VC Cafe

JANUARY 2, 2023

The ten biggest exits of the year included a mix of IPOs and acquisitions. As growth investments (and valuations) go down, unicorns might struggle to survive, according to Globes. Sector funding distribution according to Greenfield Partners. Down rounds, especially for growth stage companies, and bridge rounds galore.

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Valuation Down Round Venture Capital 159

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

The pressures of lofty paper valuations, massive burn rates (and the subsequent need for more cash), and unprecedented low levels of IPOs and M&A, have created a complex and unique circumstance which many Unicorn CEOs and investors are ill-prepared to navigate. In Q1 of 2016 there were zero VC-backed technology IPOs.

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IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

And then medium-size businesses start to use it, and then large businesses start to use it, and then eventually the government starts to use it. Alexia Tsotsis: It’s grassroots versus trickle-down. Marc Andreessen: Versus trickle-down. Alexia Tsotsis: Are you seeing down rounds because the NASDAQ is down?

Software Review 22

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Stock 22