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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

So of course returns from 2000-2010 were subpar on average for the industry. LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. By 2010-2011 this had shrunk by half again, averaging under $15 billion. Today’s Normalization. Everybody is now payment ready.