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Director of Research

Nalin Patel

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As market cycles tighten and exits get longer, standard financial backing isn't enough to help startups succeed. Modern venture capital requires a complete support structure to lower risk and speed up growth. This session focuses on what it takes to turn complex ideas into durable, market-ready companies.

Rethinking venture capital

Join this session as PitchBook's Nalin Patel breaks down where European capital is concentrating right now, what's driving the shift, and what it signals for the next wave of dealmaking. Drawing on deep market research, this session gives founders and investors a clear read on where the market is headed.

Nalin Patel

Director of Research

PitchBook

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