Tagged: pitchbook

June 18, 2026 @ 3:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SpaceX‘s recent initial public offering marks a pivotal transition for the aerospace and technology provider, shifting it from a closely held private entity to a publicly traded company valued in the trillions. The debut, which saw shares open around $135 before climbing to over $200… Read More

February 26, 2026 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook’s latest analysis, the VC Emerging Opportunities report, has provided a quantitative framework for evaluating key technology verticals. Authored by Andrew Akers, CFA, and Susan Hu, the study combines bottom-up machine-learning predictions from the firm’s VC Exit Predictor model with top-down macroeconomic indicators to help… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 12:31 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

PitchBook, a private capital market intelligence platform, this week announced the launch of PitchBook Valuation Estimates, a daily, standardized valuation framework designed to improve transparency in private markets by delivering a consistent, independent, and data-informed valuation signal across thousands of VC-backed companies. Built to reflect how markets are… Read More

November 3, 2025 @ 4:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital deal activity in retail Fintech reportedly pulled back in Q3 2025 but saw several positive developments, according to an update from PitchBook. The research report noted that overall funding reached $1.9 billion across 131 different deals, down a considerable 20.8% in value and… Read More

July 12, 2025 @ 6:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European venture capital (VC) landscape in Q2 2025 showcased a complex yet resilient ecosystem, as detailed in PitchBook’s European Venture Report. Despite global economic headwinds, including tariff-induced market volatility and geopolitical uncertainties, the region’s VC market demonstrated cautious optimism, with notable growth in deal… Read More

April 15, 2025 @ 12:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Venture Capital funding during Q1 remains challenging, according to data firm Pitchbook. Initially, expectations were for a resurgence in risk capital during Q1, but tariffs, global strife, and the risk of renewed inflation have caused expectations for liquidity and dealmaking to dim. According to the… Read More

February 26, 2025 @ 9:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook noted in a new report that consumer retail and services deal activity recovered in Q4 2024 from an “uncharacteristically” quiet Q3 by doubling to an “estimated 377 announced or closed deals.” PitchBook also mentioned in the research report that Q4 was effectively on par… Read More

January 20, 2025 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook noted in a new research report that if they had to pick just one word to accurately summarize European private equity (PE) in 2024, it would actually be “recovery.” According to the update from PitchBook, annual private equity deal value increased 35.4% year over… 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 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

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

June 9, 2024 @ 10:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has provided a comprehensive update focused on the retail Fintech sector. PitchBook provides insights in its report on Deal value: Retail fintech VC deal value continued to be muted, “declining 15.3% YoY and 30.8% QoQ to $1.9 billion in Q1 2024.” Aside from the… Read More

May 5, 2024 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has released their latest retail Fintech ecosystem report. PitchBook has commented on their Total deal value: They claim to  have reportedly “recorded $3.2 billion in enterprise fintech VC deal value in Q1 2024, denoting decreases of 36.0% QoQ and 72.9% YoY.” VC deal value… Read More

March 17, 2024 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Retail Fintech VC deal value rose 5.0% QoQ to $2.6 billion in Q4 2023, according to recent updates from Pitchbook. However, deal value remained down by 18.2% YoY, the Pitchbook report noted. While this represents the third quarter in a row where VC deal value… Read More

March 14, 2024 @ 2:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Private equity fundraising declined by around 1.2% globally to $554 billion last year, according to data shared by PitchBook. And the number of funds declined by around 46% to 647 from 1,192. Funds of $5 billion or more reportedly accounted for almost 50% of 2023’s… Read More

February 28, 2024 @ 4:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recent PitchBook data shows that the journey from a first to a sophomore fund has never been so challenging. Historically, when we examine the period from 2006 to 2018, 63% of first-time managers had been able to secure a second fund, however, the present environment… Read More

February 19, 2024 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

An extensive report has been shared, entitled Financial Fusion: Fintech’s M&A Landscape Unveiled: A guide to fintech M&A and the next wave of deals, by the researchers at Pitchbook. PitchBook says that the Fintech sector continues to attract substantial investments but certain segments might have… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 6:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Though the venture market was in a state of declines over the past couple of years, much of the pricing pressure has not yet forced pre-seed or seed-stage valuations below the highs of 2021, according to an update from Pitchbook. While it’s true this area… Read More