 March 30, 2024  The fifth annual study, which characterizes the boards of the most heavily funded private companies in the U.S. reveals significant improvement in board diversity over the past five years.  An improving venture environment, a growing amount of dedicated secondary funds and a plethora of strong mature companies to invest in should propel the secondary market upward.  Valuations for both public and private fitness companies have declined, investment is down and fitness-related consumer spending remains tough to forecast.  We recently spoke with Felicis general partner Sundeep Peechu about where the firm — an early investor in Canva and Notion, among others — is investing in AI these days.  Hardly any companies that had a SPAC debut during the boom have held on to high valuations. Many have filed for bankruptcy, shuttered or are worth a tiny fraction of their former highs. We take a look at some of them.  March certainly did not go out like a lamb, with seven rounds hitting $100 million or more in the final week. While there were no huge rounds like last week, money was again spread around from AI to biotech to marketing and more. Crunchbase, Inc. |
