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After the heights that VC-backed companies reached in 2021, it was perhaps only natural that they'd return to Earth in 2022. However, female-founded companies appear to have not been disproportionately hurt by the decline, unlike in previous slowdowns.

Lex Ferenda Litigation Funding, a newly formed firm, has held a first close for its debut fund focused on commercial litigation.

With the global economy looking fragile, comparisons to past crises are inevitable. The search is already on for the financial villain that will trigger the next market cataclysm. @adwoodman weighs whether collateralized fund obligations deserve any alarm.

PE swoops in for European tech companies as valuations fall. Check out the six tech buyouts worth over €1 billion that have been completed so far this year in Europe.

With the US PE exit market drying out, as shown below, the secondaries market is primed to boom next year. "The tailwinds, in terms of deal flow and volume and activity for secondaries, have never been stronger," says Tom Kerr of Hamilton Lane.

We spoke to Elena Pantazi, an adviser for Northzone's portfolio companies, about how startups are managing employee recruitment and retention with the downturn.

In our weekend analysis, @LeahFHodgson suggests that the collapse of FTX has exposed a power imbalance between founders and investors.

PE continues to snatch up healthcare services companies: While the chart below shows how opportunities for platform acquisitions have shrunk, add-on activity remains relatively steady.

It was last valued at over $4 billion. Now it’s bankrupt as the FTX fallout spreads.

Armentum managing partner John Markell joins the podcast to unpack the world of venture debt, discussing which types of startups should—or really shouldn't—raise debt.

Many pre-IPO companies are underperforming against their financial projections, leading some to slash their internal valuations like Instacart and Stripe.

Market volatility has finally caught up with VC, and foodtech is no exception: In Q3, quarterly VC investment in the sector fell 76.9% year-over-year. However, there are still reasons for optimism. Read more in our latest Foodtech Report.

SignalFire founder and CEO Chris Farmer joins the podcast to discuss VC's return to earth. Plus, PitchBook senior analyst Kyle Stanford shares key takeaways from the Q3 2022 US VC Valuations report.

VC activity in mobility tech continued to slump in Q3. Only $5.5 billion was invested in the sector, a decline of 79% year-over-year. But while VCs are sitting on the sidelines, chipmakers are joining the game.

Our Mobility Tech Public Company Valuation Guide tracks stock performance, revenue forecasts and market caps of key publicly traded companies in sectors including electric vehicles, battery makers and self-driving cars.

PitchBook senior analyst Rebecca Springer takes measure of how a Walgreens-Summit Health combination would affect the retail healthcare marketplace.

A year ago, university endowments were basking in bumper returns, which for some schools exceeded 50% for fiscal year 2021. Now, they're facing their worst performance since the financial crisis.

Venture capital dealmaking in the DACH region's fintech sector has pulled back, yet it is still registering its second-best year to date.

A new report highlights increased diversity among private equity managers handling the assets in NYC's public pension plans, but the findings also show the notorious homogeneity of asset management—a continued concern for institutional investors.