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Good day and welcome again to Fairness, a podcast concerning the enterprise of startups, the place we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Earlier than we get into this week’s present notes, some programming objects:

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That behind us, what did Mary Ann, Natasha and Alex get into in the present day? A complete host of issues. Right here’s the rundown:

• Getaway and Pacaso: What occurs in case you combine Airbnb, trip properties, timeshares, and REITs? A really attention-grabbing startup cluster, it seems. These two corporations introduced Mary Ann and Natasha into the identical reporting house and gave us an excellent likelihood to debate the luxurious market.
• The Muse will get acquisitive: One of the vital attention-grabbing offers we noticed within the final week was The Muse shopping for Fairygodboss, a recruiting platform geared toward working moms. The deal acquired us enthusiastic about roll-ups in numerous sectors of the startup market, and the place we would first see extra exercise. As Natasha just lately put it in Startups Weekly, right here’s three phrases to think about concerning the market proper now: Toil, Bother, Startup Acquisitions.
• Celebration/Hangover: Mary Ann’s weekly column, The Interchange, is a brill centered have a look at the newest (and typically the not-so-greatest) in fintech. We discuss her latest interview with Index’s Mark Goldberg, and why he’s speaking concerning the get together being over and crypto a facet character.
• Q3 VC: Alex is digging by means of Q3 enterprise capital knowledge as shortly as attainable, working to get an understanding of the place issues are. It seems that United States-based enterprise exercise is hanging in there, whereas the image is a little more dire globally. Elsewhere, fintech funding is falling, as is dealmaking in crypto-land.
• Possession for all: We finish with a have a look at some latest efforts to problem enterprise’s conventional construction. Shout out to Chattanooga’s Brickyard, which just lately raised a $17 million fund, on giving founders 10% of the GP’s carried curiosity within the new fund. Sharing is caring. And actually, it’s simply honest.

OK! That’s it! It’s time to pack up and make the journey to San Francisco, the place we can’t wait to see your fairly faces. Chat quickly!