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Startup down rounds are at a ten-year high, according to PitchBook data

PitchBook data revealed that 15.9% of venture-backed deals in 2025 to date have been down rounds, marking a decade high.

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Europe’s M&A market is alive and kicking - in spite of the odds

Geopolitical unrest and trade uncertainty are complicating mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Despite the volatility, battle-hardened executives are pushing ahead with dealmaking.

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Female founders go back to school after exits

Going back to school is about personal development—and acquiring the credentials women also need for the biggest jobs.

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AI Arms Race Heats Up As Startups Borrow Billions To Buy Nvidia GPUs

Amid rising infrastructure demands, AI startups like Crusoe Energy Systems are tapping large-scale credit lines, PitchBook reported. Crusoe last month raised a $750 million credit facility from Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) to expand its data centers and acquire more graphics processing units from Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA).

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North American VC assets under management are set to grow 38% in five years—slower than the previous five

According to PitchBook, AUM in VC doubled between 2019 and 2024, and are projected to grow about 38% over the next five years.

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Seattle Startup Backed By Khosla Ventures Charges $10,000 For 'Blood Cleaning' That Claims To Make You Biologically 2.61 Years Younger

Longevity startup Circulate Health announced Wednesday that it has raised $12 million in seed funding to expand a pricey outpatient service it calls ‘targeted blood cleaning.'

Benzinga

Q2 venture funding climbs on AI deals while PE stuck on sidelines

Private equity fundraising in the first half remains slow.

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Private equity promised M&A boom—but world is still waiting

Tariff uncertainty has stifled any dramatic surge in dealmaking, despite signs of life in May.

Fortune

In Q1 2025, enterprise SaaS M&A deal count hit 210, according to PitchBook

Q1 2025 saw 210 enterprise SaaS mergers and acquisitions get done, a number on par with the 211 deals inked in Q4 2024, says PitchBook data.

Fortune

VC’s eye acquisition and regional markets amid clogged IPO pipelines

Amid clogged IPO pipelines and a liquidity crunch, some venture capitalists are shifting focus to acquisitions and regional markets to find exit opportunities.

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In Q1 2025, AI commanded 71% of total VC deal value, according to PitchBook

For Q1 2025, AI has accounted for 71% of total VC deal value, according to new PitchBook data.

Fortune

Trump's tariffs dash hopes of VC comeback in 2025: 'It's going to be an ugly problem'

Tariff uncertainty is putting even more pressure on the VC market, leaving investors hesitant as tech companies postpone IPOs.

Fortune

The oxymoron of Mira Murati’s reported $2 billion seed round

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati has reportedly doubled the amount of funding she’s seeking to raise for her startup Thinking Machines Lab.

Fortune

Mira Murati’s reported $2 billion 'seed' funding suggests the AI boom is alive and well, even after a week of economic chaos

Former OpenAI Chief Tech Officer Mira Murati’s AI startup, Thinking Machines, is looking to raise a massive $2 billion seed round, according to Business Insider. If true, it’s a jarring number that could reframe the debate about the AI boom.

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History suggests a tariff-induced downturn may cause a reckoning in the venture capital industry

The venture market has been reorienting itself the last three years. It may just be getting started.

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There are 372 AI unicorns right now, according to PitchBook. Here’s what that means

Right now, in the tech industry paddock, there are 372 AI unicorns, according to PitchBook.

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Foodtech deal count hit a record low in Q4 2024, says PitchBook

Q4 2024 was a rather limited time for foodtech funding, according to new PitchBook data.

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Female founders feel less supported, optimistic

VC gender gaps affect founder optimism, support, and mental health.

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Venture capital continued its slump in 2024—with Asian deals hitting their lowest count in a decade

Just over 27% of all deals happened in Asia last year, according to PitchBook, amid geopolitical tensions and a sluggish China.

Fortune

Here’s what you need to know about Turo, the car rental app allegedly used in the New Orleans attack and the Cybertruck explosion outside Las Vegas Trump Hotel

The Turo app is like Airbnb for renting vehicles.

Fortune

Three charts explaining where the AI frenzy is right now

PitchBook recently released its Q3 AI and ML report.

Fortune

Insight Partners has paid out nearly $8 billion this year—but returns for its giant 2021 fund have mostly come up dry

The lack of distributions is leading to a rise in continuation funds in private equity

Fortune

For AI agent startups, deal count is up 81.4% year over year, says PitchBook

Per PitchBook, YC is the leading investor in LLM agents, by all-time number of investments. In the trailing 12 months, there have been 156 deals in the space.

Fortune

Mobility tech deal value was up 13.9% quarter over quarter, led by autonomous driving startups, according to PitchBook

Q2 saw some green shoots for mobility tech as a sector, as VCs invested $6.7 billion in mobility tech, marking a 13.9% quarter-over-quarter increase in deal value, according to PitchBook.

Fortune

VCs invested $1.2 billion in insurtechs in Q2 2024, according to PitchBook

Today, the insurtech sector is still attracting investment, albeit pulled-back and with asterisks. In the second quarter of 2024, $1.2 billion in VC money was invested across 106 insurtech deals, a recent PitchBook report showed.

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