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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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The results were similar when he examined data for companies funded from 2000 to 2010, he says. Consumer Services (B2C). His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010. Venture capitalists "bury their dead very quietly," Mr. Ghosh says.