Opinion

December 22, 2020

Don’t make it harder for startups to exit

Policymakers are making it easier for startups to exit by going public — but harder to exit via an acquisition. That’s not a good sign.


Leo Ringer

5 min read

Startup funding globally is going off the scale: more than $260bn was invested in 2020, despite the pandemic. This explosion of VC-backed startup activity is based on the ability of those investors to get their money back — ideally, a whole lot more of it. It's also one of many motivations for founders to take the huge risk of starting a company. 

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