Equity

If you want to stay current on what's actually happening in venture capital deal flow, Equity is the podcast that covers it like a beat. Produced by TechCrunch, it drops twice a week -- Wednesday and Friday -- and breaks down the latest funding rounds, acquisitions, IPO filings, and market shifts with the kind of informed skepticism you'd expect from experienced tech journalists. The rotating host roster has included Alex Wilhelm, Connie Loizos, Danny Crichton, Kate Clark, Natasha Mascarenhas, and Mary Ann Azevedo over the years. With over 730 episodes in the archive, Equity has covered thousands of deals. The format usually starts with the biggest story of the week, then works through a handful of other notable rounds or exits. Recent episodes have tackled topics like compensation structures for startup employees, why consumer AI products have underwhelmed investors, and how Google Cloud approaches startup partnerships. There's also a "Build Mode" series that goes deeper on operational topics with founders. The journalism background of the hosts means they're asking tougher questions than you'll hear on most VC-produced shows. When a startup announces a monster round, Equity will actually interrogate whether the valuation makes sense and who benefits. That said, some longtime listeners have noted that host turnover in recent years has affected the show's chemistry and depth. The original dynamic between certain hosts was hard to replicate. Still, for anyone who needs to track VC deal activity without reading dozens of newsletters, Equity remains one of the most efficient ways to do it. It's ranked in the top tier of venture capital podcasts on most platforms, and episodes run a manageable 20 to 40 minutes.