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In 2025 so far, 40% of VC exit value stems from AI, according to PitchBook

It’s all happening in AI (and, yes, that’s a Simon and Garfunkel reference).  And if that’s an exaggeration, it barely feels like one: In Q3, AI amounted to 39.5% of deal count, a record, according to PitchBook. AI is sending U.S. dealmaking trends up, as PitchBook estimates that deal count is up about 8% this … Read more

For Q2, the size of the VC secondary market reached $61.1 billion, according to PitchBook

The rise of secondaries has been one of the private markets’ most resilient and undeniable narratives in recent years. Consider: In the late ‘90s and early 2000s, secondaries were looked down upon, fretted about as signs of distress or sales at a discount. Today, not so. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say secondaries … Read more

Private equity dealmaking in aerospace and defense drops 32% in Q2, PitchBook says

Across the private markets, one of the more familiar stories goes something like this: defense and aerospace are booming.  It makes sense—as companies like Anduril (last valued at $30.5 billion) appear more important than ever, and newer entrants to the sector attract capital and gain traction. (For example, Sarconic, which is building autonomous vessels, raised … Read more

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

The soaring valuations of the early 2020s are, finally, coming back to earth. This week, PitchBook data revealed that 15.9% of venture-backed deals in 2025 so far have been down rounds, marking a decade high. Additionally, almost every major IPO listing in Q2 hit the public markets below its peak valuation, the data from PitchBook … Read more

PitchBook predicts $18 billion in crypto VC funding for 2025

PitchBook analyst Robert Le expects crypto VC funding to be “much much stronger” in 2025 compared to 2024. “We’re going to see $18 billion or more in venture capital dollars that’s going to be invested into crypto,” Le told CNBC’s Jordan Smith. That’s a 50% increase from 2024, but still less than the roughly $30 … Read more

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