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Ian Agar

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Ian Agar was a financial writer at PitchBook covering venture capital.

A native of Southern California, he joined the US Coast Guard and received his BA in Psychology from American Military University. After leaving the military, he was a writer for SeekingAlpha for over six years covering blue-chip stocks and fast-growing small-cap companies. Although studying charts and financial reports excite him, his wife is his real passion in life—especially when they both spend time studying charts and financial reports together.

Articles by Ian

In rarity for marketing tech, Sprout Social aims at IPO

Against the backdrop of challenging market conditions, a stalwart marketing-tech company is making a foray into the IPO market in what would be a rare Wall Street exit for its industry.

Oct 25, 2019

Pendo now a unicorn following rare North Carolina mega-deal

Pendo, a developer of customer engagement analytics software, has raised a $100 million Series E at a $1 billion valuation in what's a rare mega-deal for the state of North Carolina.

Oct 17, 2019

RigUp lands $300M to aid energy contractors, hits $1.9B valuation

The developer of a contractor hiring platform for the energy industry has raised a $300 million Series D led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Oct 10, 2019

Next Insurance secures $250M, clears $1B valuation

Small business insurance provider Next Insurance has raised a $250 million Series C with a $1 billion-plus valuation led by Germany's Munich Re.

Oct 7, 2019

Celebrities, IPOs and (of course) flying cars: Our wild week at TechCrunch Disrupt

As the 2019 edition of the conference came to a close, PitchBook reporters covering the San Francisco event dug into their notebooks to recap some of the highs and lows of this year’s startup confab.

Oct 4, 2019