{"id":342043,"date":"2017-05-26T21:10:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T13:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1496090"},"modified":"2017-05-26T21:10:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T13:10:53","slug":"equity-podcast-the-largest-tech-fund-in-history-and-where-are-the-ipos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/equity-podcast-the-largest-tech-fund-in-history-and-where-are-the-ipos\/","title":{"rendered":"Equity podcast: The largest tech fund in history, and where are the IPOs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"speakable-summary\">Hello and welcome back to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/equity\/id1215439780?mt=2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Equity<\/a>, TechCrunch\u2019s venture capital-focused podcast where each week we tell jokes about other people\u2019s money.<\/p>\n<p>This week,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katie_Roof\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Katie Roof<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattlynley?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew Lynley<\/a>\u00a0and I \u2014\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alex\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Wilhelm<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 were joined by\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goodwinlaw.com\/news\/2011\/05\/goodwin-procter-expands-tech-companies-practice-with-addition-of-richard-a-kline-in-silicon-valley\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rick Kline<\/a>, a partner at Goodwin. Kline is a lawyer focused on \u201cM&amp;A transactions [and] capital markets transactions,\u201d according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goodwinlaw.com\/professionals\/k\/kline-richard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his official bio<\/a>, making him an ideal addition to the crew for this week\u2019s\u00a0natter.<\/p>\n<p>On the show we took a dive into IPOs, what <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/about.crunchbase.com\/news\/ipos-leaving-money-table-get-off-lawn\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">constitutes a good pop<\/a>, and who might be next. We also drilled into the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/05\/20\/softbank-vision-fund-first-close\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">massive<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/05\/20\/softbank-vision-fund-first-close\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new Softbank fund<\/a>\u00a0and what it might mean for tech rounds both big\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/about.crunchbase.com\/news\/morning-report-chicago-firm-raises-millions-st-louis-based-vc\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">and small<\/a>. Oh, and Peloton remains something that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-03-10\/stationary-bike-startup-peloton-seeks-unicorn-valuation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">we can\u2019t get enough of<\/a>. Some of us even Soul Cycle.<\/p>\n<p>It was good to be back in the studio following our live\u00a0edition in New York. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/05\/19\/equity-podcast-instagram-copies-snap-again-and-greycrofts-ellie-wheeler-on-cybersecurity-and-self-driving-cars\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If you missed it, catch up!<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Equity drops every Friday at 6:00 am PT, so subscribe to us on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1215439780\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1215439780\/equity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Overcast<\/a>, Pocketcast, Downcast and all the casts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/tc-equity-podcast-ios.jpg?w=680\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/tc-equity-podcast-ios.jpg?w=680 680w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/tc-equity-podcast-ios.jpg?w=1360 1360w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/tc-equity-podcast-ios.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/tc-equity-podcast-ios.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/tc-equity-podcast-ios.jpg?w=768 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>&nbsp;Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch&#8217;s venture capital-focused podcast where each week we tell jokes about other people&#8217;s money.<br \/>\nThis week,\u00a0Katie Roof, Matthew Lynley\u00a0and I &#8212;\u00a0Alex Wilhelm\u00a0&#8212; were joined by\u00a0Rick Kline, a partner at Goodwin. Kline is a lawyer focused on &#8220;M&#38;A transactions [and] capital markets transactions,&#8221; according to his&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/05\/26\/equity-podcast-the-largest-tech-fund-in-history-and-where-are-the-ipos\/?ncid=rss\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=XbezYrQ26MU:tTgKgtwv3WU:2mJPEYqXBVI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=2mJPEYqXBVI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=XbezYrQ26MU:tTgKgtwv3WU:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=XbezYrQ26MU:tTgKgtwv3WU:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=XbezYrQ26MU:tTgKgtwv3WU:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?i=XbezYrQ26MU:tTgKgtwv3WU:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=XbezYrQ26MU:tTgKgtwv3WU:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?i=XbezYrQ26MU:tTgKgtwv3WU:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=XbezYrQ26MU:tTgKgtwv3WU:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Techcrunch\/~4\/XbezYrQ26MU\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5817,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[59,66,26],"class_list":["post-342043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-media","tag-techcrunch","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342043\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}