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Sam Altman’s bet against Slack

Taken from: Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week Kate and Alex broke the discussion into two main themes. The first dealt with early-stage companies, and the second, as you can imagine, later-stage affairs. Don’t worry, we don’t get to SoftBank for…

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Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.

This week Kate and Alex broke the discussion into two main themes. The first dealt with early-stage companies, and the second, as you can imagine, later-stage affairs. Don’t worry, we don’t get to SoftBank for quite some time.

Up top, we dug into Kate’s story about Quill, a formerly stealthy company that could be taking on Slack. That or something similar to Slack . Next, we turned to ManiMe, a startup in the beauty space that raised a smaller $2.6 million round to take on a market that is valued in the billions.

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A new venture capital supergroup is forming | Equity Podcast

On this episode of Equity, TechCrunch’s Alex Wilhelm explores why startups like The Browser Company are not shying away from big projects and how a new venture capital supergroup is forming. Equity is a show about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. New episodes drop at 7…

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On this episode of Equity, TechCrunch’s Alex Wilhelm explores why startups like The Browser Company are not shying away from big projects and how a new venture capital supergroup is forming.

Equity is a show about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. New episodes drop at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

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On this episode of Equity, Alex Wilhelm explores the massive, gobsmackingly big $7.2 billion worth of new funds from a16z and how the venture slowdown has not managed to impede the venture firm’s golden touch when it comes to fundraising. Equity is a show about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and…

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