Many VCs have stopped investing this year

Re:Many VCs have stopped investing this year by jeffreygoesto on Thursday December 21, 2023 @06:42AM (#38719270)

Why though? Now you could get some bargains?

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Re:Many VCs have stopped investing this year by yread on Thursday December 21, 2023 @07:35AM (#38719669)

I know a guy (in Europe) who didn't get B-series money because the investor cancelled few days before the notary appointment because of SV Bank troubles in the US

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Re:Many VCs have stopped investing this year by pge on Thursday December 21, 2023 @07:07AM (#38719432)

Because the overall financing market is tighter, they are holding back money for their portfolio companies (that may not be able to raise money from new investors), rather than invest in new companies.

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Re:Many VCs have stopped investing this year by klabb3 on Thursday December 21, 2023 @06:45AM (#38719287)

That’s weird indeed. Perhaps they weren’t buying because companies were promising but because money was cheap.

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Re:Many VCs have stopped investing this year by shortrounddev2 on Thursday December 21, 2023 @07:52AM (#38719826)

Yes. There are many companies and technologies out there which made little sense but had money dumped in it because it was cheap to do so. Cryptocurrency is one example

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Re:Many VCs have stopped investing this year by j4yav on Thursday December 21, 2023 @06:55AM (#38719363)

Even smart money follows the herd.

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Re:Many VCs have stopped investing this year by mupuff1234 on Thursday December 21, 2023 @10:19AM (#38721480)

5.5% risk free gain is a barging compared to most startups.

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Re:Many VCs have stopped investing this year by dehrmann on Thursday December 21, 2023 @12:45PM (#38723828)

2.5% of that is lost to federal and state taxes. Inflation is running at 3.1%. So you're losing 0.1%.

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