Best Kirsten Korosec Podcasts (2025)

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Big Tech’s antitrust cases are starting to feel like Groundhog Day 32:25

23h ago32:25

32:25

Today on Equity, we're digging into the week’s headlines, from browsers and search to AI and social, and why Google and Meta's antitrust cases have us wondering if they’re really breaking up monopolies or just passing the baton to the next dominant player. Listen to the full episode to hear about: Tesla’s massive 71% profit drop and how Elon Musk i…

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#334: Normal Talk For Normal Times 45:13

1d ago45:13

45:13

The gang comes together to chat about Wayve's deal with Nissan, Kodiak's decision to SPAC, China's ban on "self-driving" terminology — and of course Tesla. Plus, Alex and Kirsten commiserate on their increasingly expensive classic cars.By Autonocast

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How to survive and thrive as tariffs, AI, and politics unsettle the rules of business 27:32

3d ago27:32

27:32

Trump’s tariffs have upended global trade and created an environment of uncertainty. But this situation wasn’t created in a vacuum. The rules of business have been shifting for years as technology moves quicker than regulation, geopolitics descend into turmoil, and the law erodes and becomes weaponized. Businesses might be asking themselves, how ar…

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Is the SPAC back? 29:12

8d ago29:12

29:12

Today, on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff and Anthony Ha are unpacking the week’s news, including the possible return of the SPAC in an uncertain IPO market. It’s a curious moment for a public debut, as Kirsten points out, especially after so much chatter that 2025 would be the big comeback year for blockbuster IPOs, bu…

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#333 Reilly Brennan Returns 58:10

10d ago58:10

58:10

Reilly Brennan, the godfather of the Autonocast and Trucks VC general partner, returns to the pod for a wide-ranging discussion on the business of robotaxis, how AVs have evolved in the past decade, his latest fund, and some surprising insights into Tesla.By Autonocast

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We've entered an era of Fintech Maximalism according to Mark Goldberg 28:20

10d ago28:20

28:20

After nearly a decade at Index Ventures, where he backed standout fintech companies like Plaid, Persona, Lithic, and Pilot, Mark Goldberg left to launch Chemistry, an early-stage venture firm. Founded alongside Kristina Shen and Ethan Kurzweil, the $350 million fund is part of a growing trend in venture capital: seasoned investors breaking out from…

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Meta's Llama drama and how Trump's tariffs could hit moonshot projects 32:45

15d ago32:45

32:45

Meta dropped three new models over the weekend: Scout, Maverick, and the still-training Behemoth, billed as the next evolution of “open-ish” AI. But instead of excitement, the response was mostly shrugs. Critics called the release underwhelming, saying it lacked the edge expected in today’s breakneck AI race. Meta’s clear attempt to claw back some …

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Why prediction markets are going mainstream with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour 18:37

17d ago18:37

18:37

Kalshi is the largest prediction market in America, building a unique trading economy around political, sports, and cultural events. While some states view it as an illegal operation requiring gambling licenses, others—including certain courts and members of the Trump administration—see it as a groundbreaking financial opportunity. On this episode …

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#332: Gabe Sganga of Forterra 48:52

18d ago48:52

48:52

Forterra has been around the defense and driving automation sectors for years, under names like Robotic Research. Now the firm's VP of Commercial Growth Gabe Sganga joins the show to explain Forterra's new name, new ambitions, and work bringing together new opportunities in defense and logistics.By Autonocast

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Spy games in HR tech: Inside Rippling’s wild lawsuit against Deel 25:30

22d ago25:30

25:30

Rippling’s latest lawsuit reads less like a legal filing and more like the plot of a corporate espionage thriller, complete with secret crypto payments, an alleged mole, and a fake Slack channel trap. This week, the HR tech startup publicly named the employee at the center of its case against its rival Deel, claiming the company paid him thousands …

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Startup Battlefield winner Salva Health is changing the game in breast cancer detection 23:47

24d ago23:47

23:47

Six years ago, while researching for a college entrepreneurship competition, Valentina Agudelo identified a troubling gap in breast cancer survival rates between Latin America and the developed world, with women in her native Colombia and the rest of the continent dying at higher rates due to late detection. Today, Agudelo is the co-founder and CEO…

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OpenAI is shooting for AGI but landing in Studio Ghibli 27:41

29d ago27:41

27:41

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch, Mary Ann Azevedo, Kell, Theresa Loconsolo, Rebecca Bellan, Kirsten Korosec, Devin Coldewey, Margaux MacColl

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#331: We Are So Back 42:38

1M ago42:38

42:38

Kirsten rides Waymos in Austin, Alex valet parks a Citroen, and Ed stops protesting Tesla for long enough to find Alex's newest eBike.By Autonocast

