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Unicorns
Unicorn companies tracker
February 3, 2025Our global unicorn tracker allows you to see all the billion-dollar companies formed since 2016. Explore trends in unicorn formation by filtering for geography or date.Article
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VC Exits
5 charts: This is what happens when startups can’t go public
January 9, 2025VC firms are sitting on piles of assets they can’t exit.Article
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Weekend Analysis
Crypto VCs line up to ride Trump bitcoin boom
November 26, 2024Venture capitalists are closely eyeing bitcoin’s recent boom, which has yet to boost crypto startup dealsArticle
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Featured
6 charts: Market conditions continue to fuel European VC valuations recovery
November 21, 2024European venture capital is rebounding in 2024 as pre-seed, seed and fintech valuations lead recovery trends.Article
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Fintech
These 10 Southeast Asian startups are transforming the fintech landscape
November 14, 2024Here are the 10 startups in Southeast Asia that have secured the most funding to date.Article
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Foodtech
Wonder snaps up Grubhub for $650M as owner Just Eat stomachs steep loss
November 13, 2024Wonder’s purchase of Grubhub marks the company’s latest step in pivoting away from its on-the-go kitchen rootsArticle
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Featured
Klarna files for long-awaited US IPO
November 13, 2024Swedish buy-now, pay-later company has filed for a New York IPO that could give it a valuation of up to $20 billionArticle
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Robotics
These 10 startups creating humanoid robots have raised the most cash
November 8, 2024Generative AI is making robotic technology that can mimic human ability a closer reality. These ten startups have raised the most cash to bring robots to the masses.Article
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AI
Bezos-backed Perplexity reportedly raising $500M at $8B+ valuation
October 21, 2024The AI-powered search engine specialist has already raised twice this year.Article
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VC Valuations
More startups are exiting at a loss than at any point since 2009
October 9, 202470% of exits since 2022 returned less than the amount investors put in.Article
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Unicorns
Up to $100B could be wiped off Europe’s unicorn market value
October 9, 2024If valued today, Europe’s unicorn market could be worth significantly less than current estimates.Article
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AI
OpenAI valuation surpasses every VC-backed IPO
October 2, 2024The round, one of the largest in VC history, puts OpenAI’s valuation above Meta’s at the social media giant’s IPOArticle
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Exclusive
Ex-crypto regulator plays up compliance chops in back-to-back VC launch
September 12, 2024Exclusive: Matthew Homer, founder of emerging crypto VC Department of XYZ, is already laying the groundwork for his second vehicle.Article
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VC Valuations
Paul Graham is right: Startups in ‘founder mode’ do have a competitive edge
September 5, 2024PitchBook data shows that startups with active founder-CEOs create value faster than companies led by experienced professional managers.Article
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AI
OpenAI wants to join the $100B club. History shows it’s not a smooth road.
September 3, 2024Only four companies have ever hit the $100 billion valuation mark in a VC financing round. Two of them went on to see their valuations cut.Article
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VC Valuations
Early-stage VC valuations are more reasonable than they appear
August 22, 2024After accounting for the fact that valuations tend to rise over time, startup prices have edged back toward historical norms.Article
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Limited Partners
LPs harbor valuation concerns, survey shows
August 21, 2024Asset allocators believe some of their PE and VC managers are overvaluing their assets.Article
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VC Valuations
6 charts: Early rounds lead uptick in European VC valuations
August 21, 2024Take a look at six charts from PitchBook’s Q2 2024 European VC Valuations Report for a snapshot into the current state of the region’s startup valuations.Article
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