Equity

Equity

971 Episodes Updated: Mar 14, 2025

Equity is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast about the business of startups, unpacked by the writers who know best. Produced by Theresa Loconsolo. Edited by Kell.

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Equity Hosts

Mary Ann Azevedo

Mary Ann Azevedo

Sr. Reporter

Kirsten Korosec

Kirsten Korosec

Transportation Editor

Rebecca Bellan

Senior Reporter, Transportation

All Episodes

Startups

OpenAI and Microsoft’s ‘frenemies relationship,’ and what you missed at SXSW
Theresa Loconsolo

Maxwell Zeff

Anthony Ha

Kirsten Korosec

Rebecca Bellan

Mar 14, 2025
Startups

The California AI bill is back…and it lost its teeth
Theresa Loconsolo

Kirsten Korosec

Maxwell Zeff

Anthony Ha

Mar 7, 2025
Startups

Is Silicon Valley still the best place for startups? Insight Partners’ Ryan Hinkle doesn’t think so.
Theresa Loconsolo

Julie Bort

Mar 5, 2025
Startups

Every year, it seems like there’s at least one big YC controversy
Theresa Loconsolo

Anthony Ha

Kirsten Korosec

Maxwell Zeff

Feb 28, 2025
Startups

How Gradient Ventures is shaping the AI startup landscape with Eylul Kayin
Mary Ann Azevedo

Theresa Loconsolo

Feb 26, 2025
Startups

AI wearables 1.0: Was Humane’s Ai Pin too ambitious?
Theresa Loconsolo

Anthony Ha

Kirsten Korosec

Maxwell Zeff

Feb 21, 2025
Startups

How Slow Ventures is giving the creator economy a rebrand
Theresa Loconsolo

Rebecca Bellan

Feb 19, 2025
Startups

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are basically in a rap battle
Theresa Loconsolo

Anthony Ha

Kirsten Korosec

Maxwell Zeff

Feb 14, 2025
Fintech

Sheel Mohnot says the fintech market is ‘hot again’
Mary Ann Azevedo

Theresa Loconsolo

Feb 12, 2025
Startups

Are companies falling out of love with OpenAI?
Theresa Loconsolo

Kirsten Korosec

Margaux MacColl

Maxwell Zeff

Feb 7, 2025
Startups

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

Theresa Loconsolo

Feb 5, 2025
Startups

DeepSeek: Separating fact from hype
Theresa Loconsolo

Maxwell Zeff

Feb 1, 2025
Startups

DeepSeek lights a fire under Silicon Valley
Theresa Loconsolo

Kirsten Korosec

Margaux MacColl

Maxwell Zeff

Jan 31, 2025
Startups

Forget ‘Founder Mode,’ what about Customer Mode?
Theresa Loconsolo

Rebecca Bellan

Jan 29, 2025
Startups

How are founders positioning themselves for the next 4 years?
Theresa Loconsolo

Kirsten Korosec

Anthony Ha

Margaux MacColl

Jan 24, 2025
Startups

AI’s $100 billion impact: 2024’s venture capital surge and the road ahead for startups
Theresa Loconsolo

Julie Bort

Jan 22, 2025
Startups

$200M woolly mammoths and a farewell to TikTok
Theresa Loconsolo

Kirsten Korosec

Anthony Ha

Margaux MacColl

Jan 17, 2025
Startups

‘Social media should be built on protocols, not platforms’ says Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko
Theresa Loconsolo

Rebecca Bellan

Jan 15, 2025
Startups

$5B livestream shopping apps, Nvidia reveals, and the weirdest tech at CES
Theresa Loconsolo

Kirsten Korosec

Margaux MacColl

Anthony Ha

Maxwell Zeff

Jan 10, 2025
Startups

2024: Founder mode, AI, and the ‘Rise of the Broligarchs’
Theresa Loconsolo

Kirsten Korosec

Margaux MacColl

Devin Coldewey

Anthony Ha

Dec 27, 2024
Fundraising

Are AI companies just defense tech now?
Kirsten Korosec

Maggie Stamets

Margaux MacColl

Maxwell Zeff

Dec 20, 2024
Startups

Building physical tech is back in fashion thanks to AI, robotics, and defense
Rebecca Bellan

Dec 18, 2024
Startups

It’s the end of the road for Cruise, and Bluesky is still taking off
Theresa Loconsolo

Kirsten Korosec

Margaux MacColl

Anthony Ha

Dec 13, 2024
Government & Policy

How much ‘government efficiency’ will Elon Musk be able to pull off?
Theresa Loconsolo

Rebecca Bellan

Dec 11, 2024
Startups

Who knew you could get a $500 million valuation without launching a product?
Theresa Loconsolo

Margaux MacColl

Devin Coldewey

Anthony Ha

Dec 6, 2024
Venture

‘If you build it, they won’t come’: Bison Ventures founders on scaling frontier tech
Theresa Loconsolo

Dec 4, 2024
Startups

Aerospace Corp’s CEO talks literal moonshots and Space Agenda 2025
Devin Coldewey

Theresa Loconsolo

Nov 27, 2024
Startups

The AI industry’s ‘next big bet,’ and should we just buy Chrome?
Theresa Loconsolo

Kirsten Korosec

Devin Coldewey

Margaux MacColl

Nov 22, 2024 30 Min
Startups

Building trust in crypto with Jonathan Levin of Chainalysis
Rebecca Bellan

Theresa Loconsolo

Nov 20, 2024 19 Min
Venture

Ben Horowitz’s tight ties with the Las Vegas Police Department — and why it matters
Theresa Loconsolo

Nov 15, 2024 26 Min

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