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Bradley Tusk says VC is dead. But the 'fixer' in him is just getting started 34:33

1M ago34:33

34:33

According to Bradley Tusk, co-founder and managing partner of Tusk Venture Partners, venture capital has been “effectively dead for the last four years." A self-proclaimed “Fixer,” Tusk recently made the decision not to raise a fourth fund. Instead, he decided to go back to his roots and launch an equity-for-services firm aimed at helping early sta…

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Inside the Google-Wiz acquisition and the deal's biggest winners 26:19

1M ago26:19

26:19

It was on, then off, and welp, now it's on again — and this time for a lot more money. Yep, the Equity podcast dug into Google's $32 billion acquisition of cloud security startup Wiz. There was a lot to unpack: the why, the how, what it means. And of course, there was the "who wins" part. Sequoia is takes home the VC prize for total payout. But ano…

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'Every software company is an AI company now,' says AngelList CEO Avlok Kohli 29:51

1M ago29:51

29:51

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy TechCrunch, Mary Ann Azevedo, Kell, Theresa Loconsolo, Rebecca Bellan, Kirsten Korosec, Devin Coldewey, Margaux MacColl

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#330: Raquel Urtasun of Waabi 50:25

1M ago50:25

50:25

Raquel Urtasun came to the AV sector from academia, first leading research for Uber's Advanced Technology Group, and for the last four years with her own startup Waabi. She joins the show to cast light on Waabi's unique approach to Level 4 trucking, some of the differences between so-called "AV 2.0" approaches, and where AI breakthroughs are poised…

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OpenAI and Microsoft’s ‘frenemies relationship,’ and what you missed at SXSW 30:11

1M ago30:11

30:11

This week, OpenAI inked a five-year, $11.9 billion deal with CoreWeave, the GPU-heavy cloud provider, securing its own AI computing pipeline—and a $350 million equity stake in the company. With CoreWeave’s pending IPO and deep ties to Microsoft, OpenAI’s deal marks a significant shift in the AI cloud wars. Today, on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hos…

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Reimagining urban infrastructure with AI and Autodesk 35:49

1M ago35:49

35:49

Today on Equity, we’re taking you to Austin, Texas, for South by Southwest, where Rebecca Bellan caught up with Dara Treseder, Chief Marketing Officer at Autodesk, and Mayor Matt Mahan of San Jose, to discuss how technology is transforming urban spaces and building the cities of the future. The panel dug into how cities today are using AI to improv…

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The California AI bill is back, and it lost its teeth 29:13

2M ago29:13

29:13

California’s most controversial AI safety bill of 2024 might be dead, but its author isn't backing down. State Senator Scott Weiner is back with SB 53, a new AI bill that strips away the most debated parts of last year’s failed legislation while keeping key whistleblower protections and a public cloud computing initiative called CalCompute. With th…

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Autonocast

Autonocast

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Equity

TechCrunch, Mary Ann Azevedo, Kell, Theresa Loconsolo, Rebecca Bellan, Kirsten Korosec, Devin Coldewey, Margaux MacColl

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Making a Killing with Bethany McLean

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Big Tech’s antitrust cases are starting to feel like Groundhog Day 32:25

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#334: Normal Talk For Normal Times 45:13

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How to survive and thrive as tariffs, AI, and politics unsettle the rules of business 27:32

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Is the SPAC back? 29:12

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#333 Reilly Brennan Returns 58:10

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We've entered an era of Fintech Maximalism according to Mark Goldberg 28:20

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Meta's Llama drama and how Trump's tariffs could hit moonshot projects 32:45

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Why prediction markets are going mainstream with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour 18:37

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#332: Gabe Sganga of Forterra 48:52

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Spy games in HR tech: Inside Rippling’s wild lawsuit against Deel 25:30

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Startup Battlefield winner Salva Health is changing the game in breast cancer detection 23:47

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OpenAI is shooting for AGI but landing in Studio Ghibli 27:41

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#331: We Are So Back 42:38

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Bradley Tusk says VC is dead. But the 'fixer' in him is just getting started 34:33

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Inside the Google-Wiz acquisition and the deal's biggest winners 26:19

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'Every software company is an AI company now,' says AngelList CEO Avlok Kohli 29:51

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#330: Raquel Urtasun of Waabi 50:25

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OpenAI and Microsoft’s ‘frenemies relationship,’ and what you missed at SXSW 30:11

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Reimagining urban infrastructure with AI and Autodesk 35:49

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The California AI bill is back, and it lost its teeth 29:13