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MariaDB’s potential take-private deal is an indictment of 2021’s SPAC mania

The potential sale of MariaDB to K1 Investment Management for $37 million is a capstone on the failed era of SPAC merger...
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Equity: Bret Taylor has a brand new AI startup

This is our Wednesday show, where we dig into the critical startup and venture capital stories from the week thus far. ©...
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AI is going to save software companies’ dreams of growth

It appears emerging price points for AI-powered software products will boost the total addressable market for technology...
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Fintech, edtech and SaaS are not dead yet

We're taking a deep look at a number of startup fundraisings, and the latest from the world of venture capital itself. S...
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Medium news, startups: If you start generating cash, you can sell for 4x ARR

Everbridge's deal shows that startups shouldn't expect their valuations to be salvaged that much by cash generation if t...
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Yandex takes a big hit to get rid of Russian assets

Today, we take a look at the costs Yandex's parent had to endure to exit from Russia, easing price movements in crypto, ...
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Why one founder thinks the Apple Vision Pro is going to make it

Skyflow CEO and co-founder Anshu Sharma joins Equity to discuss Apple's Vision Pro and how it fares against the Innovato...
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Tech layoffs scale to three-quarter high

It's not hard to spot the human pain in the market today. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....
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Reddit at $5B seems eminently reasonable

Reddit's feeling out its own IPO valuation is crucial, especially given that hightened regulatory scrutiny is restrictin...
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How a browser startup is taking on Google search

Today, we're talking about Arc's new mobile app vs. Google search; why Reddit's IPO might finally happen; why Meta :hear...
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How can venture capital survive a three-year liquidity drop?

We're back to dig into Q4 2023 venture capital results and what's coming up this year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights res...
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Who knew M&A would be the thing we couldn’t shut up about?

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of star...
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AI startups’ margin profile could ding their long-term worth

Despite all the enthusiasm, there's a niggling detail that deserves our attention: AI startups often have worse economic...
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Bulk Exchange raises $4.5M to help construction companies source bulk materials

That fact that the startup raised from industry folks is not a massive shock once you understand the market that Bulk Ex...
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Counting down to the Reddit IPO (again)

Let's make one thing clear: Reddit going public in the first quarter is not going to throw the IPO window wide open for ...
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I’m sorry but you owe me 27% because I said so

This is a concept of user ownership that really rubs me the wrong way. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For perso...
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Fintech isn’t doomed, it just needs more time

Today on Equity, we're taking a look at stocks around the world, key earnings and what's happening with crypto. © 2023 ...
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The United States’ $1 trillion startup liquidity gap needs to be filled soon

There's an absolute mountain of money frozen in startups today, and with the pressure ticking higher every day for it to...
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Quora’s AI platform could likely come to dictate the company’s future

It's not impossible that the tagline may flip to "Quora, brought to you by Poe" from "Poe, brought to you by Quora." © 2...
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Jeff Lawson’s legacy at Twilio is about more than a few rough quarters

When we consider Lawson's tenure, the bulk of the the company's life so far is far more telling of the real story than t...
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Bitcoin ETFs, Carta’s latest mess, and let’s go to the Moon

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of star...
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The global venture capital market is not done retreating yet

The situation has been worsening, and if this continued weakness persists in 2024, we could start to see global VC inves...
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Are megafunds squeezing out small VCs and distorting the seed market?

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startu...
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Big, costly seed deals were the exception in 2023’s lackluster venture capital market

Hopes that it would become easier for startups to raise capital in 2023 were left unmet as the year ended. The Exchange ...
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Why I’m modestly crypto-bullish in 2024

The current mini crypto bull-run could help get web3 corporate venture capital out of its slump. © 2023 TechCrunch. All ...
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Great, now we have to become digital copyright experts

When news broke last year that AI heavyweight OpenAI and Axel Springer had reached a financial agreement and partnership...
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VCs are entering 2024 with ‘healthy paranoia’

Today on Equity, we're joined by Deepka Rana, a London-based Principal at Northzone focused on early-stage companies acr...
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TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 agenda first look: Engine Accelerator, Y Combinator, Glasswing Ventures and more will join us in Boston

TechCrunch Early Stage returns to Boston on April 25, 2024, and the agenda for our flagship founder event is shaping up....
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The cloud stock rally could help inch open the IPO window in 2024

A critical cohort of tech firms has regained the value it lost after the summer rally, setting the stage for a stronger ...
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Cruise layoffs, exosuits, and why French startups are bubbling up

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startup...
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