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Equity

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4.2 • 372 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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This week Mary Ann, Natasha and Alex enjoyed the warming climate and the fact that there are some positive vibes in the venture market as well. Hell, we even had a nine-figure round to chew on! Here's the show rundown: Alex wanted to discuss the latest FTX docs and the recent X.com (formally known as Twitter) news. Natasha brought a new edtech venture fund to the table. Mary Ann wanted to talk about Clear Street's impressive fundraise. From there, we discussed that while the pace at which unicorns are being funded is in freefall, there are still some mega-IPOs coming from select late-stage startups. We will relish the return of S-1 season when it comes. From there it was time to chat AI. Natasha recently went to an AI event in San Francisco, helping us grok the on-the-ground dynamics at play. That, when crossed with different regulatory postures around the world made for a pretty darn interesting segment. And we closed with the opportunity that opportunity funds may afford venture firms. While Lux is still pursing a multi-stage approach, other firms are taking a more focused tack. Lastly, there are just a couple days left to place your Webby Awards votes for our friends at Found and Chain Reaction. We are back Monday morning, see you all at Early Stage! For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Simplecast website. Equity drops at 7:00 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotifyand all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders, one that details how our stories come together and more! Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.7	Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups where we unpack the numbers and the nuance behind the headlines. My name is Alex and I'm
0:18.5	joined by the whole crew on this fine day up in one corner I have Maryne as a veto Marianne I'm proud to say
0:24.6	that Providence today is aaping Austin because it's a billion degrees and we're all
0:28.9	melting I can't believe you're wearing a tank top I mean what's going on here
0:32.2	we went from central heating to
0:34.3	Central AC overnight in the northeast. I don't know why. That said Alex you are
0:38.8	wearing a tank top 365 days a year so it could be any weather outside and I would be like yeah probably makes sense.
0:46.4	I've actually cut back on the tank topping because my and this is not a gender-based disc but my spouse and mother-in-law are both
0:54.2	pretty anti-men wearing tank tops and so I do collect a little bit of
0:58.1	static and feedback about that on the regular so okay always welcome here thank you
1:01.9	and speaking to people who are always welcome here, that voice is Natasha Moskaminas. Hello.
1:06.4	Hi. How are you doing? I'm good. I'm in Jersey. I landed like two hours ago. I've already like had three meals and coffee from my favorite local coffee shop so I'm right at home.
1:16.7	And Natasha why are you back on the East Coast? This is pertinent to our friends who are listening.
1:21.5	Yeah oh my gosh well I think we're going to meet a ton of you pretty soon,
1:24.3	but Tech Crunch is hosting a few mixers.
1:26.8	We have Tech Crunch Early Stage in Boston on April 20th,
1:30.6	which is kind of wild considering the date and Boston.
1:34.5	I feel like it's going to be a lit time
1:37.2	if you pick up what I'm putting down.
1:39.5	I literally just realize that we're going to be in Boston on 420 a state where I'm just
1:44.3	gonna say this out loud cannabis is legal on a recreational basis it's gonna be a
1:47.8	lot so it's gonna be fun we're gonna talk about early stage building but that's why
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