

Devin Coldewey

Aug 2, 2024 31 Min
Venture

Global startup funding is picking up with AI still in the spotlight
Mary Ann Azevedo

Jul 31, 2024 25 Min
Startups

Stripe’s easy-peasy acquisition and why is Twitch still losing money?
Rebecca Bellan

Jul 29, 2024 11 Min
Venture

Alphabet is clearly looking to buy, so who’s selling, and why did Wiz say no?
Mary Ann Azevedo

Rebecca Szkutak

Jul 26, 2024
Venture

Cracking the AI and consumer code with early Zoom-backer Maven Ventures
Mary Ann Azevedo

Jul 24, 2024 26 Min