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One explanation is that fund managers expect to deploy the capital they raise over a longer period

The venture fundraising market is in the doldrums, except for one aspect of it — fund sizes.

The median venture fund raised in 2023 in the US jumped to $37.4m, up 44% from the median of $26m in 2022, according to the latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor report. That median size is at a high for the past decade.

Why venture fund sizes rose despite the slow market

Yuliya Chernova, The Wall Street Journal

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Carney said the 90-day pause, and Trump’s pledge to negotiate new trading arrangements with dozens of countries, “will likely result in a fundamental restructuring of the global trading system.”

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