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This week Gené Teare from Crunchbase and Crunchbase News joined the podcast. She's a well-known analyst of the global venture capital market, and was instrumental to Crunchbase's early life and remains one of its more tenured staffers.

So, what did the three of us get into? Here's the rundown:

  • The big picture: What should we think about when we consider the Q3 2023 venture capital market as a whole. (More on Latin America here, Canada here, and global data here from TechCrunch+.) Here's Gené on Q3 data as well.
  • Stage-level health. Which level of startup maturity is seeing the most capital? The least?
  • And, venture capital flows around the world. As always, where venture dollars land is nearly as important as their total number for any particular period.

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