Any founder worth their salt will have an exit strategy built into their startup’s journey — whether a long-term goal of floating on a stock exchange or an earlier target of being bought out by a larger player. The latter really took off in 2021, with VC-backed startups exiting via mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worth more than $55bn.
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