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PitchBook Invited to Present at Tenth Annual SXSW Accelerator Pitch EventSEATTLE, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO and LONDON, March 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets, today announced Adley Bowden, VP of research at PitchBook, will present at the SXSW Accelerator Award Ceremony, taking place in Austin, Texas on March 11th at 7:00pm CST. Bowden will provide a comprehensive overview of current trends in the seed and early venture capital space as well as overlooked areas for investment opportunities. According to the SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event Report from PitchBook, the Accelerator has played a pivotal role in shaping the early-stage venture ecosystem, celebrating over 400 participating companies and $4.63 billion in total venture capital raised. With over 600 applicants in this year's Pitch Event, 2018 marks the biggest year yet for the SXSW Accelerator. "The SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event has a decade-long track record of supporting the world's most promising and innovative ideas and driving early-stage startup growth," said Adley Bowden, VP of research at PitchBook. "The Accelerator event serves as the perfect venue to share our data-driven perspective on the current venture market and untapped opportunities for entrepreneurs and venture investors to explore in 2018 and beyond." SXSW Accelerator Awards Ceremony: Startup State of the Union Additional Details: By year end 2017, venture capital (VC) investors deployed $84 billion in 8,076 deals, the highest annual amount of capital invested in the entrepreneurial ecosystem since the dot-com era. Over the past several years, the VC industry has evolved as VC-backed companies stay private longer and command larger deal sizes. With fewer transactions yet more capital deployed into higher valued companies, deal counts dropped to the lowest figure since 2012, most notably in the angel and seed stage. Meanwhile, median and average deal sizes reached a decade-high in 2017. In his session, Bowden will provide an overview of overall VC investment activity, the deceleration of investment in seed and early stage companies and forward-looking trends for startups and investors, alike. To learn more about PitchBook and the SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event, click here. About PitchBook About SXSW SXSW 2018 is sponsored by Capital One, Mercedes-Benz, Bud Light, and The Austin Chronicle. Press Contact
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