The pre-seed market is recovering, but investors increasingly have the upper hand
The pre-seed market is recovering, but investors increasingly have the upper hand While it’s often held that the early-stage investing market has generally fared better...
Here are the most richly valued startup types in today’s early-stage venture market
Here are the most richly valued startup types in today’s early-stage venture market If you want to score the largest possible early-stage valuation, what should...
Charting the future of the early-stage venture market with Carta’s CEO
Charting the future of the early-stage venture market with Carta’s CEO Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where...
The best way to avoid a down round is to found an AI startup
The best way to avoid a down round is to found an AI startup As we see unicorns slash staff and the prevalence of down rounds...
Down rounds are prevailing as power shifts to VCs again
Down rounds are prevailing as power shifts to VCs again It appears things are not going well for startups these days. Down rounds, or a...
Have startup valuations fallen enough to feel sane again?
Have startup valuations fallen enough to feel sane again? Welcome to the new week. While recording Equity this morning, I noted with surprise an interesting...
As YC launches new batch, here’s how the early-stage venture market is faring today
As YC launches new batch, here’s how the early-stage venture market is faring today Today, Y Combinator’s latest startup cohort will kick off a two-day...
Ensemble raises $100M debut fund to bet on startup teams — but not in the way you think
Ensemble raises $100M debut fund to bet on startup teams — but not in the way you think Almost any venture capitalist will say that...
Who markets marketing? This duo started a VC firm to scale what ‘founders are starving for’
Who markets marketing? This duo started a VC firm to scale what ‘founders are starving for’ Emily Kramer is well known in the marketing world,...
Dry powder versus wet powder: The numbers have spoken
Dry powder versus wet powder: The numbers have spoken Welcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column...