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Back to news homeHow TechCrunch+ followed the venture dollars in 2022
When looking at how TechCrunch+ covered venture in 2022, we didn’t see a lot of positive news. We saw layoffs, demands for growth at all costs, VCs sitting on mountains […]
Taking advantage of Latin America’s market downturn
Andre Maciel Contributor Andre Maciel is the founder of Volpe Capital. He formerly worked with J.P. Morgan and was a managing investment partner at SoftBank. Jennifer Queen Contributor Jennifer Queen […]
There are a lot of reasons to be excited about Canada’s venture market
Canada’s venture market isn’t immune from the global market downturn, but unlike the U.S. — where everything seems increasingly bleak — there are quite a few bright spots in Canada’s […]
Y Combinator narrows current cohort size by 40%, citing downturn and funding environment
Y Combinator says it has intentionally shrunk the number of startups within its accelerator for the Summer 2022 batch. As first reported by The Information and independently verified by TechCrunch, […]
A niche facet of startup employee pay, explained
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 […]
Google tells staff to act ‘more entrepreneurial.’ Translation: Work harder, or else
Sundar Pichai, boss of Google and its parent Alphabet, told employees to “be more entrepreneurial” and work with “more hunger” in a staff-wide email that warned of consolidation, several news […]
Cauldrons, Bolts and sour markets: Welcome to Halloween in July
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. It doesn’t feel like a short week, does […]
Leverage, red flags and a changing venture landscape
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Alex and Grace are back to cover the biggest, boldest […]
Why a downturn can separate the recession-proof startups from the ‘hacks’
The good news? Well-run companies can still thrive Ron Miller 11 hours The inevitable physics of economics is upon us — what goes up must come down — and we […]