Графік вище — зі звіту Carta, багатого на інсайти і тренди ринку VC: • Total venture capital raised by startups plunged 80% from Q1 2022 to Q1 2023. • Venture deal count fell 45% over the same span. • Overall, Q1 was the slowest quarter for both capital raised and deal count since 2017. • Down rounds spiked in frequency: 20% of all venture investments in Q1 were down rounds, the highest proportion since at least 2018. • More companies chose bridge rounds: At least 40% of all investments in Series A and Series B companies were bridge rounds in Q1, the highest figures of the 2020s. • Startup M&A bounced back: The number of venture-backed companies that were acquired or merged with another company increased by 20% in Q1 compared to Q4 2022, with 57% of those M&A deals valued at $10 million or less. І так далі, все це з гарними графіками, рекомендую.