Startups and the U.S. government Its getting complicated | TechCrunch

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- This week on Equity, Anthony Ha, Max Zeff, and I (Kirsten Korosec) talk about how a prolonged U.S. government shutdown poses more risk for startups.
- When the government is operational, that connection can provide a needed boost and revenue to startups.
- The three of us dug into a few other topics too, including the how AI companies are trying to monetize and the government’s latest push to take ownership stakes in the tech and industrial sectors.
The tie between startups and the U.S. government have strengthened in recent years, a shift buoyed by an interest in using AI, automation, space, robotics, and climate tech for defense. And while tha [+2784 chars]