It's hot IPO summer, and the MANGOS are ripe
On this episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O'Kane discuss a revived IPO market led by a new group of companies they call MANGOS, replacing the older FAANG acronym. MANGOS stands for Meta (or Microsoft, depending on who you ask), Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, and SpaceX, with several of them heading to public markets in the same window. The episode also covers Apple's WWDC, Waymo, and a large compute deal between Google and SpaceX.
Key Takeaways
- Equity breaks down the hot IPO summer, the rise of MANGOS over FAANG, and what Google's $920M compute deal with SpaceX says about the AI infrastructure race.
Theresa Loconsolo , Kirsten Korosec , Anthony Ha , Sean O'Kane Jun 12, 2026 Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify The IPO market is back, and it's not the same companies leading the charge.
- Half of that bunch is heading to public markets in the same window, and it's a stress test for investors, for valuations, and for what we can even expect from a public tech company in 2026.
On this episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O'Kane break down what this IPO moment actually means beyond the headline numbers, and who stands to benefit.
- Before joining TechCrunch in 2022, she was one of 2 producers at a four-station conglomerate where she wrote, recorded, voiced and edited content, and engineered live performances and interviews from guests like lovelytheband.
Theresa is based in New Jersey and holds a bachelors degree in Communication from Monmouth University.
- She is also co-founder and co-host of the podcast, "The Autonocast."
She previously wrote for Fortune, The Verge, Bloomberg, MIT Technology Review and CBS Interactive.
- He previously worked at The Verge, where he also covered consumer technology, hosted many short- and long-form videos, performed product and editorial photography, and once nearly passed out in a Red Bull Air Race plane.
Stats & Key Facts
- #Theresa Loconsolo , Kirsten Korosec , Anthony Ha , Sean O'Kane Jun 12, 2026 Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify The IPO market is back, and it's not the same companies leading the charge.
- #Half of that bunch is heading to public markets in the same window, and it's a stress test for investors, for valuations, and for what we can even expect from a public tech company in 2026.
Equity breaks down the hot IPO summer, the rise of MANGOS over FAANG, and what Google's $920M compute deal with SpaceX says about the AI infrastructure race. Theresa Loconsolo , Kirsten Korosec , Anthony Ha , Sean O'Kane Jun 12, 2026 Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify The IPO market is back, and it's not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good run, but a new acronym is taking over: MANGOS - Meta (or Microsoft, depending on who you ask), Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, and SpaceX.
Half of that bunch is heading to public markets in the same window, and it's a stress test for investors, for valuations, and for what we can even expect from a public tech company in 2026. On this episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O'Kane break down what this IPO moment actually means beyond the headline numbers, and who stands to benefit. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads , at @EquityPod.
Theresa Loconsolo Audio Producer Theresa Loconsolo is an audio producer at TechCrunch focusing on Equity, the network's flagship podcast. Before joining TechCrunch in 2022, she was one of 2 producers at a four-station conglomerate where she wrote, recorded, voiced and edited content, and engineered live performances and interviews from guests like lovelytheband. Theresa is based in New Jersey and holds a bachelors degree in Communication from Monmouth University.
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