Connie Loizos & Alex Gove

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Each week TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Connie Loizos, and Alex Gove, a former journalist, VC and operating exec who today runs StrictlyVC, interview a mover and shaker in the world of tech

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How Index Ventures Jumped to the Front of the AI GPU Line 19.08.2023 27:56

Connie interviews Erin Price-Wright of Index Ventures about a deal Index struck with Oracle to provide a mix of Nvidia's chips to its AI portfolio companies at no cost. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://i...

Sam Bankman-Fried Is Going to Jail … and More 12.08.2023 18:55

Connie & Alex talk tech news. Special thanks to this week's sponsor, Affinity! Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://inc...

VC Dan Gwak on Getting Deals Done with the DOD 05.08.2023 33:55

Connie & Alex talk to Dan Gwak of Point72 Venture Capital, the VC arm of Steve Cohen’s vast hedge fund empire, about why defense tech is suddenly so hot. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.fil...

How to Invest $1 Billion in Consumer Tech, with Goodwater Capital 29.07.2023 46:02

We talk tech news, and then Connie talks to Eric Kim and Chi-Hua Chien of Goodwater Capital about their focus on consumer tech "utilities."Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4...

Uncork Capital's Andy McLoughlin on the Three Axes of Investing Risk 22.07.2023 33:20

Connie talks to Andy McLoughlin of Uncork Capital about managing investing risk and what's next in seed investing. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)4. "Pa...

Talking Amazon v. Walmart with Journalist Jason Del Ray 24.06.2023 35:22

Connie talks to Jason Del Rey, author of veteran journalist Jason Del Rey about his new book, Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets, which chronicles the no-holds-barred battle between Amazon and Walmart to become the biggest retailer in the world. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacL...

Benchmark’s Miles Grimshaw on the Coming AI Shakeout and More 10.06.2023 29:26

Connie talks to Miles Grimshaw of Benchmark about his bets in Langchain and Benchling and how Benchmark thinks about investing in foundational AI models. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.film...

Greycroft Co-Founder Ian Sigalow on Investing $1 Billion Right Now 03.06.2023 44:12

Connie & Alex pick out two tech stories that caught their eye and then chat with Ian Sigalow, a partner at Greycroft, which backed Scopely, Bumble, Axios, and The RealReal and recently raised a billion dollars in capital in one of the toughest fundraising climates ever. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (h...

Explaining Blockchain Capital's Big Bet on an Eyeball-Scanning Orb 27.05.2023 43:39

Connie & Alex talk to Spencer Bogart of Blockchain Capital about his firm's recent investment in Tools for Humanity, the Sam Altman-backed startup behind Worldcoin, an ambitious attempt to create an identity token for everyone in the world. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.i...

Scientist and Entrepreneur Gary Marcus on AI’s Black Mirror Moment 20.05.2023 25:30

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie interviews Gary Marcus, scientist, entrepreneur, author, and expert on AI. (Marcus was one of the experts who joined OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in talking to the Senate this week on the future of artificial intelligence.) Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://...

Solo VC Elad Gil, the AI Whisperer 13.05.2023 43:35

Connie & Alex skim through this week's tech news and then talk to Elad Gil, who has been called Silicon Valley’s biggest solo venture capitalist, with investments in such high fliers as well as Stripe, Anduril, and Figma as well as more recent bets in cutting-edge AI startups such Character.ai, Harvey.ai, and Perplexity.ai. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/s...

In Europe, Accel Banks on a Turnaround Over the Next 6 to 9 Months 06.05.2023 30:36

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie talks Harry Nelis of Accel about the VC scene in Europe. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)4. "Pamgaea" by Ke...

Human Brain Cells on a Chip? 22.04.2023 18:49

Connie & Alex cover a new company that is combining neurons with silicon to create a new type of AI, the pressure CEOs face when trying to lead their companies over Zoom, and whether we should be receiving payments from AIs that are scraping data from a world we created. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (...

How Rippling's Parker Conrad Rescued His Company as SVB Was Imploding 18.03.2023 39:51

Connie interviews Parker Conrad of Rippling about how Conrad was able to save his company from Silicon Valley Bank's epic implosion, while Alex talks to Paul Eremenko about Universal Hydrogen's quest to power planes with hydrogen. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/575...

Aydin Senkut of Felicis Ventures Is Investing in AI's Picks and Shovels 04.03.2023 44:08

Connie & Alex go over this week's most interesting tech news stories, and then Connie talks to Aydin Senkut of Felicis Ventures about his firm's investments in companies such as Canva and Adyen and what he thinks about the potential of AI, fintech, and more. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incom...

VC Larry Cheng on How Volition Survived an LP Armageddon 18.02.2023 31:02

Connie & Alex talk to Larry Cheng, a founding partner at Volition Capital and the lead investor behind such hits as Chewy.com, about where Volition is placing its bets; how he hooked up with Chewy founder and meme stock king Ryan Cohen; where the market is going in 2023; and much, much more. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Tran...

Talking Shop with Neil Sequeira of Defy.vc 28.01.2023 33:52

Alex finds some brights spots in this week's tech news, and then Connie talks to Neil Sequeira of Defy.vc about what it takes to raise a VC fund these days, where Defy is investing, and more. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on ChatGPT and Our Future with AI 21.01.2023 1:02:39

Alex muses about where AI is taking us, and then Connie goes right to the source: Sam Altman, head of OpenAI, the artificial intelligence platform behind the seemingly human chatbot ChatGPT.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kev...

Sequoia’s Alfred Lin on FTX, Crypto, and Investing for the Long Haul 14.01.2023 29:22

Connie talks to Sequoia partner Alfred Lin, who earned the top spot on the 2021 Forbes Midas List thanks to his investments in Airbnb and DoorDash, which went public on consecutive days in December, 2020. Lin talks to Connie about what Sequoia has learned from its investment in FTX as well as how Sequoia is preparing its portfolio for the future. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://inco...

VCs Pushing Startups May Face Investor Demands Themselves 07.01.2023 20:57

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie interviews Peter Wagner of Wing Venture Capital about how the VC world is changing in these tougher times. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmm...

VC Bradley Tusk Thinks Twitter Will Cost Elon Musk Much More Than He Paid for It 17.12.2022 40:29

Connie talks to Fabrice Grinda, the founding partner at FJ Labs, a venture fund that has invested in over 900 startups around the world, about some of the financing risks that startups face given high interest rates. Nextt, Connie and Alex chat with Bradley Tusk, the CEO and founder of Tusk Ventures, which invests at the intersection of venture capital and regulation. Tusk has some interesting end...

Economist, VC, and MIT fellow Paul Kedrosky on the Dangers of OpenAI 10.12.2022 17:23

Connie & Alex sprint through a couple of news stories, and then Connie talks to economist, VC, and MIT fellow Paul Kedrosky about OpenAI and some of the risks it could pose today and down the road. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher...

A Healthcare Brand for Women Begins to Take Shape 03.12.2022 35:53

Connie & Alex talk tech, and then Connie interviews two newsmakers: Phil Haslett, founder and Chief Strategy Officer of EquityZen, a secondary marketplace; and Dina Radenkovic, Co-Founder & CEO of Gameto, a startup dedicating to changing the way women think about their reproductive health. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance...

What's Really Happening at Drive Capital ... and More 19.11.2022 19:25

Connie & Alex take a tour of the most important tech news stories this week. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incom...

Crypto VC David Pakman on FTX: An “Entirely Avoidable Tragedy” 12.11.2022 39:03

Connie & Alex talk to David Pakman, Head of Venture Investments and Managing Partner at CoinFund, about FTX's implosion this week. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-drea...