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18 Oct, 5 tweets, 3 min read
1/ In just nine months, 2021 broke all records for US startup funding, by a towering margin. US startups raised roughly $240 billion as of Sept. 30, dwarfing 2020’s full-year total of $166 billion.
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2/ Lately, startups have been listing on the US stock market at sky-high valuations, delivering huge returns for their early investors. Meanwhile, a greater number of nontraditional early-stage funders have been lured into the startup market.
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3/ Much of the funding in 2021 has gone to tech startups. Tech is one of the few sectors still delivering massive returns amid inflation fears, supply-chain chaos, and economic disruptions.
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4/ It’s been a banner year for startup acquisitions and stock listings, both of which allow early funders to recoup their initial investments—plus a handsome profit, if the startup’s valuation has grown enough.
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5/ Pitchbook data reveals a spike in what it terms “mega-deals,” investment rounds that total more than $100 million. Puffed-up funding rounds like these have minted 373 new startups with $1 billion valuations in 2021 alone. Read more: qz.com/2074714/2021-h… Image

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