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PitchBook has a new way to quantify how VC fund managers are performing

The private markets data provider is angling to provide more resources for LPs to rank VCs.

Fortune

Exclusive: VSCO appoints new CEO as social media app looks to help 'creators to make some money'

President Eric Wittman will step into the top job while cofounder Joel Flory will become executive chairman for the app, famous for the "VSCO girl" trend.

Fortune

Private equity investments in professional sports teams have exploded in the past four years, per PitchBook

Sixty-two major North American sports teams, valued at $179.7 billion, have connections to PE.

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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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How Tiger Global fell to earth

Tiger 'cub' Chase Coleman III's firm backed the equivalent of a startup a day in 2021 at wild prices, helping inflate a venture bubble. Now the firm is facing a reckoning.

Fortune

Why Israeli VC firm Team8 is eyeing growth investing even as the downturn batters startups

Managing partner Rakefet Russak-Aminoach thinks the crop of later-stage startups that survives the downturn could be a juicy opportunity.

Fortune

Rapid grocer Getir to cut 2,500 jobs in five countries including UK

Move is latest sign of falling demand in delivery market amid cost of living crisis and since end of lockdowns

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Google’s A.I. is about to breach a new frontier: Life advice, from a chatbot

In the arms race to create hyper-specialized A.I. tools, there’s profit to be made replicating human relationships.

Fortune

A.I. startups are losing their bloom for seed investors, argues one VC

VCs “are growing a little bit fatigued with the seed investments they made two to six months ago that are almost going to zero overnight” as Big Tech catches up, Redpoint Ventures’s Meera Clark says.

Fortune

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.

Fortune

Private capital funds 35% of clubs in Europe’s top leagues, research shows

Chelsea, Milan and Newcastle are owned entirely by private capital with a report finding most investors want to ‘crystalise’ their returns within a decade

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Polychain raises $200 million for fourth crypto VC fund, shakes up staff

The firm founded by Coinbase alum Olaf Carlson-Wee is shifting its focus.

Fortune

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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How a 28-year-old dealmaker jump-started an industry and became one of Wall Street's youngest CEOs

Speed lunches, savvy connections, and being 'really blunt' have made Matt Swain of Triago a top player in direct-transaction private investing.

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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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AI is driving a new wave of tech investments and acquisitions

The pressure is on CEOs to prove they have an AI strategy.

Fortune

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

A.I. breaks out, a founder turns the table on VCs, and May’s most noteworthy VC deals.

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Crypto VCs are facing a harsh reality in the downturn

“There’s no way to hide behind the opaqueness of the private markets for a crypto fund with token holdings,” PitchBook’s Robert Le said.

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Crypto VCs face a harsh reality in the bear market

The quirks of crypto investing have created a sober outlook for venture capital firms.

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VCs are betting on defense tech in 2023

From the U.S. to Europe, VCs are increasingly interested in investing in technologies used for national defense.

Fortune

A.I.-fueled biotech startups are having a moment

ReNAgade Therapeutics and other early stage startups are raking in cash as science is moving at a pace that’s “unprecedented.”

Fortune

Flat and down rounds are on the rise. There could be ‘a lot more on the horizon’

Q1 saw more startups raising new funding at the same or lower valuations than their previous rounds.

Fortune

M&A for venture-backed startups has fallen to the lowest quarterly level in a decade

As M&A activity dealmaking nosedives across stages and sectors, unicorns are desperately seeking an exit.

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It could be downhill after Q1 for private equity

PE dealmaking held up ‘better than expected’ in the first quarter, but falling exits could put a damper on the rest of 2023.

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