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The Venture Capital Pie Grew Last Year. The Bay Area Ate Most of It.
Venture-capital investment in the U.S. surged more than 63% last year from 2024, to its highest level since 2021, according to market data provider PitchBook. The deluge of capital largely flowed to Northern California as venture capitalists chased…
BGH Capital-backed consulting ventures raids Deloitte Private
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.
The AI-Optimist Take On Markets (SPX)
a16z's 'State of Markets' presentation projects strong AI-driven growth in both private and public markets through 2026. Private AI-focused firms are outpacing non-AI peers in revenue growth, though profitability remains elusive at this stage.
Pinegrove Opportunity Raises $2.2 Billion for New Venture Secondaries Fund
Pinegrove Opportunity Partners has raised $2.2 billion for its debut fund, closing a large investment round in a fast-growing niche of the venture capital market. The San Francisco-based firm is what's known as a venture secondary. It buys existing…
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After the IPO: PhysicsWallah learns to live with the market watching
The morning after an IPO is rarely quiet. Screens flicker, WhatsApp groups hum, and the temptation to check the share price creeps in, even among those who swear they will not. At PhysicsWallah, the education company that recently made its public…
Demis Hassabis, and how AI just might wrangle our molecular universe
It was a brisk October night as Demis Hassabis and I talked about the stars. There was good reason. For one, place: We were sitting in a London observatory opened in 1929. For another, metaphor: Talking about stars and constellations is a great way…
Inside Big Pharma, VC's big bet on AI: 'We wouldn't fly in an airplane designed by hand, but all of our drugs are designed like that'
In the high-stakes world of modern medicine, finding a cure should be mathematically impossible. Researchers estimate there are 10^60 possible chemical compounds—or 10 to the 60th power, a number greater than the stars in the observable…
What techies really talked about at Davos
My colleague Ben Bergman rubbed shoulders with world leaders, tech gurus, and venture capitalists in Davos this week. There's nothing better than being in the room where it happens. I asked Ben what he saw and heard. Here are his highlights: Q:…
Under 30's Throwback To 2016: The Biggest Moments From The Last Decade With Vlad Tenev, Ty Haney And More
Think this is nice? It's a version of the weekly Under 30 newsletter and would be even better in your inbox. As many of you may have realized, 2026 is the new 2016. In honor of the trend taking over social media, we've decided to throw it back to…
Substack launches a TV app
Substack, a platform known primarily for newsletters, is launching a TV app for Apple TV and Google TV. The company announced on Thursday that the beta app will allow subscribers to watch video posts and livestreams on TV created by authors on its…
a16z 'State Of Markets' Report: 55% Of AI Growth Concentrated In Private Markets, Limiting Access For Ordinary Investors
Andreessen Horowitz's latest report shows that AI-driven growth is concentrated in a handful of private companies and top unicorns, with the majority of value created before IPOs, driven by profitable tech giants and rapidly monetizing SaaS…
AI has given public markets the software scaries... and it's spreading to private markets too
As AI replaces software engineers and vibe-coding startups surge, hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of venture bets on traditional software firms are facing a brutal reset. Since ChatGPT burst onto the scene, it has been blamed (or credited)…
OpenAI has a $25 billion opportunity in the ad business - but a lot to prove
To turn ChatGPT into an advertising juggernaut, OpenAI will have to convince Madison Avenue that a chatbot can actually sell. Mark Mahaney, Evercore ISI's internet research analyst, said this week that OpenAI could reasonably generate several…
Mews' $2.5b valuation and Castlelake's Spirit Airlines talks
• Mews, an NYC-based operating system for hospitality, raised $300m in Series D funding at a $2.5b valuation. EQT Growth led, joined by Atomico, HarbourVest Partners, Kinnevik, Battery Ventures, and Tiger Global. Go deeper • Inferact…
Why NYC and Silicon Alley will lead the AI boom
It's been 30 years since the creation of the so-called Silicon Alley — the nickname given Flatiron and Union Square where the original tech scene emerged during the '90s dot-com boom — and the investors have never been more bullish…
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