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2022's best and worst dinner guest: Elon Musk
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52 minutes
Released:
Dec 30, 2022
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Podcast episode
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In honor of 2022 finally coming to a close, the Equity crew is getting reflective. We dug through the archives, and this week, we're listening back to Alex, Natasha and Mary Ann's coverage of the biggest stories of the year as they unfolded.Here's what the trio got into with help from guest hosts, Becca Szkutak and Anita Ramaswamy:How Alex jinxed us from the start when he asked for more tech drama (TC+) back in JanuaryEarly signs of the downturn to come with Better.com and the human cost of layoffsThe will-they-won't-they courtship of Elon Musk and TwitterThe downfall of FTX (TC+) and why you should never let FOMO guide your investments (TC+) Some of these stories are still evolving as we type, but don't fret - we'll catch you up in the new year.Of course, we can't sign off without saying thank you to all of you for sticking by us during this rollercoaster of a year, and we can't wait to see you in 2023!Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and 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!
Released:
Dec 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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Edtech is the new SaaS: The whole crew was back, with Natasha Mascarenhas and Danny Crichton and myself chattering with Chris Gates behind the scenes making it all work. An extra shoutout to Natasha this week as we spent a lot of time talking about edtech, a category that she spearheads for us and has brought to the show. It's a big deal! We're on YouTube now, don't forget, and with that, let's get into the news: Climax Foods raised $7.5 million to help fuel its work to develop alt-foods that are not animal-based. The Equity crew votes that this is a tasty deal. And, Capchase has raised $4.6 million to help cash-out SaaS contracts ahead of their real revenue accrual. Our read is that more financing options for SaaS companies will lead to lower costs of capital for those startups that want it. And, the Envision Accelerator made it through batch one and is on to batch two. Then we chatted about edtech, with Natasha talking us through Owl Ventures raising huge new funds, Course Hero ext by Equity