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Changes in Software & Venture Capital – Part 2 of 3

Both Sides of the Table

As some of the last generation of startups have gotten bigger many VCs have also chased later-stage investments that were traditionally dominated by growth equity or mezzanine funds. The Amazon AWS-led revolution of startup innovation has led to a massive increase in the aggregate number of startups.

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Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

techcrunch.com

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Google couldn’t become #1 search engine without VC money. do a search for sites/blogs that complement your site but dont compete with yours. A lot of the stats weren’t surprising.