New Stack Ventures is thrilled to announce that Ariella Frank has joined the team as an Analyst! “It is rare to find a young professional with Ariella’s skill set. She brings strong investment acumen and a tremendous desire to find the best undiscovered startups. The New Stack team will benefit greatly from Ariella’s rare combination of strengths.” -@TheFullRatchet, General Partner At New Stack, Ariella will assist with sourcing and diligencing investment opportunities. We’re incredibly excited to have her join our team, so please join us in welcoming Ariella Frank to New Stack!

Bay Area deal count is down! A clear trend has emerged since Q3 2022. Between Q1 2013 and Q2 2022, the Bay Area’s market share of deal count averaged 22.8%. Since then, the quarterly average fell to 18.8%. What do you think will happen for the rest of 2023?