It’s hot IPO summer, and the MANGOS are ripe

# It’s hot IPO summer, and the MANGOS are ripe Source: [https://techcrunch.com/podcast/its-hot-ipo-summer-and-the-mangos-are-ripe/](https://techcrunch.com/podcast/its-hot-ipo-summer-and-the-mangos-are-ripe/) 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](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/09/its-not-faang-anymore-its-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](https://techcrunch.com/podcasts/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\. Listen to the full episode to hear: - Why Apple’s[biggest WWDC announcement](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/08/apples-wwdc-ai-demos-looked-more-real-after-250m-false-ad-settlement/)might matter less than how they showed it, and what[a $250M settlement](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/08/apples-wwdc-ai-demos-looked-more-real-after-250m-false-ad-settlement/)had to do with the change - How Waymo just turned[Apple’s abandoned self\-driving dream](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/08/waymo-bought-apples-self-driving-car-proving-ground-for-220m/)into its next big proving ground - What a $920 million\-per\-month[compute deal between Google and SpaceX](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/05/google-will-pay-spacex-920m-per-month-for-compute/)says about who’s leading the AI infrastructure race - How[Sam Bankman\-Fried’s pardon request](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/08/sam-bankman-fried-applies-for-a-pardon-from-trump/)and a new Zuckerberg biopic somehow ended with the Equity team getting cast by ChatGPT Subscribe to Equity on[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@TechCrunch),[Apple Podcasts](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1215439780),[Overcast](https://overcast.fm/itunes1215439780/equity),[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ)and all the casts\. You also can follow Equity on[X](https://twitter.com/EquityPod)and[Threads](https://www.threads.net/@equitypod), at @EquityPod\. 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\. You can contact or verify outreach from Theresa by emailing[theresa\.loconsolo@techcrunch\.com](mailto:[email protected])\. [View Bio](https://techcrunch.com/author/theresa-loconsolo/) Kirsten Korosec is a reporter and editor who has covered the future of transportation from EVs and autonomous vehicles to urban air mobility and in\-car tech for more than a decade\. She is currently the transportation editor at TechCrunch and co\-host of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast\. 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\. You can contact or verify outreach from Kirsten by emailing[kirsten\.korosec@techcrunch\.com](mailto:[email protected])or via encrypted message at kkorosec\.07 on Signal\. [View Bio](https://techcrunch.com/author/kirsten-korosec/) Anthony Ha is TechCrunch’s weekend editor\. Previously, he worked as a tech reporter at Adweek, a senior editor at VentureBeat, a local government reporter at the Hollister Free Lance, and vice president of content at a VC firm\. He lives in New York City\. You can contact or verify outreach from Anthony by emailing[anthony\.ha@techcrunch\.com](mailto:[email protected])\. [View Bio](https://techcrunch.com/author/anthony-ha/) Sean O’Kane is a reporter who has spent a decade covering the rapidly\-evolving business and technology of the transportation industry, including Tesla and the many startups chasing Elon Musk\. Most recently, he was a reporter at Bloomberg News where he helped break stories about some of the most notorious EV SPAC flops\. 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\. You can contact or verify outreach from Sean by emailing[sean\.okane@techcrunch\.com](mailto:[email protected])or via encrypted message at okane\.01 on Signal\. [View Bio](https://techcrunch.com/author/sean-okane/) ## Most Popular