PitchBook Analyst Note: COVID-19's Influence on the US VC Market

The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted unprecedented changes worldwide in just a few short months across multiple countries, economies, supply chains, companies and more. Public financial markets in particular roiled with extreme volatility; private financial markets, although in a different span of time, undoubtedly will be transformed as well. PitchBook's latest venture research note explores how COVID-19 will influence the VC landscape, from dealmaking to fundraising. In addition, the note considers the impact upon some of the more notable trends of the past decade, including nontraditional investors, a potential paradigm shift in biotech and healthcare sectors, venture debt and more.

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