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Listen to Season 4 of the 'In Visible Capital' podcast

Trillions of dollars flow into the private markets every year, and that capital shapes how we all experience and interact with the world around us—whether we know it or not. From how our foods are produced, prepared and delivered to how we navigate cities, check out at the corner store, and seek and receive medical care, this dynamic asset class can no longer be considered fringe. PitchBook's "In Visible Capital" podcast looks at this once-opaque asset class through timely reporting and in-depth analysis.

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Season 4 Episodes and Transcripts
Ep. 1 - 'The Cult of We'
Hosts Adam Lewis and Alec Davis discuss how China's tech crackdown could impact SoftBank before Eliot Brown, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, joins the show to discuss "The Cult of We: WeWork and the Great Start-Up Delusion." That's the book he co-authored with Maureen Farrell detailing the rise and fall of WeWork. Hear stories uncovered during their in-depth reporting as co-host Alec Davis and Brown dig into the lessons that investors can take from this story.

Ep. 2 - Venturing outside Silicon Valley
PitchBook's lead quantitative research analyst Andy White joins to discuss the trends his team is seeing within the data in our latest US VC Quantitative Perspectives report. Then, Collin Gutman, co-founder and managing partner at SaaS Ventures, shares his thoughts on what it takes to grow venture ecosystems in cities outside traditional tech hubs, and why he's more bullish than ever on the future of tech. This episode of "In Visible Capital" is sponsored by Vanta.

Ep. 3 - The venture ecosystem's fundraising shakeup
PitchBook’s head of Emerging Technology Research, Paul Condra, shares insights from our latest Emerging Technology Indicator report before Alexander Davis chats with Samir Kaji, a veteran Silicon Valley VC fundraising adviser and co-founder of Allocate. Kaji breaks down how venture capitalists increasingly are opening up their fundraising beyond big institutional partners to family offices, individuals and independent asset managers. This episode is sponsored by Vanta.

Ep. 4 - The rise of Edison Partners in the PE growth landscape
PitchBook emerging technology analyst Robert Le shares some insights from our Q1 Insurtech and Q2 Insurtech Emerging Tech Research reports before Edison Partners general partner Kelly Ford joins the show to discuss how the New Jersey-based investor has successfully transitioned from venture capital investing to growth equity while specializing in the enterprise software space. Ford also shares insights into how Edison has managed to exceed benchmarks in hiring a diverse workforce.

Ep. 5 - Private equity's sports investing playbook
PitchBook senior editor James Thorne discusses the risks facing VC investors with stakes in Chinese companies as a regulatory crackdown looms, and then RedBird Capital managing partner Rob Klein joins the show to discuss the firm's sports investing strategy, including recent deals for stakes in the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool FC and, alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, buying the XFL out of bankruptcy.

Ep. 6 - LPs' take on the changing world of venture
PitchBook senior analyst Joshua Chao discusses key trends from the H1 2021 Greater China Venture Report before Hamilton Lane managing partner Miguel Luiña joins to share his perspectives on the challenges facing emerging fund managers, the democratization of venture capital and the lack of liquidity for venture investors. 

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