Natasha Mascarenhas
Senior Reporter
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Twitter rivals, unicorn trivia and valuation homework
Welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. It’s Tuesday, not Monday, but hey, the week ahead is as busy as
Clearco co-founder Michele Romanow steps down, cuts 30% of staff
In pursuit of profits, Clearco co-founder Michele Romanow has stepped down as chief executive of the company around a year after assuming the official role. The shift comes alongside yet another round
The slow-burn standardization of venture capital
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. It took me a w
Is it time for a Common App for startup founders?
Is it time for a Common App that helps startup founders pitch a ton of investors all at once? Afore Capital wants to make it happen.
Frank-ly, the Kardashian method won’t work for SBF
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This week, Natasha was joined by Mary Ann Azevedo and Rebecca
Career Karma’s latest layoff underscores edtech’s new challenge
Learning navigation platform Career Karma has laid off another 22 people across its global and domestic workforce, less than five months after it cut 60 staff members, according to sources. CEO and co
Stripe’s internal valuation gets cut to $63 billion
Stripe, a richly valued payments startup, has cut its internal valuation yet again, according to sources familiar with the manner. It is now valued, internally, at $63 billion. The cut, first reported
Carta lays off 10% as CTO lawsuit looms
Carta, an equity management platform that was last privately valued at $7.4 billion, has cut 10% of its staff, confirming earlier rumors that a workforce reduction was going to happen. Judging by Link
Will what happened at CES, stay at CES?
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 t
Some investors are (cautiously) implementing ChatGPT in their workflows
For investors, ChatGPT’s surge isn’t just an inspiration for them to run and back the next big AI tool.
Generative AI’s Magic Leap
Welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Now that the weird “remember how to work” week is over, I&
Labor trends in 2023: Over-employment, fatigue and hope
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas.
CES, NYE, SBF and FTX. Lol.
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. To start off the year, we are welcoming Rebecca Szkutak as a r
Burned by layoffs, tech workers are rethinking risk
Tech isn’t as collegial as it used to be. Rocket ships are being unveiled as sputtering messes, mission-driven startups don’t feel so mission oriented when responding to investor pressure, and wid
Remember how this whole working thing works?
Welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. As promised, I’m taking over Equity Monday for the beginning of
Here’s how you described the tech industry’s 2022 in a headline
As readers know, we have fun with headlines on this site. But clearly, so do all of you. As part of our end-of-the-year coverage, the Equity podcast team asked listeners to write a headline that repre
Remembering the startups we lost in 2022
It’s been a year. This roundup is never a particularly fun one to write. No one wants to see startups fail, but we’re all keenly aware that most ultimately do. A commonly cited figure suggest that
Tech’s latest controversy? The return of the five-day, in-person work week
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. May the earnes
Equity’s 2023 predictions on the future of building, crypto and AI
Hello and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. To end the year, we are bringing back our predictions episod
Juno raises millions to provide family-first healthcare from Inglewood to Harlem
Even after billions of venture capital raised and invested into the digital health space, it’s still difficult to access quality healthcare. And while that may raise questions as to whether a scrapp