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Why Was Winter in Venture Capital Funding so Short?

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This past year was also the year that startup boards also got more disciplined about containing burn rates and pushing for companies to be run more pragmatically. With nearly 2/3rd of all VCs citing cost-cutting in 2016 as the norm — this is a clear indication that winter made an appearance. or Walmart buying Jet for $3 billion.