Equity podcast: A Thanksgiving-ish special episode

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.

It’s the day after Thanksgiving, so if “you think youre” speaking this in America I hope there is a pet leaned up against your legs and that you are sitting next to a fire while staring down one more layer of leftovers.

We made this episode for time such a few moments. Welcome to our take on a tighten bout of Equity, a register ordinarily peculiarity four beings bickering about this or that. This week, it’s just TechCrunch’s Kate Clark and myself excavating into some of the strangest and most interesting rounds of its first year. Thus far, at least.

So what started our slouse?

First, Allbird’s $50 million round for shoes. Shoes that are popular here in Silicon Valley. $50 million? For shoes ? Next, a few media rounds. Goop’s $50 million round for an e-commerce play powered by pieces of dubious scientific wallop was worth our time. Also, Cheddar’s $22 million Series D was illustriou. The streaming service’s capital base is very likely guarantees to you’ll realise lots of its videos on Twitter in 2019. And TheSkimm raised a $12 Series C. We had some thoughts on that, as you might see. Kate invoked up a theme called ” Fewer And Fatter ,” referring to funding phenomena that are outsized for their putative stagecoach. An $88 million financing for generic ED meds routed through the mail that is claimed as a Serial A ?~ ATAGEND Sure. And how about a $20 million Seed round for a company called ” Oh My Green “? Why not. In the fitness realm, Peloton elevated a $550 million round earlier this year( the company seems to be doing well, though its advertising load feels high ). And Mirror caused $13 million. Guess what it does! And one more: Brex. This companionship adds corporate placards to startups, cards that its IRL advertising claims offer strong perks. How it will hold up in the eventual correction isn’t clear. What is, however, is the fact that it has $125 million more to work with.

We hope that you are well and that the holidays are as fascinating and full of exuberance as they can be. And if you are having a bad lope of the end of the year, big hugs from the Equity crew. We think you are just perfect.

Stay warm!

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