late stage startups

How much of the VC slowdown is predicated on investors cutting check sizes and slowing deal-making cadence, and what fraction comes from non-venture investors simply bouncing?

Is the venture market slowing or did crossover funds just bounce?

New Q3 2022 data from PitchBook on venture capital aggregates in the U.S. make it a bit hard to square reality with the leading narrative.

The US venture capital slowdown doesn’t look that bad

“If you can frame your product as a way to boost revenue or cut costs, people will find a budget.”

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Just how wrong were those SPAC projections?

Why are companies that went public via SPACs struggling? Did they catch a headwind from changing market conditions that previously pushed them forward? You bet. But the damage is also self-inflicted.

6:51 am PST • March 2, 2022
Just how wrong were those SPAC projections?

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Are late-stage startup valuations going to suffer this year?

Everyone can run the math on what slowing growth and cash burn are worth on the public markets, and it’s a very different number than it was last year.

7:03 am PST • February 25, 2022
Are late-stage startup valuations going to suffer this year?