Podcast Episodes

January Ventures bets AI's biggest winners won't come from Silicon Valley

While everyone's chasing the next AI infrastructure play in San Francisco, some of the most defensible AI companies are being built by founders with …

4 months, 1 week ago

Introducing TechCrunch's new podcast: Build Mode

TechCrunch has new podcast! Build Mode brings you candid startup wisdom from the people who build, break, and build again. Build Mode is hosted by ou…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Are data centers the new oil fields?

A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that $580 billion will be spent globally on AI data centers in 2025 alone. This is $40 …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

What startups are building next, according to OpenAI’s Head of Startups

Many see OpenAI as the ChatGPT company while rivals like Anthropic and Cohere eye the enterprise space. Marc Manara, OpenAI's head of startups, says …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

SoftBank is back, and the AI hype cycle is eating itself

SoftBank and OpenAI announced a new 50-50 joint venture this week to sell enterprise AI tools in Japan under the brand "Crystal Intelligence." On pap…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

From Air Force officer to space defense CEO: Why Even Rogers left to build weapons for orbit

Even Rogers spent a decade as an Air Force weapons officer watching China and Russia build space weapons while the U.S. had "nothing in our arsenal."…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Equity Live: From $300M seed rounds to data center builds, AI is feeling bubbly

The Equity crew was live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025! Hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff, and Anthony Ha took over the Builders Stage on Monday morning t…

5 months ago

Startups should rethink how they pursue sales and traction, according to VC Tim Chen

After a small startup exit and being turned down by every VC firm he applied to, Tim Chen began angel investing and eventually stumbled into raising …

5 months ago

OpenAI wants to power your browser, and that could be a security nightmare

The browser wars are heating up again, this time with AI in the driver’s seat. 

OpenAI just launched Atlas, a ChatGPT-powered browser that lets users…

5 months, 1 week ago

Sam Altman’s eye-scanning startup wants to prove humanity in the age of AI bots

Ever wonder if you’re talking to a real person online or just another bot? As bots increasingly outnumber humans online, leading to an explosion of d…

5 months, 1 week ago