Game Changer Data Story

From the Editor: As more venture capital shakes loose from Silicon Valley and flows to other markets, the St. Louis Business Journal team of Nathan Rubbelke and Maddy Simpson sought to answer the question: Which markets are best positioned to capitalize on this geographic shift? Using PitchBook data, the reporters created a detailed breakdown using five distinct data points to explain St. Louis’ position relative to 10 major tech hubs and peer cities. "After we published the report, one local VC executive told Nathan that this was the first time they’d seen the data organized this way — compared market by market — in at least a decade locally," said editor Erik Siemers. Cool retro-arcade design throughout the print version by Jacqueline Prins.