Welcome to 2026. In this special New Year’s episode of The Data Minute, Peter sits down with his colleague Ashley Neville from Carta’s Insights Team to dissect the data that defined 2025 and forecast the trends shaping the year ahead. Ashley and Peter analyze the "haves and have nots" market where AI startups command a 40% valuation premium over their peers. They explain why solo founders now account for over a third of all new companies and how capital constraints are driving this shift. The...
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Welcome to 2026. In this special New Year’s episode of The Data Minute, Peter sits down with his colleague Ashley Neville from Carta’s Insights Team to dissect the data that defined 2025 and forecast the trends shaping the year ahead. Ashley and Peter analyze the "haves and have nots" market where AI startups command a 40% valuation premium over their peers. They explain why solo founders now account for over a third of all new companies and how capital constraints are driving this shift. The...
How PE Funds Really Get Started | Stephanie Srulowitz (Co-Head of U.S. Private Funds at Weil, Gotshal & Manges)
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5 months ago
How PE Funds Really Get Started | Stephanie Srulowitz (Co-Head of U.S. Private Funds at Weil, Gotshal & Manges)
What does it really take to spin out and start your own private equity firm? Stephanie Srulowitz, co-head of U.S. private funds at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, joins The Data Minute to break it all down. From legal structure to fundraising strategy to LP negotiation tactics, she and Peter walk through the three common paths to fund launch (and which is the hardest), why some seed capital can come at a steep cost, and how new managers should think about anchor LPs, placement agents, and fund te...
The Data Minute
Welcome to 2026. In this special New Year’s episode of The Data Minute, Peter sits down with his colleague Ashley Neville from Carta’s Insights Team to dissect the data that defined 2025 and forecast the trends shaping the year ahead. Ashley and Peter analyze the "haves and have nots" market where AI startups command a 40% valuation premium over their peers. They explain why solo founders now account for over a third of all new companies and how capital constraints are driving this shift. The...
