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Venture capital dollars going to startups in the U.S. stabilized in the second quart
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Venture capital keeps getting squeezed as an asset class. The second quarter of
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The first quarter of 2009 wasn't just a <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2009/04/01/
There were no venture-backed IPOs in the second quarter, and M&A deals are down. The last time there were no VC-backed IPOs in a quarter was in 1978. The liquidity drought for venture-backed start
The year-end VC financing numbers are in from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association. Total venture fundings for the year were up 10.8 percent to $29.4 billion, and up 11.