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Why Was Winter in Venture Capital Funding so Short?

Both Sides of the Table

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. Saudi’s PIF + UAE’s Mubadala teamed up with Japan’s SoftBank to launch a new $100 billion fund. But it’s not just China and Singapore. This chart surprised me the most.