Peter Walker

Peter Walker runs the Insights team at Carta, focused on discovering key data and narratives across the private capital ecosystem. In a former life, he was a marketing executive for a media analytics startup and led the data visualization team at the Covid Tracking Project.

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VC Fund Performance: Q1 2024
Carta's inaugural VC fund performance report analyzes benchmarks for more than 1800 funds across six recent vintages.

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Series A liftoff
Series A valuations hit a record in Q2 2026, with the top 5% of rounds exceeding $500M post-money — a dramatic spike as mega-funds chase AI-era founders.

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VC Startup Fundraising Benchmarks From 1000 Rounds
Seed valuations hit $24.3M median in the last 6 months, with Series A at $80M and Series B at $191M. Dilution continues to fall across all stages.

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Rising Valuations but Fewer Startup Rounds in 2026
Median early-stage valuations are at record highs, yet the number of rounds being completed is actually falling—concentrating dollars into fewer companies.

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Top Seed Valuations Hit Record Highs in Q2 2026
The 95th percentile seed valuation reached $200M in Q2 2026, up from $72.2M a year prior—the fastest climb in a decade.

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Power Laws Are Everywhere Not Just in Venture Capital
The top 10 S&P 500 stocks now represent 36% of total market cap, up from 17% in 2015, with concentration even higher in many other countries.

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What Revenue Do You Actually Need for Series A
VCs are raising the bar: a founder with $1.5M ARR today may not qualify for Series A, as data shows median ARR requirements have climbed sharply.