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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.

Zavain Dar (left), Adam Goulburn (center), and Nan Li closed a new $350 million fund focused on biotech in December.

Newsletters Three venture investors weigh in on the future of biotech as they launch a new $350M fund

By Jessica MathewsJanuary 26, 2023

OpenAI will be this year’s ‘startup epic.’ It might not be next year’s

Newsletters OpenAI will be this year’s ‘startup epic.’ It might not be next year’s

By Jessica MathewsJanuary 25, 2023

Exclusive: EV company Canoo loses another 8 executives and senior employees as it struggles with 2022 production goals

Finance Exclusive: EV company Canoo loses another 8 executives and senior employees as it struggles with 2022 production goals

By Jessica MathewsJanuary 23, 2023

Verizon reshuffles corporate venture arm leadership amid companywide cost-cutting efforts

Newsletters Verizon reshuffles corporate venture arm leadership amid companywide cost-cutting efforts

By Jessica MathewsJanuary 19, 2023

What to make of the major milestone at drone startup Matternet, which helps UPS deliver packages

Newsletters What to make of the major milestone at drone startup Matternet, which helps UPS deliver packages

By Jessica MathewsJanuary 18, 2023

JPMorgan is accusing the 30-year-old founder of fintech startup Frank of fraud—after paying $175 million for her company

Newsletters JPMorgan is accusing the 30-year-old founder of fintech startup Frank of fraud—after paying $175 million for her company

By Jessica MathewsJanuary 13, 2023

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Newsletters I asked ChatGPT to do my job. Here’s how it went

By Jessica MathewsJanuary 12, 2023

Inside the structure of OpenAI’s looming new investment from Microsoft and VCs

Newsletters Inside the structure of OpenAI’s looming new investment from Microsoft and VCs

By Jessica Mathews and Jeremy KahnJanuary 11, 2023

Microsoft is weighing $10 billion investment in OpenAI, sources say

Finance Microsoft is weighing $10 billion investment in OpenAI, sources say

By Jessica Mathews and Jeremy KahnJanuary 10, 2023

The 2023 IPO market: What to expect when you’re not expecting

Newsletters The 2023 IPO market: What to expect when you’re not expecting

By Jessica MathewsJanuary 9, 2023

Fidelity is writing down its Twitter investment—will Sequoia and a16z be next?

Newsletters Fidelity is writing down its Twitter investment—will Sequoia and a16z be next?

By Jessica MathewsJanuary 6, 2023

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Newsletters Here’s how VC funding is shaping up now, in 3 charts

By Jessica MathewsJanuary 5, 2023

The Crystal Ball: VCs, private equity investors, and tech founders predict what’s to come in 2023

Newsletters The Crystal Ball: VCs, private equity investors, and tech founders predict what’s to come in 2023

By Jessica Mathews and Jackson FordyceJanuary 4, 2023

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Finance The Crystal Ball: VCs, private equity investors, and tech founders predict what will happen in crypto in 2023

By Jessica Mathews and Jackson FordyceJanuary 3, 2023

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Finance The Crystal Ball: VCs, private equity investors, and tech founders predict what will happen with hiring and layoffs in 2023

By Jessica Mathews and Jackson FordyceJanuary 3, 2023

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