July 07, 2022 12:29 PMThe numbers are stark. Investments in US tech start-ups plunged 23% over the past three months. : SAN FRANCISCO (NYTIMES) - The numbers are stark. Investments in United States tech start-ups plunged 23 per cent over the past three months, to US$62.3 billion (S$87.3 billion), the steepest fall since 2019, according to figures released on Thursday (July 7) by PitchBook, which tracks young companies.