Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNotable Capital's Hans Tung on the state of VC and the upside to down rounds
Episode 829
This week, Mary Ann talked to Hans Tung, managing partner of Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital), which is focused on investing in the US as well …
1 year, 11 months ago
Tesla’s busy week, and is fintech having a moment?
Episode 828
It’s been more than a minute since Tesla went public, but the EV company was inescapable on TechCrunch this week. From layoffs to pricing changes and…
1 year, 11 months ago
An $11B bonanza for space startups, and where is all that a16z money going?
Episode 827
What is worth $11 billion and wants to go to Mars to collect rocks? NASA’s mission to Mars to collect rocks that was expected to cost $11 billion and…
1 year, 11 months ago
OpenAI plans new Tokyo office as Tesla layoffs arrive
Episode 826
It’s only Monday morning, but it already feels like Thursday given the sheer amount of news that’s flowing in.
We have two critical headlines for you …
1 year, 11 months ago
Beeper acquired by Automattic, fintech's decline and YC's lack of LatAm founders
Episode 825
Today, the Equity crew dug into Automattic buying Beeper for $125 million. Recall that the WordPress parent company bought Texts.com last year for $5…
1 year, 11 months ago
A $60M venture fund with a twist, and more startup-on-startup acquisitions
Episode 824
Today on Equity’s startup-focused Wednesday show, we dug into the Multiverse-Searchlight deal that reminded us of the Wonderschool-Early Day transact…
1 year, 11 months ago
Spotify’s new AI playlists, the US’s latest chip deal, and a shot at data privacy
Episode 823
Now that we are finally past Y Combinator’s demo day — though our Friday show is worth listening if you haven’t had a chance yet — we can dive into t…
1 year, 11 months ago
What we've learned from the women behind the AI revolution
Episode 822
The AI boom, love it or find it to be a bit more hype than substance, is here to stay. That means lots of companies are raising oodles of dollars, a …
1 year, 11 months ago
From YC to IPO: Winter 2024 Demo Day, Rubrik and Ibotta
Episode 821
What a week, everyone. Two full days of Y Combinator demo day activity kept us busy, but the latest accelerator cohort’s launch was far from the only…
1 year, 11 months ago
Nvidia might be clouding the funding climate for AI chip startups, but Hailo is still fighting
Episode 820
This is our Wednesday show, when we take a moment to dig into a raft of startup and venture capital news. No big tech here!
Keep in mind that Y Combin…
1 year, 11 months ago