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June 4, 2020

94% of VC-backed startups are going to survive Covid

Station F’s ecosystem survey looks at how startups are coping with coronavirus. The answer is: mostly well.


94% of VC-backed startups are going to survive the next six months, according to a survey by Paris startup campus Station F, which polled investors about the impact of the Covid-19 crisis.

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% of startups planning to stop their business in the coming six months.
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% of startups that implemented these changes as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
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% of startups that cut these budgets.
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% of startups that implemented firings.
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% of startups that had to resort to firings in these sectors.
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How startups are changing their plans for international expansion.
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% of startups planning to hire these types of profiles.
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% of startups planning to implement these changes in organising work.
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% of startups currently raising money, by country.
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