How are founders positioning themselves for the next 4 years?

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As tech titans like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg rubbed shoulders with politicians at President Trump’s inauguration, startup founders were working the D.C. party scene, aiming to secure a spot in the new president’s circle.

Today, on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Margaux MacColl and Anthony Ha are digging into the latest tech and startup news from inauguration week, including the new administration’s more accessible approach to startups and the potential transparency challenges that come with it.

Listen to the full episode to hear about:

TikTok’s rapid return and what a potential deal could look like for the video sharing app.
What is Stargate, and why are OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, and others committing $100 billion to the project?
Why some shareholders are walking away from Divvy Homes’ acquisition with nothing.
The IPO market for 2025: Who’s planning to make their debut, and who’s reconsidering going public?

Equity will be back next week, so stay tuned!

Equity is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes here.

Theresa Loconsolo is an audio producer at TechCrunch focusing on Equity, the network’s flagship podcast. Before joining TechCrunch in 2022, she was one of 2 producers at a four-station conglomerate where she wrote, recorded, voiced and edited content, and engineered live performances and interviews from guests like lovelytheband. Theresa is based in New Jersey and holds a bachelors degree in Communication from Monmouth University.

Kirsten Korosec is a reporter and editor who has covered the future of transportation from EVs and autonomous vehicles to urban air mobility and in-car tech for more than a decade. She is currently the transportation editor at TechCrunch and co-host of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast. She is also co-founder and co-host of the podcast, “The Autonocast.” She previously wrote for Fortune, The Verge, Bloomberg, MIT Technology Review and CBS Interactive.

Anthony Ha is TechCrunch’s weekend editor. Previously, he worked as a tech reporter at Adweek, a senior editor at VentureBeat, a local government reporter at the Hollister Free Lance, and vice president of content at a VC firm. He lives in New York City.

Margaux is a senior venture capital and startup reporter at TechCrunch. She was previously a tech culture reporter at The Information. You can reach her at [email protected].

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