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Current Economic Headwinds for VC Funders The VC landscape in mid-2025 is grappling with significant economic shifts. After a boom, VC funders face a more disciplined environment due to higher interest rates, persistent inflation, and a recalibration of startup valuations. Inflation raises startup operational costs, eating into margins, especially for early-stage companies. It also erodes LPs' returns, increasing scrutiny on fund performance. Higher inflation often leads to valuation compression as discount rates rise. Elevated interest rates make debt financing pricier for startups. This also makes safer assets like bonds more appealing to LPs, diverting capital from riskier venture investments. This leads to reduced investor risk appetite. The valuation reset means many startups face "down" or "flat" rounds, impacting VC portfolio performance. Investors now demand stronger unit economics and clear paths to profitability, shifting away from hyper-growth at any cost.
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Have studied about Monetary Policy in short and it's effect. The monetary policy is a tool through which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) controls the money supply by controlling the interest rates. RBI is India’s central bank. While setting the int
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Hello Everyone 🖐️, FED is now trying to cut their interest rates from 5.5% to maybe 3-4% . Now , Inflation is in control so that they will cut fed rates till June . Due to this , companies don't have high interest on loans so that I think recession
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%, the first rate cut in nearly five years. What is the repo rate? It’s the rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks. A lower repo rate means cheaper loans
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The global startup credit market is rapidly evolving beyond traditional VC. In Q4 2024, VC funding hit $120B (4,000 deals), with AI leading. Venture debt surged 46% to $83.4B, now 20–30% of total VC in US/Europe, offering non-dilutive capital for CAP
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