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In-depth articles on what is happening in venture capital, built on the same data as the reports. Each article states its sources, its method and the limits of its data, and publishes the numbers behind every chart.
Do VCs Actually Invest in the Sectors They Claim to Focus On?
Do VCs invest where they say? The median firm holds 74% of its sector-classified portfolio in its stated sectors vs 27% expected; software is the US outlier.
What Percentage of VC Funding Goes to AI Startups? (2023-2026 Data)
By count, AI-core startups made 22.2% of 2025 Form D offerings by VC-listed startups; by dollars, 37.3%, or 25.3% counting Databricks like Snowflake.
What Is the Median Seed and Series A Round Size? (2015-2026 Data)
Median seed, Series A and Series B round sizes from 1,662 announced rounds, plus SEC Form D data on 7,724 VC-backed startups from 2015 to mid-2026.
What Percentage of VC Fund Managers Raise a Next Fund?
About half of 1,076 directory-listed VC managers filed for a next main fund within four years of their first fund on record (2010 to mid-2022). For 2021: 36%.
Which VC Firms Hold the Most Private Fund Assets? (2026 Data)
Andreessen Horowitz leads VC firms with $103.6B of private fund assets in VC Catalog's Form ADV data; the top 10 of 2,537 firms hold 27.3% of $2.21T (2026).
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