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Read Carta's latest State of Pre-Seed report for data on fundraising, valuation caps, deal terms, and more.

Earlier this year, a widespread plunge in software valuations sparked talk of a coming SaaS-pocalypse. As the dust continues to settle, what are the implications for private equity?

The current exit market looks promising for some startups, and not so promising for others. The difference? Usually, it’s AI.

In recent quarters, seed-stage software valuations have been booming in San Francisco and New York. As a result, the gap between these two traditional startup hubs and the rest of the U.S. has been getting wider.

Series A valuations hit a record in Q2 2026, with the top 5% of rounds exceeding $500M post-money — a dramatic spike as mega-funds chase AI-era founders.

Peter sits down with Ben Orthlieb, Founding Partner at Blue Moon VC, for a look under the hood of a firm that has completely re-engineered the venture capital process using AI.

Is the "co-founder mandate" dead? This week on The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Julian Weisser, founder of On Deck and SoloFounders.com, to unpack the data behind a massive shift in the startup ecosystem: solo founders now make up over a third of all new companies.

Peter sits down with Vivek Ladsariya, Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs, for a deep dive into the Seattle startup ecosystem and the evolving world of venture studios.

Peter Walker is joined by Charles Hudson (Managing Partner and Founder, Precursor Ventures and writer of the Venture Reflections Substack) for a deep and far-reaching discussion on pre-seed deals, the differences between multi-stage and small funds, and the investing that will work in this AI dominated market.

In this episode, we read your questions for a special pre-seed focused Data Minute Q&A. Using information from the State of Pre-Seed: Q1 2024 report, Peter Walker uses five charts to answer five questions related to pre-seed fundraising.

Peter Walker sits down with Darcy Casarella (Director of Talent, NEA) for a wide-ranging discussion all about how founders should think about compensation and how to structure teams.