Dive into the world of fertility tech with Fertilis, an Aussie startup reshaping IVF processes. Explore the innovative fintech angle as we discuss tailored financial solutions for SaaS startups that resemble 'friends with benefits'. The hiring landscape takes a spotlight with SeekOut's efforts to boost diversity in recruitment, alongside Career Karma's pivot towards helping employers retain talent. Finally, the shift in startup funding strategies, led by Y Combinator, showcases the evolving perks and challenges in today’s job market.
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Fertilis IVF Cradle
Fertilis, an Australian startup, aims to improve IVF success rates.
Their 3D-printed cradle mimics the human body environment for better embryo incubation.
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Arc's SaaS Niche
Arc, a fintech company, focuses on serving SaaS startups.
They offer financial solutions like working capital and spending management.
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Brex Expansion
Brex raised $300 million at a $12.3 billion valuation and hired a Meta executive.
Brex aims to expand beyond startups and compete with companies like Ramp.
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Happily this week, we did not talk about NFTs, and I don’t think that we even said “token” a single time.
Instead, Mary Ann and Natasha and Alex got back to what we might consider the roots of Equity. Here’s what we got into:
We started with a look at the recent Fertilis round. Fertilis is an Australian startup working to make the IVF process more reliable. We are big fans of the concept, though the startup has lots of work ahead of it before it moves the needle for couples hoping to conceive.
Mary Ann brought together two very Equity topics: Fintech and SaaS, but more interestingly, fintech that only wants to serve SaaS startups. Even though we tried to define Arc’s relationship with the startups it serves, Alex landed on it being a friends with benefits for the financial world.
Speaking of fintech, Brex made headlines (again) with its new raise and new executive – thanks to Meta.
We keep returning to the hiring conversation, and that’s for good reason. Career Karma (news here) and SeekOut (news here) have two different strategies when it comes to empowering employees at companies -- and all of us agreed that retention, versus placement, is the future of hiring tech.
A big hug to you all for surviving the start to the working year during a COVID surge. We can do this! We’ll get through it as a big team, ok?
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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