Once upon a time there was sufficient trust that an investor’s word (or indeed, their term sheet) was enough to believe that they were committed to pursuing an investment. Lockdown has seen that trust undermined as the 12-year VC bull run nose-dived. Some term sheets were renegotiated by VCs opportunistically looking to get a better deal, while others were torn up altogether leaving many startups floundering through lockdown.
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