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Joshua Mayers

Content Strategist

Joshua Mayers is a content strategist for PitchBook’s Institutional Research Group. He previously served as managing editor of the PitchBook News team, where he oversaw production of PitchBook’s daily newsletter and website, News & Analysis. Before that, Josh worked nine years in the sports department of The Seattle Times, covering the Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer for four-plus seasons.

Born in Jerusalem, Josh grew up in Bellingham, WA, and studied journalism at the University of Washington. Most of his “free” time is spent chasing after his three young daughters.

Articles by Joshua Mayers

VC fund performance continues to stand out in early 2021 returns

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Venture capital funds worldwide recorded the best performance among all private capital strategies in the first quarter of 2021, according to PitchBook’s latest Benchmarks, with an IRR of 19.8%.
October 20, 2021

Pay cuts getting worse for lower-level roles at VC-backed companies

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Empty San Francisco streets are indicative of difficult times across VC, as startups increasingly turn to salary cuts to weather the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.
April 21, 2020

How CEO pay at tech and biotech companies varies across the US

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Anecdotally, the dissemination of venture capital beyond just a heavy concentration in Silicon Valley is a well-told story by now—and the data really drives the point home.
March 3, 2020

An inside look at where VCs and corporate VCs recruit talent

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Corporate venture capital’s growing impact on the VC landscape has been unmistakable. But outside of VC deals, CVC is also after VC talent.
February 25, 2020

How CEO compensation and equity breaks down by gender, total VC raised

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We partnered with compensation data firm J.Thelander Consulting to break down CEO compensation and equity data by gender, the amount of capital raised, and whether or not the CEO founded the company.
December 10, 2019

A look at CEO vs. CFO compensation at late-stage private companies

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Venture-backed companies are staying private longer. That’s no secret, and the consequences of that trend are still playing out. One area to consider is executive pay, and we have some insight into how total cash compensation in the C-suite is shifting.
October 27, 2019

Here’s a breakdown of VC firm compensation by gender

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A vital consideration regarding compensation in the world of venture capital is carried interest, and that’s where there’s been a consistent gender pay gap at VC firms.
October 14, 2019

6 big things: Is it time for VC to hit the reset button?

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So, is change afoot in the venture world? Is SoftBank’s potential U-turn the first domino? However it plays out, industry-wide introspection is one of six things you need to know from the past week.
October 12, 2019

Have we already reached peak micromobility?

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A critical juncture for micromobility has arrived. The astronomical growth in VC activity has slowed, with deal count and value currently on pace to hit three-year lows.
September 8, 2019

3 trends in how private companies are handling severance

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Handling severance and acceleration of vesting upon a change of control aren’t the most glamorous topics for private companies. But they are important.
July 15, 2019