🔔 Talking Taco Bell: Today's episode of Equity features a conversation with Sheel Mohnot, the former startup founder and general partner at Better Tomorrow Ventures. Mohnot talks about his fintech investments, his fun X presence, and his thoughts on AI. Listen here
🔐 Safe opportunity: TechCrunch's Romain Dillet sat down with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the Paris AI Action Summit today. Amodei reiterated that he thinks we need more AI governance and added that he thinks having a focus on safety doesn't limit opportunity. Read more
🤝 A match made in security: Security compliance automation platform Drata acquired software security review startup SafeBase for $250 million. Phew, say that five times fast. SafeBase will continue to offer a stand-alone product, and its core solution will become part of Drata's product. Read more
🍰 Scaling up: Suger is a startup that built a suite of tools to help companies list and scale up on cloud marketplaces. The startup already has more than 200 customers and just raised a $15 million Series A. Read more
📞 A prison call: Elizabeth Holmes conducted her first interview from behind bars with People magazine, in which she said she's still working on research and innovation in the healthcare space. Hmmm. Read more
