Welcome to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups where we dissect the numbers and details behind the headlines. In this Friday episode, we review the most important stories from the week and discuss new and emerging themes.
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This week’s panel included Mary Ann, Becca, and Alex. Becca is one of the hosts of TechCrunch’s Found podcast, which delves into the stories of founders and their journeys.
On this episode of Equity, we discussed:
- Deals of the Week: Mary Ann highlighted Onyx, a neobank targeting wealthy early-to-middle career adults, moving towards B2B. Alex brought up Montauk Climate, a climate incubator by the former co-founder of Casper, and the recent Marc Lore/Wonder deal. Becca discussed Ethos Fund and cross-border investments.
- The upcoming Saudi AI push: Saudi Arabia is set to invest heavily in AI, attracting notable venture funds to the region.
- VCs holding back an IPO rush: Becca’s investigation revealed that VC backers could be the obstacle preventing late-stage startups from going public.
- Reddit went public during our recording, and it’s performing well.
Stay tuned for more on Monday! See you then!
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