Entrepreneurs

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.

Balderton’s survey found that over two-thirds of entrepreneurs agree that burnout is a significant problem in the startup ecosystem.

Research from London-based VC firm Antler has pointed to a lack of founders with software development or engineering skills as to why Europe has yet to produce a tech giant.

We’ve analyzed global VC dealmaking data since 2013 to see if Europe’s serial entrepreneurs have an advantage over first-time founders.

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

The 2022 PitchBook university rankings are out now. Here are some of the key takeaways from the new data.

Lux Capital co-founder and managing partner Josh Wolfe joins the podcast to discuss why it’s always a good time to be investing in the future.

PitchBook’s James Thorne sits down with Brad Feld, partner and co-founder of early-stage VC firm Foundry.

Gen Z VCs founder Meagan Loyst speaks on the impact Generation Z is having on the venture capital industry.

Which colleges produce the most successful entrepreneurs? Every year, PitchBook sheds light on that question by ranking undergraduate and MBA programs by the number of venture capital-backed founders among their alumni.

There are many existing stereotypes about what makes a good entrepreneur, but investors may want to turn to the data when placing their bets.

As the coronavirus pandemic shuts down universities across the US, student-focused VC firms are changing how they support college-age entrepreneurs.

College basketball madness is here. And to contribute to your (lack of) productivity over the next two weeks, we’ve put together our own bracket for VC founders.

In honor of Black History Month, we’ve compiled a list of 25 black founders and VCs paving the way for the next generation of entrepreneurs.

The universities report breaks down where founders spent their college and graduate years. Datasets include undergraduate and MBA programs, top schools for female founders, unicorns and more.

PitchBook has released a special VC report, featuring our annual breakdown of which universities produce the most VC-backed entrepreneurs, ranking top undergraduate programs, MBA programs and more.

We’ve got the madness! In the spirit of the NCAA basketball tournament, we’ve created a bracket of our own, where the winning universities advance based on the number of VC-backed entrepreneurs the school’s undergrad programs have produced.

In honor of Black History Month, we’re spotlighting some of the African American entrepreneurs and investors within the venture capital industry. Check out some of these leaders, technologists and VCs.