StrictlyVC Download
StrictlyVC Download is a technology-interview podcast hosted by Connie LoizosConnie LoizosConnie Loizos is a technology journalist, founder of StrictlyVC and TechCrunch’s general manager and editor-in-chief since 2023.Open the full entry and Alex Gove, publishing since 2020 on startups, venture capital and changes in the technology industry.
Contents5 sections
Key facts
2020Program origins
The directory records publication since 2020, with Connie Loizos and Alex Gove as co-hosts.[1]
2023StrictlyVC joins TechCrunch
YahooYahooYahoo is an internet brand that grew out of a 1994 Stanford web directory project created by Jerry Yang and David Filo; its businesses span email, search, news, sports, finance and advertising technology. After acquiring Viaweb in 1998, it launched Yahoo Store. In 2017 the original public company sold its operating business and was renamed Altaba, and the brand’s business came under funds managed by Apollo in 2021. Yahoo’s current chief executive officer is Jim Lanzone, and its official company page lists its headquarters in New York.Open the full entry acquired StrictlyVC in 2023 and brought it into TechCrunchTechCrunchTechCrunch is an American technology news outlet founded in 2005 by Michael Arrington and Keith Teare and headquartered in San Francisco; it mainly covers technology companies, startups, and venture capital, and hosts events such as TechCrunch Disrupt. Its ownership passed successively through AOL, Verizon, and Yahoo, and in 2025 Regent announced its acquisition.Open the full entry’s brand portfolio.[2]
Format: Technology interviews
The program centers on interviews with technology figures about company building, investment decisions and industry developments, and is listed as a weekly show.[1]
October 2026Live and industry conversations
October 2026 releases included a Disrupt conversation with Flock SafetyFlock SafetyFlock Safety is a public safety technology company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, founded in 2017 by Garrett Langley and others. Its main business is automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras and a vehicle data network that law enforcement agencies can query across jurisdictions, and it also offers gunshot detection, video, drones, and other products. Its camera network has expanded rapidly in the United States and has drawn controversy over privacy, data sharing, and uses related to immigration enforcement.Open the full entry founder Garrett LangleyGarrett LangleyGarrett Langley is a technology entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Flock Safety, a license plate recognition and public safety technology company.Open the full entry and an interview with the Benchmark venture-investment team.[1]