Send us a textBig startups are shutting down. More than 3000 private venture backed startups failed in the last year. Of the startups raising money, 19% were funded at a lower valuation than in prior funding rounds. 38% of VCs disappeared from dealmaking last year and more than a quarter of a million workers at tech companies lost their jobs over the same p ... Show More
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Does OpenAI expect a Government Bailout?
<p>OpenAI has signed $1.4 trillion in infrastructure commitments, but how do they plan to pay for it? Are government subsidies and taxpayer-backed guarantees the next step? In this video, we dive into the financing gymnastics behind the AI revolution, the lobbying for federal sup ... Show More
24m 57s
Nov 16
Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Plan: What You MUST Know!
<p>Is Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Plan the answer to America’s housing affordability crisis—or a financial trap? In this video, we break down the economics, politics, and history behind ultra-long mortgages.You’ll learn:* Why a 50-year mortgage might not lower monthly payments as pr ... Show More
20m 5s
Aug 2023
Startups that are Ramp-ing up, and startups that are full of sh**
This is our Friday show, and we’re talking about the week’s biggest startup and tech news. Here's what Mary Ann, Alex and Kirsten Korosec got into:
Nvidia blew the doors off with its earnings report. We talked through some of the high-level numbers and marveled at the company's ... Show More
37m 3s
Sep 2022
Is the startup party over in India?
India’s startup ecosystem is among the largest in the world, and it has grown exponentially in the last six years. Government data puts the number of recognised startups in the country at more than 70,000 this year – from less than 500 in 2016. But now funding is drying up, and i ... Show More
26m 29s
Mar 2021
TIP340: Hedge Funds, SPACs, and Chocolate w/ Jason Karp
In today's show, Trey Lockerbie is joined by Jason Karp. Jason has had an incredible career, starting as a quant at major hedge funds like SAC Capital, under billionaire Steve Cohen, as well as Carlson Capital, where he became the Co-Chief Investment Officer. He then moved on to ... Show More
54m 49s
Sep 2022
Hey, look, some startups are still raising money
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.
Don’t forget that the code “EQUITY” can save you money on Disrupt tickets and TechCrunch+ access. And it makes us here on the show look good!
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9m 41s
Jul 2023
The Deal Room: The IPO market starts to thaw & CVC Capital Partners raises €26bn for the largest buyout fund in history
<p>Stephen Barnett, our Director of Corporate Finance goes solo this week to cover three major topics in focus:</p><br><p><strong>Oddity IPO</strong> - The Israeli company ('where beauty meets Israeli technology') debuted on the Nasdaq. Lead book-running managers Morgan Stanley, ... Show More
23m 29s
Aug 2022
Why VC funding is drying up
<p>Venture capital fundraising hit a record-high last year. There were more deals, and more money poured into startups last year than at any other time in history. Now, the FT’s Richard Waters says the fundraising bonanza is over. On this week’s episode, we explore what that mean ... Show More
17m 28s
Dec 2020
Upstart just went public — CEO Dave Girouard shares why it isn’t a typical success story
Today’s episode is with Dave Girouard, the CEO and co-founder of Upstart, an AI-powered lending platform that recently went public. Before founding Upstart, Dave was President of Google Enterprise, and spent 8 years building Google's billion dollar cloud apps business.
Here at F ... Show More
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