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9 episodes from TechCrunch Equity · all channels

  1. Everyone from OpenAI to SpaceX is building their own chips | Equity Podcast

    OpenAI just shared its plans to spice things up with Jalapeño, its custom inference chip built with Broadcom, joining Google, Apple, and...

  2. Is There an AI Bubble? Two Top VCs on Valuations and ARR Inflation | StrictlyVC LA 2026

    Is AI venture capital in a bubble, or are we just in the steepest growth curve anyone's ever seen? At StrictlyVC Los Angeles 2026,...

  3. He Dropped Out of MIT at 19 to Build America's Drone Arsenal. It's Working | StrictlyVC LA 2026

    Ethan Thornton started Mach Industries at 16, dropped out of MIT, and is now running six simultaneous defense programs: jet engines,...

  4. Shinkei is Changing How Fish Are Caught, Processed and Brought to Your Plate | StrictlyVC LA 2026

    Much of American-caught fish is processed overseas, and often in China, before it comes back to the U.S. Shinkei wants to change that...

  5. Is the US government's Anthropic ban accidentally helping the brand? | Equity Podcast

    Just as last week was ending, the US government forced Anthropic to pull its two newest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national...

  6. Why startups should 'be more concerned' about competition in VCs' portfolios l Best of Build Mode

    This week on Build Mode, we’re diving back into the archives for a special best-of episode all about venture capital. Host Isabelle...

  7. NEA’s Tiffany Luck says enterprises are still figuring out their AI ROI | Equity Podcast

    Tokenmaxxing was the hottest trend in Silicon Valley earlier this year, with CEOs encouraging employees to push AI usage as far as it...

  8. SpaceX's IPO Made Elon Musk a Trillionaire...Now What?│Equity Podcast

    The biggest IPO in history dropped this morning on the Nasdaq — a debut so big, our team thought it deserved its own bonus Equity podcast...

  9. SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI’s hot IPO summer | Equity Podcast

    The IPO market is back, and it's not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good run, but a new acronym is taking over:...

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