VC Funding: Why Startups Are Failing to Raise Cash | WSJ Tech News Briefing

After years of venture capital flowing freely into early-stage tech companies, investors are getting pickier. That’s forcing founders to make tough decisions and causing more of them to shut down.

WSJ Pro Venture Capital reporter Yuliya Chernova joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss the landscape for startup funding and what it's like to be a founder these days.

0:00 Startups are running out of cash
1:10 CEO of fintech startup on her situation
2:30 VC investing is changing
3:50 Tough decisions founders have to make
5:29 What shutdowns mean for VC firms
6:53 What shutdowns mean for new founders

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