Report: 1,594 US startups received initial VC funding in the first 9 months of 2018, down 40% from 2015, while median seed round was $2M, ~4X the 2013 average (Eliot Brown/Wall Street Journal)

Eliot Brown / Wall Street Journal:
Report: 1,594 US startups received initial VC funding in the first 9 months of 2018, down 40% from 2015, while median seed round was $2M, ~4X the 2013 average  —  The result is a big increase in the size of some early-stage investments and valuations  —  It has been a fast ride …

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