Behind the Money

Best Of: Why VC funding is drying up

This week, we revisit one of our favourite episodes. After years of mega-deals and mega-money gushing into start-ups, venture capital fundraising hit a record-high last year. Now, the FT’s Richard Waters says the fundraising bonanza is over and helps us explore what that means for the future of start-ups.  Clips from Looney Tunes: ⓒ Warner Bros. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/6395df7e-1bab-4ea1-a7ea-afaa71354fa0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Venture capital’s silent crash: when the tech boom met reality</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/66b65d68-d62e-4aec-a1ad-a7d9e2ba0435" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Klarna’s valuation crashes to under $7bn in tough funding round</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/243032f2-af0a-435e-b2f5-d28418cc6cd0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Venture capital’s delayed rendezvous with reality</a>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Richard Waters (<a href="https://twitter.com/RichardWaters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@RichardWaters</a>) and Michela Tindera (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>) <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7cbae3f3-8197-4816-aba8-860cac76cbb4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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