Startups Weekly: Peloton’s 29 secret weapons

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Last week, I wrote about a new e-commerce startup, Pietra
Before that, I wrote about the flurry of IPO filings.Remember, you can send me tips, suggestions and feedback to kate.clark@techcrunch.com
an IPO expected later this year
The filing was packed with interesting tidbits, including that the company, which manufacturers internet-connected stationary bikes and
sells an affiliated subscription to its growing library of on-demand fitness content, is raking in more than $900 million in annual revenue
connection, apparel and logistics company, according to its S-1, the future of Peloton relies on its talent
Not the employees developing the bikes and software but the 29 instructors teaching its digital fitness courses
indoor bike on the market, recruit the best instructors in the world, and engineer a state-of-the-art software platform to tie it all
other newsLast week I published a long feature on the state of seed investing in the Bay Area
The TL;DR? Mega-funds are increasingly battling seed-stage investors for access to the hottest companies
As a result, seed investors are getting a little more creative about how they source deals
founders, investors, movers and shakers
I will be there interviewing a bunch of tech leaders, including Bastian Lehmann and Charles Hudson
You can listen to it here
dives on Extra Crunch, our paid subscription product, this week