Get the Check

🗳️ How did the city with one of the biggest shifts to the right in the 2024 presidential election just vote for a socialist? This week the pod breaks down Zohran’s rise from 1% in the polls to winning the Democratic nomination for NYC mayor. They discuss how Zohran was able to create a memorable brand and also dive into his most talked about policies: 🚼 universal childcare 🥶 a rent freeze 🛒 a c...

This week we sat down with Emir Karabeg, the co-founder of Sim Studio (YC X25), an open-source AI agent builder used by the Department of Defense. We debriefed his YC Demo Day and discussed his insane lore, including: 💥 Building a crypto mining operation at 14 that accidentally triggered an MI6 raid 🧠 Why what he learned at YC was life changing 🚗 How he gave away 10 Teslas with David Dobrik (an...

Meta just dropped a casual $14.3 billion on Scale AI for a 49 percent non-voting stake. The hosts are wondering if Zuck is in his desperation era handing out NBA sized contracts to anyone that can rescue Llama. Alexander Wang is now running Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab, and the hosts breaks down what Alex leaving means for Scale. In the short term, employees are getting a massive cash payout,...

The hosts get together at 7am after Anika and Maya both managed to sleep through 6am alarms. This week the trio dives into Nucleus Genomics, the hot IPO market, and Mary Meeker’s AI trend report. Nucelus Genoomics just launched a new product called Nucleus Embryo. Nucleus Embryo lets IVF parents compare embryos based not only on health markers, but also on traits like height, eye color, and even I...

On this episode of Get the Check, the trio kicks things off with a vulnerable chat about work besties (RIP to Maya’s). The hosts cover Grammarly’s relevance post the rise of AI, Rhode’s $1B exit, and why venture capital is taking a page out of the private equity playbook. Grammarly just raised a billion dollars in funding from General Catalyst, but the twist is they’re not giving up equity. The ho...

This week on Get the Check Maya, Anika, and Priya are recording with less than ideal lighting and after a 4am night, but nothing keeps them wide awake like the Anthropic’s latest release Claude 4, OpenAI’s biggest acquisition yet, and Google’s I/O developer conference (one IO this week clearly isn’t enough!).The pod starts by discussing Claude 4, which unlike previous models is designed to handle...

The hosts of Get the Check kick off another episode by talking about a weekend run, which is misleading, since they’ve only run twice. They debrief the Bay to Breakers run where half the crowd is in costume and the other is naked. This week they talk about three major product launches: OpenAI’s Codex, Airbnb’s experiences and services features, and Uber’s route share. The hosts discuss a trio of r...

This week on Get the Check, the hosts discuss Maya postponing this week’s recording to 6AM the morning before the release day. She did have a pretty good excuse though. The hosts dive into OpenAI’s acquisition of Windsurf for $3B. They also discuss Apple’s SVP Eddy Cue testifying in Google’s current DOJ case about their monopoly in search. Windsurf is an AI powered coding platform used by over a m...

The hosts kick off by recapping their run club experience because honestly, are you even in your 20s living in a big city if you haven’t gone to a run club yet? This week, Maya, Anika, and Priya dive into two main stories: Hims & Hers’ new partnership with Novo Nordisk and their upcoming earnings, plus OpenAI’s GPT update and how it ties into the viral “AI 2027” doomsday paper. Hims & Hers...

In this episode of  Get the Check , the hosts break down Trump’s letter to Columbia and Harvard threatening to revoke billions in federal funding unless the schools comply with a sweeping list of demands aimed at dismantling DEI initiatives. They explore the very different responses from each university and whether there’s any legal precedent for such federal action. The conversation then zooms ou...

Merge recently launched Merge MCP helping AI apps understand everything about their customers. Today, Anika sits down with Shensi, co-founder and CEO of Merge, to dive into:  💡 How AI is unlocking more use cases for Merge  🛠️ Why she still codes as a non-technical founder who never worked as a software engineer  📩 How she and her co-founder Gil personally reached out to 10,000+ people to find th...

The pod is back from their travels and are talking tariffs in the best episode yet. They also breakdown Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP), which is a new standard that helps LLMs and applications communicate. Finally, the hosts deep dive into Base Power, which is a hot new energy startup everyone is talking about. First up: Trump’s surprise rollout of “reciprocal” tariffs aren’t actually re...

