Market Outlook · February 24, 2025

Making Sense: February Q&A

Phillip Neuhart

SVP | Director of Market and Economic Research

Eli Oftedal

Senior Analytics Researcher, Market Insights | Silicon Valley Bank


Making Sense: February Q&A video

The State of the Markets with Eli Oftedal

In this month's Making Sense Q&A series, Phillip Neuhart and Silicon Valley Bank's Eli Oftedal discuss the impact of AI and other venture capital dynamics on the innovation economy.

Oftedal is a member of SVB's Market Insights team and the lead researcher on their biannual State of the Markets (PDF), Opens in a new tab report. This report focuses on private markets, especially venture capital dynamics. It leverages SVB's proprietary data on private markets and their relationships with investors to provide a unique perspective on the innovation economy.


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