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James Thorne

Senior Managing Editor

James Thorne is a Seattle-based senior managing editor overseeing PitchBook’s global news team. He previously reported for GeekWire, Reuters, CNBC and Source Media. A native of Colorado, James graduated from Boston College and received his master’s degree in business journalism from New York University.

Articles by James Thorne

5 charts: This is what happens when startups can’t go public

VC firms are sitting on piles of assets they can’t exit.
January 9, 2025

Private equity’s pro sports ties

PE has emerged as a major financier of major league sports. We mapped every connection between buyout firms and pro sports teams.
December 11, 2024

SpaceX tender offer caps standout year for secondary sales

Leading VC-backed companies have leaned into secondary share sales as IPO timelines extend
December 3, 2024

SoftBank Vision Fund Dashboard

SoftBank’s Vision Funds posted gains in Q2 as the Japanese investor continues searching for AI bets.
November 26, 2024

Top 100 colleges ranked by startup founders

PitchBook’s annual list compares undergraduate and graduate programs by tallying up the number of startup founders among their alumni.
August 30, 2024

PitchBook Universities: Female founders edition

Female startup founders face well-documented challenges in their entrepreneurial journeys, and attending a university with a strong network of venture-backed founders is one strategy to improve the odds of success.
August 29, 2024

PitchBook Universities: Europe’s top schools

As Europe has grown as a breeding ground for innovative tech startups, its universities have risen to the challenge of educating tomorrow’s founders.
August 28, 2024

Early-stage VC valuations are more reasonable than they appear

After accounting for the fact that valuations tend to rise over time, startup prices have edged back toward historical norms.
August 22, 2024

European football’s PE connections

Investors have pushed into the niche asset class, snapping up stakes in multiple teams at a time when many clubs are in financial straits from pandemic-era losses.
August 13, 2024

Venture’s asset growth has become an albatross around its neck

The VC industry has a $1.2 trillion problem: It manages far more assets than the exit markets can currently absorb.
July 15, 2024