Are Venture Capital Funds About To Lift Off?
One other concern is that public market VCs might not have enough cash to make follow-on investments. In simple terms, if valuations are beginning to approach sane levels, arguably now is the time to start building up cash to deploy.
Investors Reveal What’s Hot In Fintech In Q1 2023
The global downturn has impacted every sector, but fintech bore the brunt of it as public-market valuations fell off a cliff last year. However, it appears that even though VCs are proceeding more cautiously than before and taking their time with due diligence, they are still investing.
2023 Venture Capital Trends To Lookout For
The current macroeconomic environment, coupled with record increases in valuations over the last several years, is creating an increase in down-rounds, re-pricings, and recapitalizations. The exponential rates of valuation increases seen over the last few years are gone.
Crypto VC Deployment Still Slow As Investors Wait For Even Lower Valuations
Over the summer, some market participants anticipated deals would ramp back up in September, but that still seems to be on hold as we move into mid-October and crypto market conditions remain shaky.
The Fall Of Big Tech: The Impact On Investing Opportunities
It has been a dismal start to the year for some of the world’s largest technology companies as earnings have slowed and their high valuations have been called into question. Is the future as bright for the glory sector of the 2010s?
Best Case And Worst Case Scenarios For The VC Market
Tech companies are having a rough month. Startups are announcing layoffs, valuations have dropped in both public and private markets, and venture capitalists are doing fewer deals. The boom-time vibe is over, and tech Twitter is replete with tips on tightening the belt.
Venture Capital Market Sees Funding Levels Drop While Valuations Rise
After setting a feverish investing pace last year, venture capitalists took their foot off the gas in this year’s first quarter. At the same time, valuations largely continued to rise, a dynamic that is causing some investors to expect a price drop for startups this year.
As Public Tech Valuations Fall, Are Startup Investments Evolving Quickly Enough?
The COVID-induced boom that powered a host of tech companies is also fading quickly. For startups, it’s bad news — the good times of the last few years appear to be in rapid decline, with many startups holding onto speculative valuations and revenues more nascent than impressive.
Why VCs Are Hopeful Of A Pullback In Sky-high Valuations
Is the overheated venture market poised for a cooling-off period? Tech stocks have been flashing red on and off for over a month amid investor anticipation of aggressive interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve.
Why VC Valuations Increase, Why This Might Be A Trap
The money floating into capital markets is rising. This is good news for startups, as this means more big financing rounds all over Europe – and supposedly higher startup valuations.