Equity

Equity

1075 Episodes Updated: Mar 27, 2026

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

Kirsten Korosec

Kirsten Korosec

Transportation Editor

Rebecca Bellan

Senior Reporter

Anthony Ha

Sean O'Kane

Sr. Reporter, Transportation

All Episodes

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 Nye

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
AI

Marc Benioff says it’s ‘crazy talk’ that AI will hurt Salesforce, wants a billion AI agents in a year
Julie Bort

Theresa Loconsolo

Nov 13, 2024 34 Min
AI

Trump’s election throws tech regulation a curveball
Kirsten Korosec

Devin Coldewey

Margaux MacColl

Theresa Loconsolo

Nov 8, 2024 30 Min
Startups

Equity Live: Bret Taylor’s $4.5 billion startup and Waymo’s $5.6 billion round
Theresa Loconsolo

Oct 30, 2024 29 Min
Startups

Stripe’s biggest acquisition yet, and what’s a16z doing with all of those Nvidia GPUs?
Theresa Loconsolo

Anthony Ha

Kirsten Korosec

Devin Coldewey

Oct 25, 2024 31 Min
Venture

The race isn’t over for European AI startups and the upcoming ‘agentic revolution’
Rebecca Bellan

Theresa Loconsolo

Oct 23, 2024 26 Min
Startups

Investor FOMO returns, and what happened with WordPress and WP Engine?
Margaux MacColl

Anthony Ha

Devin Coldewey

Oct 18, 2024 36 Min
Venture

Tesla’s bot non-disclosure and why humanoid robots are taking off
Rebecca Bellan

Brian Heater

Oct 16, 2024 27 Min
Venture

AI ‘no one wants’ and Google’s potential breakup
Margaux MacColl

Devin Coldewey

Anthony Ha

Oct 11, 2024 30 Min
Startups

Investors are betting on user-generated content in video games. Gamebeast’s founder explains why
Rebecca Bellan

Oct 9, 2024 27 Min
Venture

YC takes a bite out of PearAI, and French startups have a new home
Kirsten Korosec

Devin Coldewey

Margaux MacColl

Oct 4, 2024 31 Min
Startups

Green flags for defense tech and Silicon Valley’s longevity obsession
Kirsten Korosec

Devin Coldewey

Margaux MacColl

Sep 27, 2024 29 Min
Climate

Toyota Ventures on the hydrogen plateau and the IRA funding crutch
Rebecca Bellan

Sep 25, 2024 21 Min
Startups

‘Super weird’ is the best way to describe this startup’s pivot
Devin Coldewey

Kirsten Korosec

Rebecca Bellan

Sep 20, 2024 25 Min
Startups

JP Morgan’s head of startup banking says ‘Founder Mode’ won’t get you a unicorn
Kirsten Korosec

Sep 18, 2024 32 Min
Startups

AI’s tween years, who’s taking over climate tech, and the latest for Fearless Fund
Kirsten Korosec

Devin Coldewey

Tim De Chant

Dominic-Madori Davis

Sep 13, 2024 34 Min
Venture

AI illusions and navigating ‘The Money Trap’ with Alok Sama
Rebecca Bellan

Sep 11, 2024 26 Min