{"id":17852,"date":"2023-01-23T21:58:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T21:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2023\/01\/23\/all-that-vc-dry-powder-is-damper-than-you-think\/"},"modified":"2023-01-23T21:58:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T21:58:44","slug":"all-that-vc-dry-powder-is-damper-than-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2023\/01\/23\/all-that-vc-dry-powder-is-damper-than-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"All that VC dry powder is damper than you think"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/23\/all-that-vc-dry-powder-is-damper-than-you-think\/\">https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/23\/all-that-vc-dry-powder-is-damper-than-you-think\/<\/a><\/br><br \/>\nAll that VC dry powder is damper than you think<\/br><br \/>\n2023-01-23 21:58:44<\/br><\/p>\n<div readability=\"38.829282750445\">\n<p>Welcome back to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/equity\/id1215439780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Equity<\/a>, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Natasha is back in the Bay, after five weeks away, so some could say, San Francisco is back.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Big tech: Real quick, you should know that <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/23\/no-rest-for-salesforce-as-activist-investor-elliott-management-takes-multibillion-stake-in-company\/\">Elliott Management took a multi-billion stake in Salesforce<\/a>, while Thoma Bravo scooped up <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/20\/thoma-bravo-agrees-to-acquire-digital-forensics-firm-magnet-forensics-for-over-1b\/\">a digital forensics company for $1.34 billion<\/a>. Beyond that, the big tech news this week is Microsoft\u2019s multi-billion dollar, multi-year investment in Open AI. The extended partnership comes <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/23\/microsoft-invests-billions-more-dollars-in-openai-extends-partnership\/\">with lots of resources, quirks and legal headaches.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Big idea: I\u2019m still thinking about this Anna Heim analysis, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/14\/the-mirage-of-dry-powder\">\u201cThe mirage of dry powder.\u201d <\/a>I talk about wet capital and failed capital calls, as to contextualize (not shut down!) some of the optimism in the market right now. (Use code \u201cEQUITY\u201d for 50% an annual TC+ membership).<\/li>\n<li>Big innovation (or in this case, reductions): Google\u2019s in-house incubator, Area 120, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/20\/area-120-googles-in-house-incubator-severely-impacted-by-alphabet-mass-layoffs\/\">was severely impacted by Alphabet layoffs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/23\/spotify-cuts-6-of-its-workforce-impacting-600-people\/\">Spotify cut 6% of staff,<\/a> two layoff stories that had me thinking all about the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/21\/tech-forgot-its-umbrella\/\">tech seems to have forgotten its umbrella. <\/a>We end with tongue-twister note on Quordle, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/20\/wordle-clone-quordle-acquired-by-merriam-webster\/\">which just got scooped up by Merriam-Webster.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As always, you can support me by following me on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nmasc_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/natashathereporter\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram.\u00a0<\/a>The show also tweets from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EquityPod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@equitypod<\/a>, so follow us there!<\/p>\n<p><i>Equity drops at 10:00 a.m. PT every Monday and at 7:00 a.m. PT on Wednesdays and Fridays, so subscribe to us on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1215439780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Apple Podcasts<\/i><\/a><i>,<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1215439780\/equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>\u00a0Overcast<\/i><\/a><i>,<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>\u00a0Spotify<\/i><\/a>\u00a0<em>and\u00a0<\/em><i>all the casts. TechCrunch also has a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/chain-reaction\/id1616008890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">great show on crypto<\/a>, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/found\/id1561051074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">show that interviews founders<\/a>, one that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-techcrunch-podcast\/id1624500693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">details how our stories come together<\/a>, and more!<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>Science, Tech, Technology<\/br><br \/>\n<\/br><br \/>\nSource:<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/23\/all-that-vc-dry-powder-is-damper-than-you-think\/\">https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/23\/all-that-vc-dry-powder-is-damper-than-you-think\/<\/a><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/23\/all-that-vc-dry-powder-is-damper-than-you-think\/ All that VC dry powder is damper than you think 2023-01-23 21:58:44 Welcome back to\u00a0Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Natasha is back in the Bay, after five weeks away, so some could say, San Francisco is back. Big tech: Real quick, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,17,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science","category-tech","category-technology"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>All that VC dry powder is damper than you think - Science and Nerds<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2023\/01\/23\/all-that-vc-dry-powder-is-damper-than-you-think\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"All that VC dry powder is damper than you think - Science and Nerds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/23\/all-that-vc-dry-powder-is-damper-than-you-think\/ All that VC dry powder is damper than you think 2023-01-23 21:58:44 Welcome back to\u00a0Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. 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