Global venture capital is increasingly becoming a game of a few outsized bets, with ‘mega-rounds’ of $1 billion or more now dominating the flow of capital—and reshaping what headline fundraising numbers actually mean for the broader startup ecosystem.
Crunchbase data shows that roughly 60% of worldwide startup funding so far this year has been concentrated in $1 billion-plus rounds, totaling about $320 billion. The shift has helped push first-half global startup investment to record highs, but it has also raised questions about whether the apparent rebound reflects broad-based risk appetite… Read more






