77 startups that had raised at least $10 million in venture funding were acquired in Q3 2024.
That equals the record high for a single quarter in Q3 2022.
Data here is just US-based companies using Carta, so it's not everything.
But hey I'll take it!
Of course the missing piece: how "quality" were these exits? Did the founders and employees find themselves with real wealth or were these exits not actually very remunerative across the cap table?
Wish I knew that. I don't right now (working on it though).
Perhaps 2025 is a the year of liquidity...we can dream 🙏
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