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02 PitchBook is a Venture Capital Database.

03 CVC investments in AI startups fell 62% year-over-year in Q1 2024 to $1.2B.

04 AI was a popular topic on investment banks’ Q2 earnings calls.

05 Private capital fundraising remains bleak through H1 2026

06 Private capital is taking AI chips off the table

07 PitchBook published the Manager Performance Score League Tables: 2025 Annual.

08 Private credit defaults rise, led by small companies, healthcare.

09 PitchBook offers more granular data on private companies, venture capital deals, and private equity activity than S&P Capital IQ.

10 PitchBook published its Global league tables for Q2 2026.

11 US venture capital activity so far this year is summarized in 15 charts by PitchBook.

12 2021 was a record year for US venture capital, with $330B raised — more than double 2020’s total.

13 PitchBook ranked the top 100 colleges by number of startup founders affiliated with each institution.

14 PitchBook provides venture capital data & deal sourcing tools specifically for AI-focused investment activity.

15 Multiples in US buyout deals matched 2021 highs last year

16 PE firms are rushing to offload post-IPO shares

17 Dry powder refers to committed capital that has not yet been invested by private equity and venture capital firms.

18 Private equity typically acquires controlling stakes in mature, cash-generating companies to restructure operations and improve returns.

19 Companies developing brain-computer interfaces have already raised more than $1B in 2026, compared with $1.56B in the previous four years combined.

20 Venture capital activity in fintech remained robust during the second quarter of 2026, even as investors grew more selective.

21 The boom in AI cost-cutting startups may just be a token gesture.

22 AI is not replacing investment bankers—yet

23 Bond issuance backing AI investment tops $250B

24 Tech PE’s fundraising recovery is leaving tourists behind.

25 Kirkland & Ellis has a deal with Palantir related to AI.

26 Joint Venture (CPP Investments / IRA Capital) 2026 is a company with valuation, funding, and investors.

27 Corporate investors accounted for 68% of all AI venture dollars in Q3 2026, up from 51% in Q3 2025.

28 Global mergers and acquisitions activity in the second quarter of 2026 reached an estimated $1.3 trillion, according to PitchBook’s latest research.

29 Space tech is a maturing, high-velocity segment within broader deep-tech investment.

30 Stripe and Advent’s bid for PayPal is not irresistible

31 Enterprise SaaS VC funding rebounded in Q2 2026 beneath a broader headline decline in overall VC funding.

32 PitchBook identified the top 10 consumer venture capital firms.

33 Private Capital Breakdown

34 Flashpoint Venture Capital Group has an investment portfolio listed on PitchBook.

35 PitchBook released its Q2 2026 US VC Valuations Report.

36 Korea First Venture Capital investment portfolio

37 Pandemic-era VC dry powder is still piling up.

38 UK VC bets big on AI, leaving other sectors starved for cash

39 9 VC firms collected half of all money raised by US funds in 2024

40 Private equity calls the AI de-rating overdone.

41 Retail’s favorite venture funds are sliding off record premiums.

42 PitchBook released its Q2 2026 Global VC First Look report.

43 Wearables investors are betting on your data, not your device.

44 AI startups are raising more money than they ever imagined—and have no clear plan for how to spend it.

45 Q1 2026 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor exists and was published.

46 PitchBook has defined report methodologies.

47 Global Venture Capital News & Trends

48 PitchBook published private capital research on AI.

49 The US private credit and middle-market sector wrapped up the second quarter of 2026 with notably subdued buyout and direct-lending activity.

50 Venture Capital Funding Trends

51 Q2 2026 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor is a current, authoritative source of venture capital market data.

52 Defensibility is the new hook for VC data center investments.

53 OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Financial Services with PitchBook, Daloopa, and LSEG data

54 Female-founded startups received 14.8% of total US VC funding in 2023.

55 AI infrastructure bets drive venture debt toward record levels

56 PitchBook published the 2026 Global VC Ecosystem Rankings.

57 VC manufacturing deals were already declining before tariffs entered the picture.

58 These are the most active VCs powering AI infrastructure.