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Which Universities Produce the Most Venture Capital-Backed Companies?

September 3, 2018

Private equity data provider Pitchbook is out with their annual report on which universities produce the most venture capital (VC)-backed companies? Before looking, which universities would you guess show up on the list? Would you guess Ivy League schools, with their highly ambitious, academically fresh graduates? Perhaps you’d guess universities in places where the state […]

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Will VC Values Continue to Explode Through 2018?

May 28, 2018

Happy Memorial Day! Is there any better way to celebrate the day than to postulate on where venture capital (VC) valuations are heading for the remainder of 2018? Well, yes there is, but for the moment let’s think about valuations. Where Valuations Have Been First, here’s a look at Pitchbook’s recently released first quarter valuation […]

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How Do the Bay Area’s Returns Vary By City?

April 3, 2018

Pitchbook, the private equity and venture capital data provider is out with a fascinating look at venture capital returns and venture investments by city within the Bay area (broader San Francisco area). Before looking at the map of amount of funds investment and the associated returns, take a guess at which cities you think would […]

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What are the Top 25 Private Equity Firms and How Much Did They Raise Recently?

February 19, 2018

Private Equity International is out with their annual PEI300 report, which details the top 300 private equity firms by amount raised. Before looking, which companies would you guess would be on top? The Broader View Before taking a look at the list of the top 25 private equity firms, how much would you guess the […]

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Are Unicorns Frequently Overvalued?

February 6, 2018

A couple of professors out of Stanford University and the University of British Columbia are out with a new, fresh look at the intricacies of venture capital valuations (Squaring Venture Capital Valuations with Reality, National Bureau of Economic Research Paper #23895). Their topic is unicorn valuations, and specifically whether so-called unicorn valuations are frequently overvalued. […]

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The 2017 Startup Graveyard

January 23, 2018

Pitchbook is out with a fascinating look at the so-called 2017 “startup graveyard”. There are 11 companies on Pitchbook’s list. Let’s take a look. The Startup Graveyard On top of Pitchbook’s list of notable 2017 failures is Jawbone. Jawbone manufactured speakers and wearable technology, and at one point had a valuation of $1.5 billion, with […]

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How Did Financial Job Growth Compare in 2017?

December 12, 2017

The year is almost over, which makes now a perfect time to take a look back and see how job growth in the financial industry did compared to other industries. Here’s a look. The Broad View Before looking at the growth in jobs in the financial sector compared to all other sectors, here’s a background […]

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An Update on Private Equity Fund of Funds

November 13, 2017

Preqin, the investment intelligence data provider, recently released their special report on the state of private equity funds of funds across the world. Here’s a look. Where are the Private Equity Fund of Funds Managers? First, a question – where would you guess the most managers of private equity fund of funds are located? The […]

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What Does the Trend in Private Equity Fees Look Like?

October 16, 2017

Private equity data firm Pitchbook is out with their third quarter of 2017 report on trends in global private equity (PE) deal multiples and other interesting data points. Among the many interesting findings in the report is a section on the trend in PE fees. Without looking, what would you guess the trend in PE […]

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Looking at the League Tables – Who’s on Top?

September 10, 2017

Every now and then, we like to take a look at Pitchbook’s league tables. Before taking a look, which entity would you guess is the most active, when measured by deal count? Which deals were the most significant in the second quarter of 2017? Which U.S.-based private equity funds raised the most capital in the […]

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