When did the startup boom peak?
The startup market has a global footprint, varied goals, varied business models, and constant evolution. The venture capital market, on the other hand, is slower to change, but it has also changed over the past decade.
Startups and their backers have gone a bit crazy over the past year, raising too much money, often at unsustainable prices. We are now seeing a collective hangover making its way through global startup markets.
You know all that. This afternoon we are looking at a related topic. Yes, graphs that once pointed only up are now only pointing down, but when did we hit the local maximum? Both seed capital and venture capital have peaked at some point in recent quarters - but when?
The answer is actually a little less clear than expected. Using new data from Crunchbase News, let's try to figure out when the music really stopped and reality went downhill.
The startup market has a global footprint, varied goals, varied business models, and constant evolution. The venture capital market, on the other hand, is slower to change, but it has also changed over the past decade.
Startups and their backers have gone a bit crazy over the past year, raising too much money, often at unsustainable prices. We are now seeing a collective hangover making its way through global startup markets.
You know all that. This afternoon we are looking at a related topic. Yes, graphs that once pointed only up are now only pointing down, but when did we hit the local maximum? Both seed capital and venture capital have peaked at some point in recent quarters - but when?
The answer is actually a little less clear than expected. Using new data from Crunchbase News, let's try to figure out when the music really stopped and reality went downhill.
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