SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic could be 3 of the biggest venture-backed IPOs of all time If all three went public it could “conceivably create more value than all VC-backed IPOs since 2000 have collectively.” Fortune · Mar 20
AI is reviving tech sectors that VCs had all but forgotten PitchBook data shows early-stage money surging back into healthtech, cybersecurity, biotech, and SaaS. Fortune · Mar 16
Venture dollars to female founders doubled to a record $73 billion last year—but Anthropic and Scale AI skewed the data Two-thirds of every U.S. venture dollar going to female-founded startups last year flowed into AI, Pitchbook finds Fortune · Mar 6
Why the exploding secondaries market is hard to pin down New PitchBook data estimates that in 2025, somewhere between $62.5 billion to $120.9 billion were traded in U.S. direct secondaries. Fortune · Feb 24
Deep Discounts: 4 Stocks Screaming ‘Value’ at 52-Week Lows The bulls have taken over. On Tuesday, 625 stocks on the NYSE and Nasdaq hit new 52-week highs, nearly four times the number of stocks hitting new 52-week lows. Four of the new 52-week lows scream “value.” Here’s why. Barchart · Feb 11
Private equity exit value surged to almost $730 billion in 2025, per PitchBook PitchBook data shows private equity exit value surged, even as fundraising struggled. Fortune · Feb 5
2025 U.S. VC deal value soared to $339.4 billion, says PitchBook. But there’s a catch. 2025 U.S. VC deal value soared to $339.4 billion, not far from 2021 highs of $358.2 billion, PitchBook data shows. But most of that money is going to a handful of deals. Fortune · Jan 16
What to know about the world's great climate collapse "We've gone from over-indexing it to zero-indexing it," S&P Global's Dan Yergin says. Axios · Jan 13
A SpaceX IPO could be the largest public offering of all time—and Elon Musk's biggest headache Musk’s space company had avoided much of the scrutiny, criticism, and regulatory burden that comes with going public. Fortune · Dec 16, 2025
How Screendoor became a key signal for emerging VC talent Screendoor has become a crucial LP amid the difficult emerging manager landscape. Fortune · Nov 11, 2025
Crypto venture firm CMT Digital raises $136 million for fourth fund The Chicago-based company has backed crypto stalwarts like stablecoin giant Circle and blockchain-based lender Figure. Fortune · Nov 5, 2025
Aptos cofounder, early employees raise $50 million for crypto fund Maximum Frequency Ventures Mo Shaikh worked on Meta’s scuttled crypto project Libra before he cofounded the Aptos blockchain. Fortune · Oct 14, 2025
In 2025 so far, 40% of VC exit value stems from AI, according to PitchBook PitchBook data says it’s all happening in AI. Fortune · Oct 9, 2025
Blizzard Co-Founder Mike Morhaime Slashes Wildgate Price After Selling Only 130K Copies Legendary Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime, who helped create "World of Warcraft" and "Overwatch," now faces a survival battle at Dreamhaven after "Wildgate" and "Sunderfolk" sold far fewer copies than expected, according to Bloomberg. Benzinga · Sep 1, 2025
Fortune · Aug 22, 2025 Private equity dealmaking in aerospace and defense drops 32% in Q2, PitchBook says PitchBook data shows a 32% year-over-year decline in aerospace and defense deal count, a drop the research platform links to tariffs and broader geopolitical uncertainty.
Fortune · Aug 14, 2025 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.
Euronews · Aug 5, 2025 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.
Fortune · Jul 24, 2025 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.
Benzinga · Jul 18, 2025 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).
Fortune · Jul 15, 2025 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.
Benzinga · Jul 9, 2025 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.'
Fortune · Jul 8, 2025 Q2 venture funding climbs on AI deals while PE stuck on sidelines Private equity fundraising in the first half remains slow.
Fortune · Jun 25, 2025 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 · Jun 17, 2025 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 · May 22, 2025 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.