Monitoring the cash behind the cash because the financial system falters,

Howdy 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.

That is our Wednesday present, the place we area of interest right down to a single matter and unpack the remaining. In the present day we requested: How is the financial downturn and startup slowdown impacting VCs, and the oldsters who finance enterprise capital funds?

In contrast to our typical mid-week episodes, Natasha was not on the helm. As an alternative, Alex stood in for her and introduced alongside TechCrunch+ enterprise capital reporter Rebecca Szkutak within the co-hosting slot. Rebecca is an ace with regards to the mechanics of enterprise capital, making her the right voice for the day.

To start out, Alex and Rebecca riffed on the state of startups in at present’s market — and if issues are as unhealthy as some make them out to be. From there, the Fairness crew talked via the enterprise capital response to altering market situations. And the dialog wrapped with notes on what LPs are doing, whether or not they need to be or not.

Whereas we largely deal with startups and founders on the pod, it’s additionally good to step again now and again and speak in regards to the cash behind the cash. That’s what we did at present. Get pleasure from!