Marina Temkin

Financial Writer

Marina Temkin covered the venture capital ecosystem from 2021 to 2024, based in San Francisco. Previously with Venture Capital Journal, Marina wrote about the VC industry, and she was a reporter with Mergermarket in New York and San Francisco. She also has been a financial analyst and is a CFA charterholder. Marina received an economics degree from the University of California, Davis, and she attended the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.

Articles by Marina Temkin

Why early-stage biopharma valuations have surged

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Biotech investors become choosier during market downturns, paying higher prices for fewer companies.

February 23, 2024

Q&A: Hamilton Lane managing director on VC secondaries boom

Hamilton Lane is raising $5 billion for its sixth secondary fund to buy all types of PE and VC secondary assets.

February 22, 2024

VCs sacrifice future gains for cash amid IPO dry spell

Some investors are selling stakes in their best companies at significant discounts

February 14, 2024

VC distributions sink to 14-year low

By at least one measure, distributions haven’t been this low since the days of the global financial crisis.

February 9, 2024

SoftBank’s Vision Fund roars with $4B gain; Arm lockup nears end

The Japanese conglomerate’s tech investment arm reported a $4 billion gain in the last three months of 2023, the division’s largest quarterly return in almost three years.

February 8, 2024