If there’s a single good window for would-be gaming investors at the moment, it may come from the necessity for next-generation data analytics, according to a new gaming sector report… Read More
PitchBook unveiled a new machine learning tool this week that predicts the likelihood of a VC-backed startup having a successful exit. The VC Exit Predictor uses PitchBook’s database — which includes… Read More
A new report from PitchBook indicates that the international video game industry entered a period of contraction in 2022, but new opportunities for investment are opening in fields such as… Read More
After startup exit activity took a nose dive in 2022 amid inflation, rising interest rates, and other macroeconomic forces, some tech analysts are predicting public listing and acquisitions to pick… Read More
The University of Washington is ranked No. 24 in a new list of the top 100 universities in the world based on the number of alumni entrepreneurs who came out… Read More
It’s getting harder for an early-stage company to find a buyer. The exit value for U.S. venture capital-backed startups in the second quarter was the lowest it’s been in more… Read More
Venture capital investments in the U.S. declined more than 23% to $62 billion in the second quarter, from $82 billion in the first quarter, according to a preview of the… Read More
When the pandemic hit the U.S. earlier this year and tech companies began laying off thousands of employees, analysts warned of a bumpy ride ahead for startups and venture capital… Read More
If you tuned into the news this week, you probably heard one name over and over again. Slack, the workplace communication and collaboration technology company, went public on the New… Read More
Seattle-based graphic design and photo editing platform PicMonkey appointed Pearl Chan as chief financial officer and Judith McGarry as chief marketing officer. Chan previously held finance leadership roles at NetMotion… Read More
A nonprofit that raises money for Seattle’s police force is tapping the tech industry’s deep coffers. This week the Seattle Police Foundation launched The Silver Shield Donor Circle, a program… Read More
With seed deal size rising, more non-traditional investment vehicles, and an increasing amount of companies going public, the venture capital industry continues to evolve. How will it change in 2019?… Read More
Sure Adley Bowden has been with the same company for a decade. But the PitchBook that hired him practically straight out of the University of Washington back in 2008 bears… Read More
Seattle-area companies continued raising cash at a record clip during the third quarter, raking in $855 million across 88 deals, according to the latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor. Total venture capital… Read More
Fervent cloud computing evangelists used to look down their noses at the notion of hybrid cloud, seeing the approach a cop-out for slow-moving and shallow-minded tech organizations. Things have most… Read More
Stanford, Berkeley, and MIT continue to pump out more entrepreneurs than any other universities across the U.S. Seattle-based investment database site PitchBook on Friday released its annual report on the… Read More
The amount of venture capital funding pouring into U.S. startups is on pace to reach levels unseen since the early 2000s. The latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor report shows $57.5 billion invested… Read More
More and more companies have realized that the cloud is a journey, not necessarily a destination. Once it becomes clear that approach makes the most sense for your company and… Read More
In a management reshuffle at Chinese search engine giant Baidu, COO and Microsoft veteran Qi Lu is stepping down from his role, according to a report by the South China… Read More
It’s a difficult funding environment for female entrepreneurs in today’s technology industry, where less than 3 percent of venture capital dollars went to all-women founding teams last year. But the imbalance is also… Read More
The U.S. venture capital industry is on pace for a record-breaking year. The latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor report shows $28.2 billion flowing into 1,683 U.S. venture-backed companies during Q1 of… Read More
Alex Legault is a guy who likes to follow the money. Or, perhaps more accurately, a guy who likes to manage the tools that help companies follow the money —… Read More
Venture capitalists were busy in 2017, pouring $84 billion into 8,035 companies across the U.S. According to a new report issued today by PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association,… Read More
It’s now well established: Seattle is cloud city. But in the shadow of major platform players Amazon and Microsoft, a growing ecosystem of software-as-a-service startups is also attracting investment and… Read More
Chris Picardo has joined Madrona Venture Group as the firm’s newest senior associate, GeekWire has learned. Picardo, a Seattle native, most recently served as director of finance and business intelligence at New York startup… Read More
MicroVision, the Redmond, Wash.,-based maker of laser projection technology, is under new leadership. The company announced that longtime technology executive Perry Mulligan is taking over the CEO role, replacing former… Read More
John Gabbert knows a thing or two about financing a startup. He’s the founder and CEO of PitchBook, a resource on private investment deals, funds, investors and service providers all… Read More
Bay Area universities top Pitchbook’s new annual report on the schools producing the most venture capital-backed entrepreneurs. Seattle’s University of Washington, which has topped other rankings, is number 23 on this… Read More
There are more unicorns in the startup world than ever before, but fewer are being birthed compared to years past. PitchBook released its 2017 Unicorn Report this week and the… Read More
Venture capital firms certainly have no shortage of cash to invest in startups. PitchBook released its 2017 PE and VC Fundraising report today for North America and Europe. Through July,… Read More