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January 13, 2025 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has shared key insights focused on the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) ecosystem. PitchBook noted in the latest report that investors bid up Elon Musk in AI horse race—xAI’s value has been surging in secondary trading. According to Caplight estimates, xAI’s secondary… Read More

December 28, 2024 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has shared its H2 2024 VC Tech Survey: Investor Insights on AI, Dealmaking, and Fundraising. PitchBook has noted that in this update VCs highlight stable deals, decode AI and deep tech trends, express sector “saturation concerns,” and describe how priorities are shifting to “underinvested… Read More

December 23, 2024 @ 8:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

E-commerce enablement investments increased QoQ, producing $2.7 billion across 96 deals, deltas of 51.4% and -7.7%, respectively. This, according to an update from PitchBook. PitchBook noted in its research report that deal value was “propped up by one outlier deal: Clio’s $900 million Series F… Read More

December 16, 2024 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook released their Quarterly Fintech M&A Review, which is tracking big bank M&A activity. PitchBook has shared informative and detailed insights on M&A by the 30 largest US banking institutions and by publicly traded fintech companies. Key takeaways shared by PitchBook from the report: Corporate… Read More

November 20, 2024 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has released the latest Enterprise Fintech report. PitchBook noted in its report that in terms of deal value and count, during Q3 2024, enterprise fintech companies raised “$3.4 billion in venture capital across 212 deals.” The PitchBook report also stated that while both deal… Read More

November 16, 2024 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has released its latest Retail Fintech Report. The update highlights key developments in the fast-growing financial technology ecosystem. Deal value and count: In Q3, PitchBook pointed out in its report that retail fintech VC deal value and deal count both “retreated from Q2 levels.”… Read More

November 13, 2024 @ 4:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In Q3 2024, the crypto sector saw a “steep decline” in funding, with a 31.1% QoQ drop in deal value to $1.7 billion as well as a substantial 25.3% decrease in deal count to 392 deals. This, according to a report from PitchBook. PitchBook noted… Read More

November 12, 2024 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook noted in a report that corporate buyers are maintaining an advantage in the upcoming M&A recovery. PitchBook noted some key takeaways in its latest research report: PE-backed M&A activity had been firmly taking up more of the global M&A market over the past 10… Read More

November 2, 2024 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has released its report, entitled Q4 2024 Exploring APAC’s Fintech Pathways: Part II: Southeast Asia. PitchBook has shared a deep dive into Southeast Asia’s fast-evolving fintech developments by navigating regional market nuances. According to the research study, the APAC region has many relatively strong… Read More

October 28, 2024 @ 2:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Infosec VC (venture capital) funding in North America and Europe is in the midst of a “rebound,” according to a report from PitchBook which noted that that the ecosystem is driven primarily by late-stage rounds. PitchBook pointed out that they have tracked $8.8 billion in… Read More

October 24, 2024 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tim Clarke, Lead Analyst, Private Equity at PitchBook, noted that the M&A recovery that commenced in Q4 2023 is now “gaining steam.” Tim Clarke from PitchBook pointed out in an extensive research study that with the first nine months of the year now in the… Read More

October 15, 2024 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has shared key insights that focus on developments in the Fintech and payments ecosystems. The PitchBook report pointed out that Fintech performance has rebounded with shares of public fintech firms closing higher during Q3 of 2024, tracking the “broader” stock market’s rebound. PitchBook also… Read More

October 6, 2024 @ 6:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has shared an extensive update that takes a closer look at European Unicorns (firms / startups valued at $1 billion or more). PitchBook recently shared the following key insights and takeaways from their comprehensive research report: Critical / important questions emerge, as 54% of… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The consumer retail and services vertical approached a nadir through Q2 2024, according to an update from PitchBook. Looking forward, PitchBook pointed out that the buyout activity is “expected to increase following the Federal Reserve’s (the Fed’s) much anticipated 50-basis-point cut announced in Q3.” Illustrating… Read More

September 22, 2024 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

E-commerce enablement investments have reportedly increased QoQ, producing $1.9 billion across 101 different deals, improvements of 2.4% as well as 9.8%, respectively. This, according to the latest research report from PitchBook. However, PitchBook pointed out in its latest report that YoY contractions “were sharper, with… Read More

September 13, 2024 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital identity passports refer to a technology that allows users to aggregate their identification credentials—such as government-issued IDs, banking information, and health data—into a single digital format. This, according to an update from PitchBook. PitchBook explained that this digital passport “ensures frictionless, secure access to… Read More

September 9, 2024 @ 10:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In Q2 2024, $1.2 billion was reportedly invested across 106 deals in the insurtech vertical, representing a 27.1% QoQ increase in deal value and a 3.9% QoQ increase in deal count. This, according to an extensive update shared by PitchBook. The research team at PitchBook… Read More

August 12, 2024 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US venture market continues a slow evolution by way of correcting expectations and valuations, “at least in some arenas of the market,” according to an update from PitchBook. Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI & ML) is “driving interest across the strategy, with company… Read More

August 10, 2024 @ 2:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In Q2 2024, crypto fundraising increased slightly as startups secured $2.7 billion across 503 deals. This represents a 2.5% increase in invested capital “but a 12.5% decline in deal volume compared with the previous quarter,” according to an extensive report from PitchBook. PitchBook noted in… Read More

August 3, 2024 @ 2:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has released their latest Enterpise Fintech ecosystem. PitchBook’s Fintech ecosystem reports notes that deal value and count in Q2 2024 was fairly steady. As stated in the repot, enterprise fintech companies have “secured $4.6 billion in VC funding across 315 deals.” PitchBook pointed out… Read More