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Record VC Funding for Female-Founded U.S. Startups in 2023, But Deal Volume and Equity Still Lag

Americas Markets Other Investment Pools and Funds

In 2023, U.S. startups with at least one fema...

All-female founding teams remain severely und...

In 2024, deal value involving female founders...

Women remain underrepresented among VC decisi...

PE in 2026: Exit Momentum Rises Amid Portfolio Cleanup & LP Pressure

Americas Forecast Other Investment Pools and Funds

U.S. private-equity portfolios now hold about...

Dry powder has dropped from about $1.3 trilli...

Exits rebounded in 2025 (up over 40%), led by...

LPs are growing impatient with opaque returns...

EU Must Tackle Risk Perception to Unleash Startup Growth Through 28th Regime & Scaleup Fund

Europe Policy Other Investment Pools and Funds

Europe’s main start-up bottleneck is systemic...

With public actors already supplying a large ...

The EU’s Startup & Scaleup Strategy (28th Reg...

Proposed levers include success-contingent fu...

Europe’s Mid-Market PE Rebound: Dry Powder, AI & Green Catalysts Fuel 2026 Surge

Europe Forecast Other Investment Pools and Funds

Europes mid-market private equity heads into ...

Valuation multiples have reset to more invest...

Return opportunities cluster around AI-enable...

Key risks are delayed distributions from agei...

Apollo’s European Strategy: Shifting Leadership Toward Credit & Insurance, Scaling Back Private Equity

Europe Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Apollo is seeking a new head of Europe after ...

The firm is pivoting from leveraged buyouts t...

With about $900bn in assets and roughly $185b...

Europe is a priority market as underdeveloped...

a16z Raises $15B in Tough VC Year, Prediction Markets and Policy Take Center Stage

Americas Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

a16z closed over $15B across new funds, lifti...

The raise alone represented over 18% of all U...

a16z is framing its strategy around U.S.-led ...

Prediction markets (notably Polymarket and Ka...

A16z’s $15B Raise Shifts VC Power Toward AI, Defense & Infrastructure

Americas Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Andreessen Horowitz raised $15B across five n...

Capital is concentrated in growth, AI apps/in...

The funds represent over 18% of U.S. VC dolla...

Founders outside these priority theses or wit...

a16z’s $15B Raise: Signal of U.S. VC Power and Strategic Tech Competition

Americas Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) raised over $15B a...

Capital is allocated to Growth ($6.75B), Apps...

The firm says the raise equals more than 18% ...

a16z frames the fundraising as backing startu...

Private Equity Enters 2026: Aged Portfolios, Exit Pressure & Sector Winners

Americas Forecast Other Investment Pools and Funds

U.S. private-equity firms are sitting on abou...

Dry powder remains large at roughly $880 bill...

Exits rebounded in 2025 but are bifurcated, w...

In 2026, advantage shifts to scaled managers ...

North America PE Fundraising Hits Post-Pandemic Low: Mega-Funds Dominating, Emerging Managers Struggle

Americas Markets Other Investment Pools and Funds

North American private equity fundraising has...

Capital is increasingly concentrated in mega-...

Dry powder remains very high but is starting ...

The market is bifurcating, favoring scale whi...