The Latest from Alex Wilhelm
There’s a reason why US Midwest startups had fewer layoffs, Chicago VC says
Over time, many cities across the Midwest have been building out bona fide startup ecosystems, as M25's annual ranking of Midwest startup hubs makes clear.
When the dam breaks, IPOs are going to be wild
No one expects every startup worth $1 billion to be ready to go public, but the collection of billion-dollar startups that are ready to list is larger than you might think.
TechCrunch staff asks: What’s really the best Taylor Swift song?
Which Taylor tune is really the best? After realizing how many of us scribblers had an opinion on the matter, we decided to make our case in a public manner.
The best cloud unicorns aren’t as overvalued as you might think
Unexited unicorns represent one of the largest pools of paper wealth in the world. And the best companies -- often also the most valuable -- are actually not as overvalued as you might think.
So, when is the SoftBank Execution Fund III dropping?
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Alex, Natasha and Mary Ann worked with Grace to record yet
Parsing Coinbase’s regulatory risk
While Coinbase is clear that it believes it is not in material danger due to the regulatory scrutiny, as a public company, it has to talk about what could go wrong. Let's discuss.
Not to jinx it, but SaaS valuations appear to be staging a recovery
We can infer from the data that not only are SaaS multiples recovering, but double-digit revenue multiples are back, baby!
5 takeaways from Coinbase’s disappointing Q2 results
Coinbase is having to defend its model to investors who may have bought into its stock when it was trading much higher. And per its own notes, the bad times are not about to end any time soon.
Founders, whales and the sea change in the entrepreneurial energy
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single to
Coinbase’s earnings fall short of expectations as crypto winter rages
Investors shrug, implying the bad news was priced-in
Tracking venture capital data to pinpoint the next US startup hot spots
Taking a look at an M25 dataset ranking Midwest U.S. cities across datapoints including startup activity, venture activity and business climate.
Say hello to the kick-ass final agenda for the TechCrunch+ stage at Disrupt 2022
TechCrunch is bringing our flagship event, Disrupt, back to the real world this year, which means we’re hard at work on our big October 18-20 shindig. Founders, investors, tech denizens, crypto
How 3 tech companies are navigating a complicated macro environment
We talked to the CEOs of Appian, Amplitude and BigCommerce about how to best navigate the present market conditions in terms of investment and caution.
Losses at SoftBank’s Vision Funds have consumed nearly all their historical gains
The Vision Fund was always a funded vision; today we learned just how cloudy that perspective is proving.
How to lose money, SoftBank edition
Alex and Grace are back to cover the biggest and most interesting technology, startup and market news. This morning was a fun mix of stuff that we don’t always get to, so strap in for the foll
Bridge rounds are the late-stage rage
Data from Carta indicate that bridge rounds are rising in popularity, as TechCrunch expected given our reporting. However, where the funding varietal is gaining the most popularity was surprising.
Robinhood’s hangover, YC’s reduction and Uber’s return to form
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Squaring Databricks’ 2021 valuation as it crosses a $1B annual run rate
With $1 billion or more worth of annualized revenue, what can we learn about Databricks' growth rate, and how well does its valuation slot into current market pricing?
Investors cheer Coinbase’s new partnerships and attempts to reignite growth
While deals with high-profile names are investor-pleasing, they can be better headlines than results.
Startups have to pay back all that equity compensation someday
All that stock that is paid out in worker comp to preserve cash is really just an IOU to investors that the shares will get bought back eventually.