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In 2026 so far, U.S. VCs have deployed a record-shattering $412.7 billion. Almost none of it is trickling down.

In the first half of 2026, U.S. VCs deployed $412.7 billion, a record that surpasses the full year of 2025 by 30%, according to PitchBook’s new report.

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As mega-funds grab 72% of all capital raised, the gap between VC's haves and have-nots keeps widening

PitchBook's midyear data shows an increasingly skewed VC ecosystem.

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The SpaceX IPO marks a lopsided win for venture

SpaceX shares closed on its first day of trading up 19%, sending the company's valuation above $2 trillion in a genuinely historic IPO. What happens next will be telling.

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Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Valor, and the biggest VC winners from SpaceX’s IPO

SpaceX’s IPO will crown a few select VC winners. But it’s only the beginning of Hot IPO Summer.

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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.

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

PitchBook data says it’s all happening in AI.

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Tech industry insiders share their picks for the next startups to ride the IPO wave after Figma’s blockbuster debut

There’s a long list of late-stage VC-backed tech companies with strong customer bases that investors hope will be enticed to make the leap after Figma's success.

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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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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.

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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

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Flat and down rounds have hit a decade high, according to new PitchBook data

PitchBook just released its quarterly U.S. Valuations Report, and its data isn’t surprising—but it is cryptic. Flat and down rounds hit a decade high, while median late-stage valuations (this year to date) are surpassing the 2021 bull market.

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Thrive Capital has invested in more than a dozen other VC firms from its growth fund

The firm’s eighth growth fund has made investments into VCs including Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang and Not Boring newsletter writer Packy McCormick.

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The forces driving Tiger Global’s tailspin

Tiger Global helped inflate a bubble with bold bets and massive checks. Now the firm is facing a reckoning.

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Startups selling their assets on the cheap could spell big opportunity for competitors and VCs

More startups like Hopin will likely sell off chunks of their businesses as the downturn wreaks havoc.

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The Term Sheet monthly wrap: Biggest deals, funding rounds, and top stories for June 2023

A precarious dealmaking environment, A.I. deal count is down, and June’s most noteworthy VC deals.

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VC dealmaking continues to lag, and the market bottom could still be 6 months away

VC-backed companies in the U.S. saw deal values plummet 48% year over year.

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Making sense of Sequoia Capital’s big breakup with China

Sequoia is spinning off its China and India units into independent firms.

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Accelerator interest spikes as VCs bulk up seed investing

Especially in A.I., Accelerators are seen as a way to get broad access to talent and tech.

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A founder’s guide to early startup fundraising in 2023

What founders should expect from the VC funding environment, and what to do about it.

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Silicon Valley's tech monopoly is over. Is the future in Austin, Texas?

When Tesla announced last fall that it was moving its corporate headquarters from California to Texas, officials in Sacramento seemed more surprised than concerned.

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