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Seattle Dog-Sitting Startup Rover Leads the Way as VC Investors Unleash a Furry Fury of Pet Tech Funding
Investors are pouring more money into pet tech companies since at least 2008.
This story originally ran on PitchBook. In 2008, there was just one venture capital deal in the pet tech industry, a round that totaled about $1 million for pet product business Dog Gone Smart, per PitchBook data. The story was similar in 2009, when the only deal was for Antagene, which brought in a little…
Cybersecurity’s Banner Year Keeps Rolling with Tanium’s $200M Fundraise
Cybersecurity is experiencing a boom locally and nationally.
This story originally ran on PitchBook. Tanium, which provides cybersecurity services for large companies and government organizations including the US Armed Forces, has raised $200 million at a post-money valuation of $6.7 billion. That makes Tanium the 12th most valuable VC-backed company in the US, per PitchBook data. The funding comes in what has been…
9 Charts Explaining the U.S. Private Equity Middle Market
Bigger deals might get more attention, but that doesn't make middle market deals any less lucrative
Read the Seattle Business magazine June cover story on how baby-boomer business owners are retiring in big numbers and how they transition out of their companies has serious implications for hundreds of thousands of employees and scores of small communities. Full story here. This story originally ran on PitchBook. With buyout juggernauts like Blackstone, KKR…
How Trump’s Trade War With China Will Affect U.S. Investment Markets
Breaking down how these changes will hit venture capital, private equity and M&A.
This story originally ran on PitchBook. President Donald Trump’s aggressive economic nationalism is resulting in a deepening trade rift with China. The impacts are reverberating into the capital markets, with cross-border investment flows and dealmaking looking vulnerable. Trump laid into China in late July, accusing them and others of “manipulating their currencies and interest rates…
Europe’s Cannabis Market Is Set to Expand
"The medical cannabis market alone would have the potential to reach nearly an estimated 36 billion."
This story originally ran on PitchBook. Legalised cannabis is set to arrive in Canada later this year, following the country’s historic vote last month to become the first G7 nation to allow the drugs recreational use. As a result, the Canadian marijuana industry is expected to grow into a multibillion-dollar sector, reaching C$6.5 billion by…
At Private Companies, Women Executives Earn Much Less Than Men
And the higher the pay, the wider the gap
This story originally ran on PitchBook. Female founders face a major funding disparity. In 2017, US-based startups founded solely by women received just about 2 percent of all VC backing, per PitchBook data. But what about women who aren’t necessarily founders? High-level female employees of private companies tend to experience a funding gap of their…
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