Equity is TechCrunch’s long-running, flagship podcast about the business of startups, unpacked by the writers who know best, twice a week across audio and video. | http://linktr.ee/Equitypodhttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mle3v7p6lx2zAnthropic, OpenAI, and SAP are racing to lock up enterprise AI. Equity unpacks the latest deals, plus crypto fundraising, driverless trucks, and Pentagon AI contracts. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/the-peoples-airline-and-the-enterprise-ai-gold-rush/08 May 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle3v7p6lx2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mlbgxbiyd524Aurora co-founder and CEO joins Equity to break down why self-driving trucks are finally ready to scale and what 24 years in autonomy has taught him about building for safety first. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/auroras-chris-urmson-on-why-self-driving-trucks-are-finally-ready-to-scale/07 May 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbgxbiyd524https://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mksp7rqplh2tToday on Equity, we break down what's actually at stake in the Musk v Altman case, plus deals, defense tech, and what Big Tech's earnings week revealed about the limits of the AI spending era. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/did-you-know-you-cant-steal-a-charity-dont-worry-elon-musk-will-remind-you/01 May 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksp7rqplh2thttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mkns75cgw62pRunway co-founder and CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela joins Equity to talk about where video generation goes from here, and why the company's ambitions reach well beyond Hollywood. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/equity-podcast-runway-ceo-cristobal-valenzuela-ai-video-world-models/29 Apr 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkns75cgw62phttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mkggiqxgwb2eOn the latest episode of Equity, we discuss how Apple has changed since Cook became CEO in 2011, and what challenges incoming CEO John Ternus will be facing. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/26/what-tim-cook-built/26 Apr 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkggiqxgwb2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mkb4fmytjg2zEquity digs into what Apple's leadership transition means for startups and more of the week’s biggest deals, including SpaceX's $60B option on Cursor.  https://techcrunch.com/podcast/apples-new-ceo-and-why-elon-musk-wants-to-buy-cursor-for-60b/24 Apr 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb4fmytjg2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mk4hnp5jnt2oDCVC general partner Rachel Slaybaugh joins Equity to break down why serious investors are finally treating fusion as a real asset class, and what the return thesis actually looks like when no one expects a power plant in their fund lifetime. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/fusion-doesnt-have-a-normal-startup-timeline-and-investors-are-fine-with-that/22 Apr 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4hnp5jnt2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mjuwejk4ps2tOn the latest episode of Equity, we discuss OpenAI's latest acquisitions and whether they address "two big existential problems" for the company. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/19/openais-existential-questions/19 Apr 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuwejk4ps2thttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mjpdyqtta52cFrom OpenAI's shopping spree to the growing divide between AI insiders and everyone else, the Equity crew unpacks the biggest stories shaping the industry this week. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/tokenmaxxing-openais-shopping-spree-and-the-ai-anxiety-gap/17 Apr 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpdyqtta52chttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3miw7mhhyos2kOn a recent episode of Equity, we talked to Arena Private Wealth to explore a growing trend: family offices bypassing VCs to gain direct exposure to AI startups, turning them from passive investors into active participants. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/the-ai-gold-rush-is-pulling-private-wealth-into-riskier-earlier-bets/07 Apr 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw7mhhyos2khttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mir56dbfm32yOn the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we debated Elon Musk's vision for data centers in space. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/05/can-orbital-data-centers-help-justify-a-massive-valuation-for-spacex/05 Apr 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mir56dbfm32yhttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mi7may2uak2iIs this just normal corporate strategy, or are we about to see a broader pullback on AI-generated video? https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/29/soras-shutdown-could-be-a-reality-check-moment-for-ai-video/29 Mar 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7may2uak2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mi2iuhlqca2uEquity breaks down why OpenAI pulled the plug on Sora, what Meta’s back-to-back legal losses mean, and more of the week's headlines. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/vcs-are-betting-billions-on-ais-next-wave-so-why-is-openai-killing-sora/27 Mar 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2iuhlqca2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mhvdaew3vj2hEquity digs into the rise of "microdramas," the short-form, mobile-first shows quietly becoming a multi-billion dollar industry, with Watch Club founder Henry Soong. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/watch-club-microdramas/25 Mar 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvdaew3vj2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mhqihazqdf23On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we recapped CEO Jensen Huang’s GTC keynote and debated what it means for Nvidia’s future. