Kayden: Market Correction Will Kill Many Startups But Few VC Funds
Joelle Kayden · Joelle Kayden – Canvassing the Landscape at Accolade Partners, Venture is Eating the Investment World 7 (Capital Allocators, EP.235) · Feb 14, 2022 · at 53:24
Joelle Kayden analyzes venture market attrition dynamics, noting that 10-year fund lifecycles insulate VC firms compared to capital-starved startups.
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“Attrition happens very slowly in our business. So I'm not sure it's that much different from what it is today. I mean, obviously we're going through a very significant correction here. And I think there will be a lot more companies that disappear than farms or funds because they won't be able to raise additional capital, and they were predicated on this sort of rapid deployment cycle.”
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