Best Of: Why VC funding is drying up

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In this episode, Director of Corporate Finance Stephen Barnett dives into Softbank's $100bn Vision Fund.

Here's what you can expect:

- The history of Softbank and the creation of the Vision fund

- How the size of the fund changed venture capital – and ...

Our expert host, 11:FS CEO David M. Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about some new data from S&P Global which shows venture capital funding could be on the downturn. According to their research, based on year-on-year funding in August, funding is down 37% and is at ...  Show more

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