The hosts dive into intriguing funding rounds, spotlighting Pluto's corporate spending innovations. They explore the booming trend of gaming coaching and its connection to player earnings. The discussion shifts towards the crypto landscape, emphasizing India's new tax rules and the rise of a diverse investor base. A CEO's resignation in the fintech realm brings drama, while the session wraps up with advances in autonomous technology and the charming world of cute farming robots.
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Geographic Fintech Plays
US-based corporate spend startups invest in similar startups in other regions.
This de-risks their strategy and offers insights into new markets.
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Tech Talent Agents
Tech workers should consider using agents, just like athletes and actors, to negotiate better compensation.
This levels the playing field in negotiations, especially given the current demand for tech talent.
question_answer ANECDOTE
Metafy's Gaming Coaching Marketplace
Metafy raised $25M to connect gamers with coaches for various games, including esports and even poker.
The platform caters to a wide range of skill levels and budgets.
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We had the full crew aboard today, headed by our killer production team Grace and Chris, and hosting crew Mary Ann, Natasha and Alex.
Last week we promised Cute Farming Robots, and this week we delivered, along with a lot more. But first, the Equity team along with our sister podcast Found are doing live recordings starting soon. You can find out more here, but Equity will be live-taped on Hopin next Thursday. Come hang out, it should be fun!
Funding rounds from Pluto (corporate spend in the Middle East), Free Agency (agents for tech talent), and Metafy (video game coaching) got us started. From a host of rounds this week, we chose the most interesting for your delectation. If you want more on gaming, check out our Wednesday show where we niche down into the universe, or in this case, the metaverse.
And then, we end with a section on autonomous vehicles, that has nothing to do with cars. Yep, we're talkinig Cute Farming Robots, including rounds from Vecna, Electric Sheep, and MongoDB founder doing this, which reminds us that the AWS of robots isn't too far away.
So far, 2022 is feeling good. Along with our soon to be standing live show circuit, we're working hard on making the show more focused on tension and nuance, while still sticking to our love for numbers and nerdy networks. Let's annoy some people this year, and teach you something in the meantime.
Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.
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