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Adam Lewis

Adam Lewis is a writer covering the private markets. Before joining Carta, he spent five years as a reporter at PitchBook writing about dealmaking, fundraising, and industry trends within the wide world of private equity.
Echo River Capital balances delivering sustainable water solutions and returns to investors

Peter Yolles launched Echo River Capital to make investments in watertech companies.

Late-stage VC market shows signs of thawing

Series D rounds are back on the upswing—but for the rest of the late-stage market, fundraising remains difficult.

Late-stage VC valuations rebound after yearlong freefall

The downward spiral in late-stage valuations finally subsided, according to the first cut of Carta’s Q2 data.

Seed deals level out while Series A continues downward spiral

VCs backed away from Series A deals in Q1, but the seed market stayed resilient, signaling a divergence in how investors are approaching these stages.

Healthtech shows signs of resilience amid venture downturn

Healthtech deal count declined in Q4, but deal value showed a slight uptick.

What are stock options and how do they work?

Received stock options from a startup and don't understand what that means or how they work? Here's how to make sense of your offer letter and option grant.