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/22/do-you-want-to-build-a-robot-snowman/23 Mar 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqihazqdf23https://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mhjdac3lkh2oEquity breaks down Nvidia's GTC keynote plus xAI's reboot, Travis Kalanick's complicated comeback, and Uber's $1.25B bet on Rivian. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/nvidia-has-an-openclaw-strategy-do-you/20 Mar 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjdac3lkh2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mhdrr4yppc2oArena’s founders join Equity to explain how their AI leaderboard became the go-to LLM benchmark, address neutrality concerns, and discuss what comes after chatbots. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/the-phd-students-who-became-the-judges-of-the-ai-industry/18 Mar 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdrr4yppc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mh4bswfm4e27Shardul Shah of Index Ventures walks us through Google's biggest acquisition ever. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/15/wiz-investor-unpacks-googles-32b-acquisition/15 Mar 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4bswfm4e27https://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mgxgslbgfm2yEquity breaks down the largest venture-backed acquisition in history, a DOGE data breach, and the growing battle between Anthropic and the Trump administration. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/wizs-first-investor-breaks-down-googles-32b-acquisition/13 Mar 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxgslbgfm2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mgsiduuvdh2zAllison Ellsworth joins Equity to talk about her journey from creating Poppi in her kitchen to selling it to pitching on Shark Tank and selling to PepsiCo for nearly $2 billion. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/how-poppi-went-from-a-shark-tank-pitch-to-a-1-95b-exit/11 Mar 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsiduuvdh2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mgngxcfn2d2uOn the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we discussed what the controversy means for other startups seeking to work with the federal government. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/08/will-the-pentagons-anthropic-controversy-scare-startups-away-from-defense-work/09 Mar 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgngxcfn2d2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mgfvvbtvcy27Equity breaks down the Pentagon’s split with Anthropic over AI control, OpenAI’s role in defense tech, and the week’s biggest startup and tech headlines. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/anthropic-vs-the-pentagon-the-saaspocalypse-and-why-competitions-is-good-actually/06 Mar 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfvvbtvcy27https://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mgazgkn3gs2cPopSockets founder and former CEO David Barnett tell Equity how he scaled the consumer hardware brand, their $10–20M Amazon fight, and why he stepped down as CEO. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/how-popsockets-broke-the-vc-backed-consumer-hardware-mold/04 Mar 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgazgkn3gs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mfuc6infcs2rAlex Bores joins the Equity podcast to discuss the RAISE Act, the super PAC battle shaping AI policy, and what real AI regulation in the U.S. could look like. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/whos-really-running-ai-inside-the-billion-dollar-battle-over-regulation-with-alex-bores/27 Feb 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuc6infcs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mfpitvkrpc24Token Relations CEO Jacquelyn Melinek joins Equity to make sense of how the market has changed and what in the world of crypto is built to last. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/is-crypto-growing-up-tether-risk-stripes-stablecoin-play-and-the-genius-act-explained/25 Feb 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpitvkrpc24https://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mfd7hdf6522oEquity⁠ unpacks how creators are diversifying beyond ads, whether their model can scale beyond the top 1%, everything happing at India's AI Impact Summit, and more of the week's headlines. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/why-creators-are-ditching-ad-revenue-for-chocolate-bars-and-fintech-acquisitions/20 Feb 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfd7hdf6522ohttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mf5wy2wig52d Google Cloud’s vice president of global startups, Darren Mowry, joins Equity to discuss how Google Cloud is competing for AI startups, and what founders should be thinking about as they scale. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/google-clouds-vp-for-startups-on-reading-your-check-engine-light-before-its-too-late/18 Feb 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5wy2wig52dhttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3meyaqzxip72l"We're exploring a different set of tradeoffs." https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/16/flapping-airplanes-on-the-future-of-ai-we-want-to-try-really-radically-different-things/16 Feb 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyaqzxip72lhttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3mer43wmhwc2gEquity is digging into the week's biggest deals and departures, from billion-dollar bets on fusion and robotics to the tech exodus reshaping AI companies like xAI and OpenAI. https://techcrunch.com/podcast/ai-burnout-billion-dollar-bets-and-silicon-valleys-epstein-problem/13 Feb 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer43wmhwc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/equity.bsky.social/post/3memghcx4gc2oGlean CEO and founder Arvind Jain joins Equity to break down how enterprises are thinking about AI architecture, what's driving consolidation, and what's real versus hype in the agent space.  https://techcrunch.com/podcast/glean-arvind-jain-equity-podcast-own-the-ai-layer-inside-every-company/11 Feb 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:srqlmsfv4v4ocwcch4zvtlig/app.bsky.feed.post/3memghcx4gc2o