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Is Venture Capital Slowing Down?

A quick look at the sudden decline in the numbers. Looking at the numbers from Q4 and Q1 to analyse if there is a shift or worse a slow down coming. What do you think?

Questions Covered in This Episode Include:

1. In Q1, 4,822 VC deals were closed totalling $70.7 billion, which was far below the $90 billion of VC investment in Q4 2021. Are you seeing the trend too?
2. Why do you think that’s happening?
3. Are q2 numbers going to be alarming?
4. Looks seed funding actually saw a boost of 14% while late stage funding is down by 19%. Is there a telling sign of something? Why do you think that has happened
5. The big reason for these numbers have been low activity on mega deals. Do you think people are getting averse to bigger risks
6. Overall why do you think 2022 will be still a good year for the VC industry/ better than few years
7. “The value of technology stocks began to decline in late 2021, a slide that continued into 2022, leaving many tech shops trading at a stiff discount to their recent valuation highs.”- Do you think VCs love for tech will shift
8. How are these dwindling numbers going to change the VC ecosystem- 

Let us know what you think about the shift? Do you predict a slow down too?. What should we talk about next? Give us a follow and leave us feedback.

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