U.S. venture capital investments reached $330 billion last year, almost doubling the previous record of $167 billion set in 2020, according to data firm PitchBook. The increase was driven by record low interest rates, which drove investors looking for yield into the private markets, and a surge in software demand from all sorts of businesses thanks to the pandemic. Cash-rich nontraditional...
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