Fortune

Home
Latest
Fortune 500
Finance
Tech
Leadership
Lifestyle
Rankings
Multimedia

Photo of Jessica Mathews

Photo of Jessica Mathews

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.

An illustration of two hands meeting in the middle, one is holding a coin with a dollar sign and the other is holding an illuminated bulb.

Newsletters 19 Term Sheet readers and VC insiders weigh in on the state of venture capital

By Jessica MathewsAugust 30, 2022

Canoo CEO Tony Aquila in front of the company's EV prototype.

Newsletters Can Walmart save EV company Canoo?

By Jessica MathewsAugust 29, 2022

Finance Inside the chaos at Canoo, the zero-revenue, cash-burning EV company that just inked a major deal with Walmart

By Jessica MathewsAugust 27, 2022

One of GV’s top enterprise investors lays out his team’s strategy for 2022

Newsletters One of GV’s top enterprise investors lays out his team’s strategy for 2022

By Jessica MathewsAugust 26, 2022

How tech valuations are shaping up in 2022, in 3 charts

Newsletters How tech valuations are shaping up in 2022, in 3 charts

By Jessica MathewsAugust 25, 2022

Twitter whistleblower throws a (new) wrench into Elon Musk deal

Newsletters Twitter whistleblower throws a (new) wrench into Elon Musk deal

By Jessica MathewsAugust 24, 2022

MoviePass’ co-founder bought back its assets after a bankruptcy auction. Now he’s back for a second run

Newsletters MoviePass’ co-founder bought back its assets after a bankruptcy auction. Now he’s back for a second run

By Jessica MathewsAugust 23, 2022

The future of books in limbo as judge decides whether to give the nod to $2.2B publishing merger

Newsletters The future of books in limbo as judge decides whether to give the nod to $2.2B publishing merger

By Jessica MathewsAugust 22, 2022

Celsius Network owes its customers $4.7B after declaring bankruptcy. Individuals are pleading their case to get their savings back

Newsletters Celsius Network owes its customers $4.7B after declaring bankruptcy. Individuals are pleading their case to get their savings back

By Jessica MathewsAugust 19, 2022

Inside Daily Harvest’s alleged food poisoning debacle

Newsletters Inside Daily Harvest’s alleged food poisoning debacle

By Jessica MathewsAugust 17, 2022

GPs Serena Williams and Alison Rapaport Stillman

Newsletters Serena Williams’ co-investor shares what comes next for the athlete’s venture firm

By Jessica MathewsAugust 10, 2022

Carlyle CEO’s sudden exit puts the private equity giant back at square zero

Newsletters Carlyle CEO’s sudden exit puts the private equity giant back at square zero

By Jessica MathewsAugust 9, 2022

A new investigation throws private equity’s foothold in the autism services industry into question

Newsletters A new investigation throws private equity’s foothold in the autism services industry into question

By Jessica MathewsAugust 8, 2022

Autonomous building tech company PassiveLogic is gearing up to ship its product in 2023

Tech Autonomous building tech company PassiveLogic is gearing up to ship its product in 2023

By Jessica MathewsAugust 5, 2022

Growth-stage private companies are now performing worse than the Nasdaq

Newsletters Growth-stage private companies are now performing worse than the Nasdaq

By Jessica MathewsAugust 4, 2022

1...

26
27
28
29
30

...41

Most Popular

Jeff Bezos wants the bottom half of earners to pay zero income tax—he says nurses making just $75K should save $12K a year

placeholder alt text

By Preston ForeMay 21, 2026

Indeed chief economist says we’re entering an era of ‘great mismatch’ thanks to a generational imbalance of workers

placeholder alt text

By Emma BurleighMay 22, 2026

Apple’s Steve Wozniak says he cofounded the tech giant after 5 rejections from HP—not to ‘make money.’ For years, his paycheck was just $50

placeholder alt text

By Preston ForeMay 22, 2026

Rankings

100 Best Companies
Fortune 500
Global 500
Fortune 500 Europe
Most Powerful Women
World's Most Admired Companies
See All Rankings
Lists Calendar

Sections

Finance
Fortune Crypto
Features
Leadership
Health
Commentary
Success
Retail
Mpw
Tech
Lifestyle
CEO Initiative
Asia
Politics
Conferences
Europe
Newsletters
Personal Finance
Environment
Magazine
Education

Customer Support

Frequently Asked Questions
Customer Service Portal
Privacy Policy
Terms Of Use
Single Issues For Purchase
International Print

Commercial Services

Advertising
Fortune Brand Studio
Fortune Analytics
Fortune Conferences
Business Development
Group Subscriptions

About Us

About Us
Press Center
Work At Fortune
Terms And Conditions
Site Map

About Us
Press Center
Work At Fortune
Terms And Conditions
Site Map

© 2026 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy | CA Notice at Collection and Privacy Notice | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information
FORTUNE is a trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, registered in the U.S. and other countries. FORTUNE may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.