Founders, Stop Obsessing Over Venture Funding

There has never been more venture capital available to entrepreneurs. In the first half of 2021, startups raised $288 billion in venture funding, shattering the record set in 2020 by almost $110 billion. Private companies with a valuation over $1 billion were originally dubbed “unicorns” because they were so rare; thanks to generous funding, there are now around 1,000 unicorns at last count. READ MORE