Why some VCs are pulling back from Europe, Google’s AI push, and who is the CEO of Byju’s?

This is our Monday show, which looks back at the weekend and ahead to the week. We are back bright and early this week, but we also had an extra episode this weekend digging into the Reddit IPO; you can find that here.On the pod this morning, here’s what we got into:Stocks are mixed around the world as crypto prices gyrate; it’s a big earnings week including data from Workday, Zoom, Unity, Coupang, Klaviyo, Salesforce, Snowflake, Okta, and Duolingo among other names.Google, and its work to bring Gemini to a host of hardware endpoints.How U.S-.based venture capitalists are taking on the European market — or not.Interview Kickstart is the latest startup to self-fund for a long time before taking on venture capital. In its case that meant a $10 million round.And to close, who is the CEO of Byju’s?For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Simplecast website.Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders and more!
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