Ftx Buys Blockfi For $25m Sequoia Raising $2.25b Ai Umpires For Mlb Substack Layoffs : E1497

Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: rb.gy/v19fcp

0:00 Jason and Molly intro the show!
2:35 Meta copying discord with new Facebook feature
12:48 Zapier - Try for free today at zapier.com/TWIST
14:05 Probably don’t work for Facebook or meet with them
19:20 UserTesting - Get real human insights, try for free today at usertesting.com/twist
20:31 Sequoia raising $2.25B across 2 new funds
30:50 Grammarly - Sign up for a free account at grammarly.com/TWIST to sign up for a free account!
32:08 FTX acquiring BlockFi for ~$25 million - 99% below BlockFi’s last private valuation
52:17 WLiTF: MLB will likely introduce robot umpires in 2024
1:04:48 Substack cuts 14% of staff
1:18:13 Outro + Plugs!

FOLLOW Jason: linktr.ee/calacanis
FOLLOW Molly: twitter.com/mollywood

Thanks to the partners:
Zapier - Try for free today at zapier.com/TWIST
UserTesting - Get real human insights, try for free today at usertesting.com/twist
Grammarly - Sign up for a free account at grammarly.com/TWIST to sign up for a free account!

Listen
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-startups-audio/id315114957
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6ULQ0ewYf5zmsDgBchlkr9
Overcast: overcast.fm/itunes315114957/this-week-in-startups-audio

More from:
Twitter: twitter.com/twistartups
Instagram: instagram.com/twistartups
Official site: thisweekinstartups.com

Subscribe to the YouTube to watch all full episodes:
youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1

Subscribe to TWiST Clips for all the best moments:
youtube.com/channel/UCS7tJlcUA6PzVHEMo-X7ddg?sub_confirmation=1

#startups #entrepreneurship #investing #angelinvesting #tech #news #business

#startups #twist #jasoncalacanis #publicmarkets #privatemarkets #venturecapital #investing #learn #tech #technology #techreviews #productreviews #gadgets #bigtech #monopoly #fraud #finance #angelinvesting