Billions of people use email every single day. For the first time in decades, it’s been reimagined. Say hello to Notion Mail. Today, Priya sits down with Andrew to talk about: 🤖 How Notion AI is redefining the inbox 🚀 The story behind Andrew’s company Skiff joining Notion 📝 Marketing 101: How Notion Mail used their waitlist to generate hype 💰 Andrew on being a Sequoia Scout 📧 Does Andrew live...

🚀 Big moves from @Glean! Last month, they announced that any employee across any department can now build AI agents Today, @Maya sits down with @Matt Kix, CMO of @Glean, to dive into: 🔍 How he has spotted the next big tech trend 3x in his career 🤖 Why Glean is empowering everyone to use AI, not just developers 📈 The shift from AI boosting productivity to AI driving revenue and code velocity 🏢...

This week the pod covers Google’s acquisition of Wiz, Pepsi’s acquisition of Poppi (two deals in one pod wow M&A is so back!), and key announcements from Nvidia’s GTC conference. Google just made history with its biggest acquisition ever dropping $32 billion in an all-cash deal to acquire Wiz, which is a cloud security startup. We break down Wiz’s founding story and how this deal fits into Goo...

A decade ago when you got equity at your cool new tech startup you would get an envelope in the mail with a ledger. Now you just log in to Carta . Today CPO of Carta Vrushali Paunikar sits down with Anika Mirza and Priya Kamdar to discuss how Carta disrupted the equity management space and where they are headed next, they dive into: 🎉 The lore behind Carta confetti 💰 Why West Coast VCs passed on...

In this episode of Get the Check , the hosts cover TSMC’s massive $100 billion investment in US chip facilities, Anthropic’s new Claude 3.7 Sonnet model, and Trump’s bold move to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve. TSMC is doubling down on US manufacturing, adding $100 billion on top of their previous $65 billion investment in Arizona. While Trump’s camp claims this is thanks to his tariff threats...

If you live in America, experts say your leading cause of death is what you eat. There’s one company changing that. Today CEO and co-founder Sammy Faycurry sits down with Anika for a tell-all episode on Fay, a marketplace for dietitians, and one of the fastest growing health and wellness companies ever. They just raised a $50M Series B at a $500M valuation They dive into: 🫶 Fay's origin story as...

In this episode of Get the Check the hosts get political by diving into Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and then get technical by breaking down Microsoft’s new chip the Majorana 1, which is a huge break through for quantum computing.  Maya, Anika, and Priya discuss the sweeping layoffs DOGE has instated at key agencies like the FAA and Department of Defense. They debate DOG...

In this episode of  Get the Check , Anika, Maya, and Priya discuss the Super Bowl, focusing on the brands running ads and Robinhood’s attempt to offer Super Bowl sports contracts through Kalshi. The hosts also dive into Stargate, a $500 million AI infrastructure initiative led by SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, and MGX. Finally, they cover Apple Invites, Apple's new version of Partiful. The hosts predic...

This episode of  Get the Check  features Daniel Lim, co-founder and COO of Gentrace. Gentrace is a developer platform for testing generative AI, and it has customers like Quizlet and Asana. Daniel shares how Gentrace was born from a company pivot. The podcast dives into why traditional AI evaluation methods like manual spreadsheet reviews aren’t scalable. Daniel breaks down why testing generative...

In this episode of Get the Check, Anika, Maya, and Priya discuss Arsenal One, Anduril’s new $1 billion defense tech manufacturing factory in Ohio. They dive into Anduril’s competition with legacy military defense contractors like Boeing and Lockheed. Unlike traditional contractors, Anduril operates more like a tech startup—prioritizing speed, software integration, and cost efficiency. With backing...

This episode of Get the Check features Marty Kausas, co-founder and CEO of Pylon, a modern support platform built for B2B companies. Pylon brings everything post-sales teams need from a ticketing system to integrations with Slack, email, and Teams all into one powerful platform. Marty shares Pylon’s “sell before you build” philosophy, starting with how they landed their first customer just minutes...

This week, the hosts take a deep dive into Ramp, a Series D corporate card and spend management platform recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies of all time. They explore Ramp’s unique philosophy as a credit card company that prioritizes saving customers time and money over traditional rewards programs. The discussion includes Ramp’s corporate card, which automates tedious tasks like up...

The hosts are very excited to be back with Season 2. They dive into four exciting tech stories right now: the potential TikTok ban, Netflix going into live streaming, OpenAI’s o3 model, and the H-1B debate. Congress has agreed to ban TikTok, citing national security concerns. TikTok is challenging the decision, and the Supreme Court is set to hear their case on January 10th. The hosts dive into th...