{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a13c15d-181a-4a2e-a662-739d0e7f731a/63861549e731d10010f974c4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Best Of: Why VC funding is drying up","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/615edd9c0cb78d1a6bda37d9/1653426925492-d0e5b9f095017884c93fe94bcacaacbe.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, we revisit one of our favourite episodes. After years of mega-deals and mega-money gushing into start-ups, venture capital fundraising hit a record-high last year. Now, the FT’s Richard Waters says the fundraising bonanza is over and helps us explore what that means for the future of start-ups.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Clips from Looney Tunes: ⓒ Warner Bros.&nbsp;</p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><p>For further reading:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/6395df7e-1bab-4ea1-a7ea-afaa71354fa0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Venture capital’s silent crash: when the tech boom met reality</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/66b65d68-d62e-4aec-a1ad-a7d9e2ba0435\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Klarna’s valuation crashes to under $7bn in tough funding round</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/243032f2-af0a-435e-b2f5-d28418cc6cd0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Venture capital’s delayed rendezvous with reality</a></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><p>On Twitter, follow Richard Waters (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/RichardWaters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@RichardWaters</a>) and Michela Tindera (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/mtindera07\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mtindera07</a>)</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/7cbae3f3-8197-4816-aba8-860cac76cbb4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}