Podcast Episodes

Why Hugging Face's new robot is the Seinfeld of AI devices

Hugging Face just launched Reachy Mini, an open source AI robot with big googly eyes and not much utility, and that’s kind of the charm. On this episode of Equity Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff, and Antho…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Is SaaS on its way out? The future belongs to agents, according to Narada AI's CEO

“SaaS is going away,” says Dave Park, co-founder and CEO of Narada AI. The company is betting on a future where AI agents, not humans, navigate enterprise software on our behalf.

Today on Equity, Par…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Why Cloudflare wants AI companies to pay for content

Cloudflare wants AI companies to pay up. The cloud infrastructure provider is launching a new experiment called Pay per Crawl that would let publishers charge AI firms every time their bots scrape a …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

From fintech to space tech: Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt is betting on space solar

As the interest in both space and solar grows, one startup aims to merge the two industries. By tapping into the momentum of the commercial space industry and the increasing demand for renewable ener…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Big Tech lands an early win in legal battles against publishers

This week, two major AI companies scored early wins in court, with federal judges siding with Meta and Anthropic in separate lawsuits over how their models were trained on copyrighted material.

The d…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

How one biotech startup is betting on cows and winning over investors

Cow burps are a climate problem, and one startup wants to reprogram them.

Hoofprint Biome is using enzymes to rewire the cow’s microbiome from the inside out, cutting methane production and improving…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Could OpenAI fill Microsoft’s shoes?

OpenAI recently announced a $200 million deal with the U.S. Department of Defense, which has us wondering: Could this further strain the company’s relationship with its biggest backer, Microsoft?

Aft…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Seed to Series C: What VCs actually want from AI startups

AI investments hit $110 billion in 2024, and the funding landscape in 2025 is more competitive than ever. For early-stage startups, that means more money in the market but also more pressure to stand…

Published on 3 months ago

Meta’s big AI bet and our not-so-hot-take on fintech IPOs

Meta just made a $14.3 billion bet on data-labeling company Scale AI, but it’s not a traditional takeover: Meta’s taking a 49% stake in the company and adding Scale’s co-founder Alexandr Wang to its …

Published on 3 months ago

Fiverr’s CEO on why AI is coming for everyone

Generative AI is reshaping the way people work, from full-time employees to freelancers. As coding copilots, design assistants, and AI-powered writing tools become more capable and accessible, creati…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago