Best Devin Coldewey Podcasts (2025)

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$1 Billion a lot of money these days? 23:53

4h ago23:53

23:53

Databricks just snatched up another AI company. This week, data analytics giant announced a $1 billion acquisition of Neon, a startup building an open-source alternative to AWS Aurora Postgres. It’s the latest in a spree of high-profile buys, joining MosaicML and Tabular, as Databricks positions itself as the place to build, deploy, and scale AI-na…

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Unpacking Rippling vs Deel: corporate espionage and a $16B plot twist 22:37

1h ago22:37

22:37

Despite courtroom chaos, Rippling is still going full steam ahead. The HR tech startup at the center of an increasingly dramatic legal battle with rival Deel just raised a fresh $450 million in funding at a $16.8 billion valuation, and launched a new “Startup Stack” to woo early-stage companies—winning over Y Combinator as both an investor and a cl…

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Meta's speeding up the "Mad Men to Math Men" pipeline 31:08

4d ago31:08

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At Stripe’s Sessions conference this week, Mark Zuckerberg pitched what he calls the “ultimate business machine”: a fully automated, end-to-end AI ad engine promising to replace agencies, creatives, and media buyers. You just need to connect your bank account first. Zuckerberg claims this could be one of the most valuable AI systems ever built, gen…

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StrictlyVC Download: Why Eric Slesinger, a former CIA officer, is now funding European defense tech 30:10

6d ago30:10

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Today, we're bringing you an episode of our sister podcast, StrictlyVC Download. StrictlyVC's Alex Gove caught up with Eric Slesinger from 201 Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on seed-stage defense tech startups in Europe. They discuss Eric's journey from CIA to investor and how he recognized the untapped potential in European defense tech …

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Damn, the Cluely ragebait got us 29:08

11d ago29:08

29:08

What if cheating was just…the future of work? That’s the pitch behind Cluely, the viral AI startup that claims its stealthy browser overlay is “undetectable” and can help users bluff their way through everything from job interviews to exams. The company has raised $5.3 million and sparked a wave of backlash from startups building tools to catch che…

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The rise of retail investors in secondaries, and why delayed IPOs will become the norm 25:03

13d ago25:03

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Retail investors are increasingly shaping the secondary market. In Q4 2024, platforms like EquityZen reported that 86% of total transaction volume came from retail participants—an eye-catching shift as tools like Forge and EquityZen promise broader access to private shares. But does more access mean more opportunity, or more risk? Today on Equity, …

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

22d ago32:25

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

22d 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

29d ago29:12

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

1M ago28:20

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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

1M ago32:45

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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

1M ago18:37

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

1M 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

1M 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

2M 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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Bradley Tusk says VC is dead. But the 'fixer' in him is just getting started 34:33

2M ago34:33

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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

2M ago26:19

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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…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Devin Coldewey Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Equity

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

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$1 Billion a lot of money these days? 23:53

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Unpacking Rippling vs Deel: corporate espionage and a $16B plot twist 22:37

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Meta's speeding up the "Mad Men to Math Men" pipeline 31:08

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StrictlyVC Download: Why Eric Slesinger, a former CIA officer, is now funding European defense tech 30:10

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Damn, the Cluely ragebait got us 29:08

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The rise of retail investors in secondaries, and why delayed IPOs will become the norm 25:03

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

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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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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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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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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