| On this holiday weekend, in lieu of our usual Weekend Pitch lineup, we're pleased to share PitchBook editors' handpicked selection of our team's best work from this month. The list is a mix of deeply reported exclusives, along with an episode from PitchBook's very own podcast, "In Visible Capital." Happy reading (and listening)! —Alexander Davis | | | | | | It's US vs. China in race to build chip technology of tomorrow |  | | President Joe Biden has sought to ramp up funding for semiconductors. (Doug Mills/Getty Images) | | | | | Even as the world's leading chipmakers scramble to solve critical supply bottlenecks, a new wave of semiconductor startups is quietly lining up massive sums of venture capital in a quest to design the next generation of chips. James Thorne reports on the battle between the US and China for tech supremacy. | | | | | | | | The barbarians at Japan's gate (again) |  | | (Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images) | | | | | Cracking Japan's market has never been easy for foreign private equity investors. But as Andrew Woodman writes, recent deals by the likes of KKR and Bain Capital are a sign that the country's changing corporate landscape has begun to produce rewards for foreign firms in a market renowned for its limitations to outsiders. | | | | | | | | VC is performing better than ever. Why are so few first-time funds being raised? |  | | (lemono/Getty Images) | | | | | Even as venture capital pumps up its war chests with record-high levels of fundraising, a much less successful story is playing out for first-time funds. Marina Temkin reports that debut funds are being sidelined during a boom for the broader VC industry. | | | | | | | | Investors wager on US sports betting as legalization spreads |  | | New York is among 21 states that have moved to allow gamblers to bet on sporting events. (Al Bello/Getty Images) | | | | | Sports betting has boomed in the US as legalization broadens, and private equity investors are poised to pounce on a billion-dollar opportunity. Ryan Prete digs into the biggest deals of the past few years. | | | | | | | | As the US SPAC boom cools, Europe's is just heating up |  | | SPACs have proven themselves to be largely a US phenomenon, but Europe is starting to see its share. (Vectorios2016/Getty Images) | | | | SPACs have been seemingly synonymous with public market activity in 2021. By early May, more than 290 blank-check companies had gone public in the US. By contrast, Europe has lagged behind, with a paltry 17.
Yet that may be changing, Leah Hodgson writes, as signs of oversaturation in the US suggest the continent's turn is coming. | | | | | | | | Fintech takes aim at a $400B healthcare puzzle |  | | (Rubberball/Nicole Hill/Getty Images) | | | | The soaring cost of healthcare in the US is hurting patients, who often struggle to pay their bills, and also providers, who need to collect on those bills to keep treating the patients.
It's a vicious cycle that drives individuals to bankruptcy and hospitals to the brink of financial ruin. Marina Temkin takes a look at how fintech startups are seeking to solve the problem. | | | | | | | | On the podcast: Emerging technologies take flight |  | | (Courtesy of Joby Aviation) | | | | | Record-breaking VC activity over the past year has fueled major innovations in sectors from real estate to transportation. In this episode of "In Visible Capital," PitchBook analysts Zane Carmean and Asad Hussain join the show to talk about blockchain in the housing market, air taxis and the future of emerging tech. | | | | | | | |
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