Tagged: pitchbook

March 24, 2023 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

High interest rates, persistent inflation, and the denominator effect hit private real estate hard in 2022. This, as private real estate funds “raised $128.6 billion across 267 vehicles, down 28.4% from the $179.6 billion raised by 549 funds in 2021,” according to an update by… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 2:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

When the Tide Goes Out, could have long-term implications for private markets, according to a recent update from Pitchbook. A report from Pitchbook notes that asset growth from fund performance and future fundraising are the two most important variables in their estimates, and they are… Read More

February 20, 2023 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At -47.9%, crypto VC deal activity “continued to decline sharply in the fourth quarter of 2022,” according to an update from Pitchbook. Pitchbook noted in their latest report that the vertical’s third consecutive QoQ “decline to $2.5 billon is the lowest amount of capital invested… Read More

January 26, 2023 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In 2022, global M&A activity “remained resilient despite harsh macroeconomic headwinds that persisted throughout the year,” according to an update from Pitcbbook. Compared with 2021, M&A value “declined 13.7% to $4.7 trillion but was strong relative to historic levels and marked its second-best year.” Pitchbook… Read More

January 18, 2023 @ 9:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The financial services sector has evolved considerably during the past decade, with many new Fintech startups and banking challengers raising substantial funding to fundamentally improve how consumers perform transactions. Individuals and business organizations across the globe have been moving their activities online, a digital transformation… Read More

January 11, 2023 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In Q3 2022, Insurtech companies globally “raised $1.6 billion in VC across 134 deals, representing a 51.1% decrease in QoQ deal value,” according to an update from Pitchbook. This was “the lowest amount of invested capital since Q2 2020 and the lowest deal count since… Read More

December 6, 2022 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capitalists invested “a record $41.0 billion into the retail fintech vertical in 2021, representing a 78.6% increase compared with 2019’s $23.0 billion,” according to an update from Pitchbook. VC investments into the banking and credit and wealthtech segments “drove this increase.” As of Q3… Read More

November 29, 2022 @ 4:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As conditions continue to tighten, the public alternative asset managers “remain optimistic and feel their respective firms are in a good position to take advantage of opportunities that will present themselves over the next several quarters,” according to an update from Pitchbook. The Pitchbook report… Read More

November 23, 2022 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital (VC) pre-money valuations remained robust through Q3 2022, as bearish macroeconomic outlooks spread across Europe,” the team at Pitchbook noted. Pitchbook also mentioned that “the drop off in public market capitalizations has not filtered into the VC ecosystem, with the valuations of VC-backed… Read More

November 13, 2022 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hilary Wiek, CFA, CAIA Lead Analyst, Fund Strategies & Sustainable Investing at Pitchbook, notes that through the first quarter of 2022, one-year private fund performance was still “at historically high levels, as more muted performance in Q1 2022 was still overcome by three quarters of… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital (VC) funding slid more deeply in AI & ML than in software overall in Q2, “falling 27.8% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) compared to 21.6% for IT more generally.” according to an update from Pitchbook. Both deal value and deal count “fell to their lowest levels… Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 6:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Emerging Tech Indicator (ETI), released by Pitchbook, provides a quarterly review of seed- and early-stage investment activity “involving a limited subset of the world’s most successful venture capital (VC) firms.” The analysis provides “a unique perspective into the types of technologies top investors view… Read More

August 8, 2022 @ 8:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In Q2 2022, Fintech companies globally “raised $24.1 billion in venture capital (VC) across 1,103 deals, representing a 17.8% decrease in quarter-over-quarter deal value,” according to a report from Pitchbook. This is “the largest percentage drop in deal value since Q3 2018,” the team at… Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 2:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI and machine learning (ML) focused VC investment slumped in line or consistent with the market but retained “resilient valuations” as the market sorts through the fallout from the recent technology crash. As noted in an update shared by Pitchbook, funding “slumped 21.1% QoQ to… Read More

May 9, 2022 @ 6:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hilary Wiek, CFA, CAIA Lead Analyst, Fund Strategies & Sustainable Investing, notes that when Pitchbook last reported their benchmark returns, performance “was through June 2021.” The research report also mentioned that vaccines “were available, masks were coming off, and many office workers had resumed their… Read More

April 10, 2022 @ 6:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Even while the Chairman of the SEC pounds the enforcement drums on digital assets and the firms that trade, them venture capital funding in these firms continue to be robust. According to recent data from Pitchbook, 2021 was a blowout year as capital flowed into… Read More

February 23, 2022 @ 5:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Private debt managers secured $191.2 billion last year, representing a 12.1% YoY gain and the second-highest annual tally on record, according to an update from Pitchbook. As noted in a report from Pitchbook, investors continued piling into these funds “despite the puzzling macroeconomic environment.” This… Read More

February 15, 2022 @ 2:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The early stage continues to resemble the “late stage of years past.” Last year, the median early-stage valuation surged 50% YoY to $45.0 million. This value represents a greater median than the late stage only a few years ago “and illustrates the tsunami of capital… Read More

December 16, 2021 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The transformation of analog finance to digital finance is ongoing but the onset of the global health crisis of COVID-19 has accelerated digital transformation for all. For Fintech, this has meant a boom in digital (neo) banking, investing platforms, and a host of other financial… Read More

October 7, 2021 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd has been recognized as the leading VC investor in Israel for the 9th year in a row. OurCrowd is a global investment crowdfunding platform matching investors with promising private deals around the world. Israel is one of the hottest startup markets anywhere and OurCrowd… Read More