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Adam Lewis

Adam Lewis is a former writer at Carta who covered the private markets. Prior to Carta, he spent five years as a reporter at PitchBook writing about dealmaking, fundraising, and industry trends within the wide world of private equity.
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.

How VCs are navigating the SaaS slump

SaaS deal counts and dollars raised are down. Here's how SaaS investors see the landscape.

VC megadeals are way down

Startup megadeals of $100 million or more in venture capital financing declined across 2022.