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Jessica Mathews

Jessica Mathews is a senior writer for Fortune covering transportation, defense tech, and Elon Musk’s companies. Previously, she wrote the daily dealmaking newsletter Term Sheet, where she won an EPPY award for best business/finance blog. Before joining Fortune, she covered wealth management and custody as a reporter at Financial Planning magazine. Jessica was a 2018 Dow Jones News Fund intern, and she interned at CNBC in 2017. She is a graduate from The King’s College in New York City, where she was the editor-in-chief of her student newspaper, the Empire State Tribune. Originally from Memphis, Tenn., you can now find her biking around Bentonville, Ark.

One venture capital firm is putting all of its cards—and $100M—on the middle of the country

Newsletters One venture capital firm is putting all of its cards—and $100M—on the middle of the country

By Jessica MathewsApril 27, 2023

How an unusually diverse team of VCs is putting $100M to work in Oklahoma

Finance How an unusually diverse team of VCs is putting $100M to work in Oklahoma

By Jessica MathewsApril 27, 2023

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Newsletters Who is Binance’s Changpeng Zhao, really?

By Jessica MathewsApril 14, 2023

How venture capital is shaping up in 2023, in 4 charts

Newsletters How venture capital is shaping up in 2023, in 4 charts

By Jessica MathewsApril 13, 2023

VC Kristina Simmons, a veteran of a16z and Khosla Ventures, breaks down what due diligence should look like in 2023

Newsletters VC Kristina Simmons, a veteran of a16z and Khosla Ventures, breaks down what due diligence should look like in 2023

By Jessica MathewsApril 12, 2023

The strange case of SVB Capital, where 110 employees are awaiting their fate during an extremely uneasy time

Newsletters The strange case of SVB Capital, where 110 employees are awaiting their fate during an extremely uneasy time

By Jessica MathewsApril 10, 2023

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Finance Exclusive: Canoo’s chief design officer Richard Kim leaves EV maker as it faces potential delisting from Nasdaq

By Jessica MathewsApril 6, 2023

‘I’m running the business as if I will never fundraise again,’ says Crunchbase CEO

Newsletters ‘I’m running the business as if I will never fundraise again,’ says Crunchbase CEO

By Jessica MathewsApril 5, 2023

Silicon Valley and Saudi Arabia are still closely intertwined despite age-old controversy

Newsletters Silicon Valley and Saudi Arabia are still closely intertwined despite age-old controversy

By Jessica MathewsApril 4, 2023

The movement to put the brakes on generative A.I. gains steam

Newsletters The movement to put the brakes on generative A.I. gains steam

By Jessica MathewsMarch 30, 2023

The key takeaways from the Senate’s bank failure hearing

Newsletters The key takeaways from the Senate’s bank failure hearing

By Jessica MathewsMarch 29, 2023

Exclusive: Snap growth executive Jacob Andreou joins Greylock as general partner

Newsletters Exclusive: Snap growth executive Jacob Andreou joins Greylock as general partner

By Jessica MathewsMarch 27, 2023

11 unsung heroes of Silicon Valley’s banking crisis

Newsletters 11 unsung heroes of Silicon Valley’s banking crisis

By Jessica MathewsMarch 23, 2023

Spying, poaching, and lawsuits: The long, strange history between Credit Suisse and UBS

Newsletters Spying, poaching, and lawsuits: The long, strange history between Credit Suisse and UBS

By Jessica MathewsMarch 22, 2023

A look back at Lehman Brothers offers clues for the fate of Silicon Valley Bank’s $10B venture arm

Newsletters A look back at Lehman Brothers offers clues for the fate of Silicon Valley Bank’s $10B venture arm

By Jessica MathewsMarch 20, 2023

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