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All figures from PitchBook. Insider-led rounds (ILRs) are defined as new financings for startups that are led by existing investors. In 2022 YTD (up to November […]

All figures from PitchBook. Traditionally, the VC market is segmented in three: Angel & Seed, Early Stage and Late Stage. Late Stage is by far the […]

The US M&A activity is stunning; in 2021 it reached $2.75T (1.5x the Brazilian GDP) covering 18.5K deals. The VC-backed M&A activity represents a small subset. […]

Every year, and for almost three decades now, Deloitte provides a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies […]

China, the world’s third largest VC market (behind the US and the US-secondaries), is home of 175 unicorns, 14.7% of the world’s total (as of Sept […]

The IPO window closed in 2022. There have been “only” 167 IPOs on the US stock market so far. As of October 22, 2022, this is […]

We have been witnessing a flurry of public-to-private (P2P) tech transactions led by PE funds. The US saw P2P value hit $96B in the first six […]

SaaS companies are usually measured against the Rule of 40: the idea that growth rate plus profit margin should exceed 40%. It is an important metric […]

“In Silicon Valley, part of the reason why so many people start companies is because even if you fail, it is a badge of honor” — […]