Equity Live: Bret Taylor’s $4.5 billion startup and Waymo’s $5.6 billion round

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The Equity crew was live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024! Hosts Kirsten Korosec, Devin Coldewey and Margaux MacColl took over the Builders Stage to kick off day 2 of Disrupt with no shortage of conference highlights, startups deals and venture news to chew through.

Listen to the full episode to hear about:

• Devin’s plans to go to space thanks to his chat with Rocket Lab Founder Peter Beck.
• What Sierra, the AI startup co-founded by Bret Taylor, plans to do with its fresh $175 million funds.
• Waymo’s who’s who of Silicon Valley round, and why Kirsten’s routing for the robotaxis over the competition.
• How General Catalyst is breaking down its latest fund and setting its sights on European startups.

Equity will be back with a special interview episode on Friday, so stay tuned!

Equity is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday.

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