State of Private Markets: Slow & Steady Progress

Watch as Peter Walker, Carta’s Head of Insights, reviews the trends from Carta’s final Q2 data for private market activity with Samara Mejia Hernandez, Founding Partner at Chingona Ventures. Valuations across most funding stages continue to rise off of their lows of 2023, though they remain below the all-time peaks in 2021. Funding activity thawed as capital became slightly more available. Investors remain bullish on AI – but other sectors such as Biotech, Hardware, and Energy also saw increased investment.