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The Weekend Pitch

April 10, 2022

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Some investors I talked to in the second half of last year complained about the VC market's exuberance. They yearned for a slowdown in the dealmaking pace and even a decline in valuations.

Their wish came true earlier this year following a correction in the stock market. And despite the new climate of pressure on late-stage VC-backed valuations, there are plenty of reasons to expect the market to ride out the storm.

I'm Marina Temkin, and you can reach me marina.temkin@pitchbook.com or @MTemkin on Twitter. In this edition of The Weekend Pitch, we'll look at why many venture capitalists could be poised for a smooth landing.

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"Private markets products are designed with a 10-year horizon in mind; they are not designed for the individual. An individual would want multiple private market investments and therefore will prefer a smaller ticket size."

—Oi-Yee Choo, CEO of ADDX, a Singapore-based private markets exchange that uses blockchain tech to tokenize funds and attract accredited investors to alternative assets.

Can the nascent offering fight regulatory constraints and disrupt the private markets?

Deal Flow

Roelof Botha will take over as leader of Sequoia in July.
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Earlier this week, Sequoia global managing director Doug Leone named Roelof Botha his successor. Botha, who became head of Sequoia's US operations in 2017, has cemented himself as a top dealmaker at the storied VC firm with investments in the likes of YouTube and Instagram.

Sequoia dramatically changed its fund structure last year and is looking to double down on its China strategy despite an uncertain regulatory outlook. To see more of the major events that shaped the VC firm under the guidance of Leone, check out our timeline.

Datapoints

Micro-funds—vehicles of $50 million or less—have adapted to the changing venture landscape despite mega-funds' historical dominance of the VC storyline.

Over the past decade, the number of micro-funds has grown from an average of 75 each year between 2006 and 2011 to an average of 320 each year between 2018 and 2021, according to PitchBook data.

Our recent analyst note tracks the growth of these vehicles and the opportunities they offer for LPs, companies and new investment firms to access the venture market.

Did you know ...

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... That a recent United Nations climate report indicated that some amount of carbon dioxide removal will likely be necessary to offset unavoidable emissions?

While climate experts have frequently cautioned against relying on unproven carbon capture technology, venture capital is still flowing into a growing cadre of startups that target the reduction and removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Here's a visualization of some notable global VC deals in the carbon tech industry.

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This edition of The Weekend Pitch was written by Marina Temkin and Priyamvada Mathur. It was edited by Alexander Davis, Angela Sams and Sam Steele.

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PitchBook News - Why VCs are poised for a smooth landing

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Deal Flow

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Did you know ...

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Small funds, big opportunity

Insurance drives Europe's PE dealmaking

Tracking deSPAC performance

US VC faces a market full of headwinds

Micro-funds' surprising success

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