
Michael Bodley
Senior VC Reporter at PitchBook
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1 week ago |
pitchbook.com | Michael Bodley
Tom Preston-Werner, a co-founder of GitHub, is aiming to raise $100 million for a new VC fund that will back early-stage technology companies, according to a regulatory filing. This is Preston-Werner’s latest act, having co-founded language learning startup Chatterbug after parting ways from GitHub under contentious circumstances more than a decade ago.
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1 week ago |
pitchbook.com | Michael Bodley
The market for venture capital direct secondary transactions in the US is swelling, according to new PitchBook research. In Q1 2025, the average premium was 6% while the median was 3%. Both had been negative since 2022. A depressed primary venture market and ensuing sluggish secondary activity had entrenched deep discounts for more than two years. Tariffs have since roiled the markets, leaving LPs looking for liquidity and triggering more secondary sales.
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1 week ago |
pitchbook.com | Michael Bodley
With B2B stablecoin transactions booming, venture capitalists are eyeing startups that help companies integrate stablecoins into existing business models. The global supply of stablecoins is approximately $239 billion, up from less than $10 billion half a decade ago, according to new research from Artemis, Castle Island Ventures and Dragonfly.
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2 weeks ago |
pitchbook.com | Michael Bodley
Tesla famously benefited from quite a bit of government assistance, but it’s far from the only venture-backed success to do so. Nearly 1 in 4 venture-backed US unicorns eclipsed the $1 billion valuation mark with the help of government funding or support, Commonweal Ventures found in a new study exclusively shared with PitchBook. The study accounted for municipal, state and federal government help. The findings come as the debate over the role of government in private markets has intensified.
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2 weeks ago |
pitchbook.com | Michael Bodley
Enterprise fintech startup Airwallex has raised $300 million at a $6.2 billion valuation, the latest sizable venture deal in the sector. Airwallex’s Series F round, which included $150 million in a secondary transaction, comes as the venture-backed fintech sector regains its footing after a three-year downturn. It follows recent headline tender offers for Stripe and Ramp.
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