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State of Startup Compensation: H1 2025
Data & Research
August 2025
State of Startup Compensation: H1 2025
In the first half of 2025, startup salaries have risen—especially for legal, product, and AI roles— while equity packages remain static. Hiring has slowed in most sectors except hardware, as companies focus on leaner teams and more strategic growth.
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Deal Sourcing
Deal Sourcing
August 2025
Deal Sourcing
Effective deal sourcing aligns opportunities with a fund’s investment strategy, using research, networking, and tech to build a strong, high-quality investment pipeline.
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State of Pre-Seed: Q2 2025
Data & Research
August 2025
State of Pre-Seed: Q2 2025
Fundraising has declined, but that's only part of the pre-seed story. Valuation caps have risen for the smallest rounds, suggesting investors now foresee higher upside for very early-stage startups, likely influenced by productivity gains from AI.
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State of Private Markets: Q2 2025
Data & Research
August 2025
State of Private Markets: Q2 2025
A picture is emerging in the early days of the AI age: Investors have grown more selective, but rising valuations show that VCs believe many of these young, lean startups are poised for explosive growth in the years to come.
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Subordinated debt
Subordinated Debt
August 2025
Subordinated debt
Learn how subordinated debt works, the interest rates it typically carries, and its impact on private company capital structures.
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Distressed Debt
Distressed Debt
August 2025
Distressed Debt
Learn about the key features of distressed debt, including the main benefits and risks for investors, and how distressed debt funds operate.
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Asset-Based Lending
Asset-Based Lending
August 2025
Asset-Based Lending
Learn about asset-based lending (ABL) for private companies, including how it can enhance liquidity, manage working capital, and support business growth.
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Senior Debt
Senior Debt
August 2025
Senior Debt
Learn about senior debt and its relationship to capital structure. Explore how senior debt compares to junior debt, mezzanine debt, and equity.
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Evergreen funds
Evergreen Funds
August 2025
Evergreen funds
Learn what an evergreen fund is, how these structures work, and the flexibility they offer for private fund managers and LPs.
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Why your cap table and waterfall must be natively connected
Equity
August 2025
Why your cap table and waterfall must be natively connected
Disconnected cap tables and waterfall models slow deals and add risk. Learn why PE-backed companies need a connected equity system for investor readiness.
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Building a career in venture, from executive assistant to head of operations
VC Spotlight
August 2025
Building a career in venture, from executive assistant to head of operations
A venture operator shares lessons from navigating startups, hedge funds, and fund ops—and how adaptability and curiosity shaped her career in deep tech investing.
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AML/CFT requirements delayed for VC and PE
Policy
August 2025
AML/CFT requirements delayed for VC and PE
Industry pushed policymakers to delay and repropose the rules, originally scheduled to take effect January 1, 2026. Investment advisers are now exempted until January 1, 2028.
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