TLDR: Dollar-denominated Series A rounds dipped in Q2. Regardless, Series A rounds remain strong on a historical basis.
tl;dr: The number of VC firms with four or more portfolio companies that have raised more than $100 million has tripled in less than two years.
tl;dr: Why the hell are you worrying about global GDP growth when you are riding a secular shift?
Editor’s note: Scott Maxwell is the Senior Managing Director of Boston-based venture capital firm OpenView.
tl;dr: Startup capital is expensive.
tl;dr: Venture capital returns, as it turns out, are not really tied to size of fund and are exactly as cyclical as you would expect.
Editor’s note: Today the excellent journalist Jason Rowley is back. I’m very glad that he’s here to burst some bubbles.
tl;dr: Panic! Just kidding, don’t.
This is a guest post by Sunil Rajaraman of The Bold Italic and former CEO of Scripted. You can follow up with him on Twitter and his blog.