Forbes March 29, 2025
How Big Money Is Leaving Most Startups Behind
For elite VC investors backing companies like OpenAI and SpaceX, 2024 has been an amazing year with multi-billion-dollar deals and sky-high valuations. But step outside this exclusive circle, and you’ll find a very different story—especially in Europe, where funding has dropped to less than half of what it was in 2021. Money is now going mostly to a few famous companies, creating a clear split between winners and losers in the global startup world. This division is changing the innovation landscape in major ways. Founders, investors, and entire tech regions need to understand these changes to survive in today’s venture capital reality.
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