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Hey and welcome again to Equity, a podcast in regards to the enterprise of startups, the place we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.

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• Markets: Shares are largely down all over the world right this moment, taking particularly giant hits in Asia. U.S. shares are set to fall as effectively after they start to commerce. Main cryptos are additionally off within the final 24 hours, however not sufficient to make a fuss about.
• Startups: At present we took a take a look at new fundraises at Vendease, an African logistics company in the food space, and Disperse, a U.K.-based construction tech company that wants to map building sites. That market, it seems, is big.
• Fast Hits: Do Kwon has been hit with a red notice, which signifies that he’ll possible quickly be in custody. Nevertheless, some are irked that he’s in hassle for inflicting a monetary meltdown and dropping a number of of us’ cash. What’s the argument there? That he wasn’t being malicious, and as a substitute was merely, we presume, silly. Not an awesome argument when it comes to making Do Kwon look good, however that’s the place we’re. Additionally within the combine: The new iPhone is being built in India and TikTok may find regulatory reprieve.
• Closing Riff: Goodbye Q3 2022, howdy This fall 2022. That is the final Fairness Monday of the third quarter, a interval that few of us are going to look again on and miss.

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