Equity (TechCrunch podcast)
Equity is a TechCrunch podcast launched in 2017, covering startups, venture capital and the business of technology through reporter discussions and guest interviews.
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Key facts
March 2017Early episodes
In March 2017, Sapphire Ventures’ Elizabeth “Beezer” Clarkson joined the second episode with Katie Roof, Alex WilhelmAlex WilhelmAlex Wilhelm is a technology and business journalist, the writer of Cautious Optimism and a co-host of This Week in Startups. A former editor-in-chief of Crunchbase News and TechCrunch+, he covers startups, venture capital and public markets.Open the full entry and Matthew Lynley to discuss M&A, IPOs and early-stage investing.[1]
Coverage: The business of startups
Production: Reporter discussions and interviews
Current episodes combine TechCrunch reporter discussions with focused interviews, with listed participants including Rebecca Bellan, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha and Sean O’Kane.[2]
Distribution: Audio and video
The description lists Wednesday and Friday releases, distributed through Apple Podcasts, SpotifySpotifySpotify is an audio streaming subscription service offering on-demand music, podcasts, and audiobooks through a free ad-supported service and a paid Premium subscription. Its parent company, Spotify Technology S.A., is incorporated in Luxembourg, has its principal operations in Stockholm, Sweden, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker SPOT). It helped move the recorded-music business from buying and owning music to on-demand streaming and is one of the largest audio streaming subscription services by users.Open the full entry, YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry and other platforms.[2]
Public accounts: Websites and social media
Public links: X https://x.com/EquityPod (opens in a new window); ThreadsThreadsThreads is a text-sharing social app from Meta built by the Instagram team; launched on July 5, 2023, it lets users log in with their Instagram account and has gradually connected to the fediverse through the ActivityPub protocol, and in June 2026 Meta announced it had reached 500 million monthly active users.Open the full entry https://www.threads.net/@equitypod (opens in a new window).[2]