{"id":3108511,"date":"2026-04-01T11:46:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?post_type=tc_video&#038;p=3108511"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:47:42","slug":"the-new-competition-for-your-cap-table","status":"publish","type":"tc_video","link":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/video\/the-new-competition-for-your-cap-table\/","title":{"rendered":"The new competition for your cap table"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div id='jwppp-video-box-31085111' class='jwppp-video-box' itemprop='video' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject' data-video='1' style=\"margin: 1rem 0;\">\n<meta itemprop='name' content='The new competition for your cap table | Equity Podcast'\/>\n<meta itemprop='description' content='The VC middleman is getting cut out faster than anyone expected. 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