https://pitchbook.com/tag/playbook-3q-2019 playbook-3q-2019 en-US Fri, 27 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/robots-are-ready-to-sort-our-trash-but-will-vcs-be-interested-in-the-messy-world-of-recycling In response to Earth's growing trash problem, startups are developing to tackle the increasingly pricey—and increasingly complex—process of recycling. But getting funding could be the real challenge. Fri, 27 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/robots-are-ready-to-sort-our-trash-but-will-vcs-be-interested-in-the-messy-world-of-recycling https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/do-not-pass-go-regulating-big-tech-would-risk-dismantling-startup-exit-routes The largest tech companies have come under increased scrutiny amid antitrust concerns. But breaking up Big Tech could have unpredictable effects on the startups that such measures aim to protect. Thu, 26 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/do-not-pass-go-regulating-big-tech-would-risk-dismantling-startup-exit-routes https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/how-private-equity-is-involved-in-baseballs-juiciest-conspiracy-theory What's behind Major League Baseball's record-setting number of home runs? Some argue it's a new type of juiced baseball, one that has a surprising connection to PE. Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/how-private-equity-is-involved-in-baseballs-juiciest-conspiracy-theory https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/21st-century-moonshot-bezos-musk-and-the-new-vc-fueled-quest-to-explore-the-stars Fifty years after humankind first walked on the moon, a new space race is underway, being led by three powerful tycoons and billions of dollars in private capital. Mon, 16 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/21st-century-moonshot-bezos-musk-and-the-new-vc-fueled-quest-to-explore-the-stars