In 2023, U.S. VCs faced a liquidity crisis, investing $60 billion more than they returned, with only $26 billion in returns – the lowest since 2011.
Despite record-high funding in recent years, the exit market has been quiet. However, IPOs like Klarna and ServiceTitan may bring relief in 2024, potentially reducing the deficit.
In 2023, U.S. VCs faced a liquidity crisis, investing $60 billion more than they returned, with only $26 billion in returns – the lowest since 2011.
Despite record-high funding in recent years, the exit market has been quiet. However, IPOs like Klarna and ServiceTitan may bring relief in 2024, potentially reducing the deficit.
"He has to start being more proactive and to find a real solution to this situation, not stay in standby without interfering. It's a very irresponsible position from the owner of Telegram," she said. In a statement, the regulator said the search and seizure operation was carried out against seven individuals and one corporate entity at multiple locations in Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar in Gujarat, Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, and Mumbai. Continuing its crackdown against entities allegedly involved in a front-running scam using messaging app Telegram, Sebi on Thursday carried out search and seizure operations at the premises of eight entities in multiple locations across the country. The picture was mixed overseas. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 1.6%, under pressure from U.S. regulatory scrutiny on New York-listed Chinese companies. Stocks were more buoyant in Europe, where Frankfurt’s DAX surged 1.4%. The news also helped traders look past another report showing decades-high inflation and shake off some of the volatility from recent sessions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' February Consumer Price Index (CPI) this week showed another surge in prices even before Russia escalated its attacks in Ukraine. The headline CPI — soaring 7.9% over last year — underscored the sticky inflationary pressures reverberating across the U.S. economy, with everything from groceries to rents and airline fares getting more expensive for everyday consumers.
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