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2024-11-20

  Building trust in crypto with Jonathan Levin of Chainalysis

Late last week, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler said that he was “proud to serve” the agency, which some are taking as a hint at an upcoming resignation. Gensler has faced heavy criticism for his crackdown on crypto, includin...
  Kell, Theresa Loconsolo, Rebecca Bellan author
2024-11-15

  Ben Horowitz’s cozy relationship with the LVMPD - and why it matters

Over the last few years, VC Ben Horowitz has donated at least $7.6 million to fund police department purchases - including the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s new drones from a16z-backed Skydio. Skydio is not the first of a16z’s portfolio co...
  Margaux MacColl, Devin Coldewey, Kirsten Korosec, Theresa Loconsolo author
2024-11-13

  Marc Benioff says it’s ‘crazy talk’ that AI will hurt Salesforce

Today on Equity, TechCrunch Editor Julie Bort is sitting down with Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce and one of the tech industry’s biggest hype men, about his latest work with Time Ventures and Salesforce Ventures, and why he thinks AI agents are th...
  Julie Bort, Theresa Loconsolo, Rebecca Bellan, Kell author
2024-11-08

  Trump's election throws tech regulation a curveball

A tech regulation shakeup is on the way with President-elect Donald Trump set to take office in January. Trump has made it clear that he plans to dismantle Biden’s AI policies on "day one," aligning himself with those who’ve pushed back against regulat...
  Devin Coldewey, Margaux MacColl, Theresa Loconsolo, Kirsten Korosec author
2024-11-06

  How startups can get a foot in the door of government contracts, according to Dcode Capital

Today on Equity, we’re taking you backstage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Rebecca Bellan caught up with  Rebecca Gevalt, Managing Partner at Dcode Capital following their onstage discussion about the boom in national interest startups. Also on the panel was T...
  Theresa Loconsolo, Rebecca Bellan author
2024-11-01

  Rocket Lab Founder Peter Beck's vision for the space industry's future

As the founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, Peter Beck is a familiar face to anyone in the space industry. But the company's ambitions go far beyond its popular Electron launch vehicle.Today, we're bringing you an interview from TechCrunch Disrupt when Devin...
  Theresa Loconsolo, Rebecca Bellan, Kell, Devin Coldewey author
2024-10-30

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

The Equity crew was live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024! Hosts Kirsten Korosec, Devin Coldewey and Margaux MacColl took over the Builders Stage to kick off day 2 of Disrupt with no shortage of conference highlights, startups deals and venture news to chew ...
  Kirsten Korosec, Devin Coldewey, Theresa Loconsolo, Kell, Margaux MacColl author
2024-10-25

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

It’s no secret that Stripe has doubled down on its crypto offerings, enabling crypto purchases in the EU back in July and announcing a Pay with Crypto feature earlier this month. This week, the fintech giant made its dedication to crypto even clearer w...
  Devin Coldewey, Anthony Ha, Kirsten Korosec, Theresa Loconsolo, Kell author
2024-10-23

  The race isn’t over for European AI startups, according to Accel Parther Philippe Botteri

“It's a bit too early to say that the race is over,” said Philippe Botteri when asked about European startups’ AI progress. “I think we're just at the very early innings of this race.” Botteri is a partner at early-stage investment firm Accel with over...
  Kell, Theresa Loconsolo, Rebecca Bellan author
2024-10-18

  Investor FOMO is back, and what's happening with WordPress and WP Engine?

Today on Equity, Devin, Margaux and Anthony Ha are rounding up the week's startup and venture news, kicking things off with a look at the $400 million raised by Lightmatter, and the importance of fast networking within the fast growing datacenter indus...
  Anthony Ha, Devin Coldewey, Margaux MacColl author