On this weeks episode of Silicon Valley Impact we talk with the legendary Peter Walker, Head of Insights of Carta; and returning guest, Lindsey Mignano Co-Founder & Shareholder at SSM.

Peter runs the Insights team at Carta, focused on discovering key data and narratives across the private capital ecosystem. He is a master at weaving data into brand storytelling for the next generation of company owners. 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.

Lindsey counsels national and international startups regarding business formation and expansion into US markets, commercial contracts, venture financing, and M&A. Prior to founding her women-owned law firm in 2016, Lindsey practiced at an international law firm. Originally from Hawaii, she graduated from Iolani School (H.S.D., 2003) before heading to California to attend Stanford University (B.A., 2007), and University of California, San Francisco, fka Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2010).

Listen in as we talk about the state of venture capital in Q3 2024; and how, after two years of being told to do more with less, venture-funded companies are coming back to the market for their next round and facing an ever increasing competitive landscape where venture firms are deploying more, but only to the select few after lengthy negotiations and heightened due diligence.