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...For one VC, the choice was either “follow the hype or choose to stay calm”....
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...VC is returning to its origins as an artisanal cottage industry after failing to become an institutional asset class. That suits some VC firms just fine....
...Kyle Stanford, lead VC analyst at PitchBook, said: “The bottom still feels a ways off....
...In the years running up to 2022, VCs took minority stakes in new businesses with growth potential even if they lacked a quick path to profitability....
...In comparison, flows in both the US and China VC markets fell by about a third....
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...VCs are not absent from the market, however....
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