The exit route mix year by year: why M&A dominates by count and IPOs by value, how tender offers and secondaries became the third route, continuation funds, SPACs, lengthening holding periods and a decision framework for founders and LPs.
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Sectors & Exits by Year
Where venture capital went year by year since 2015, and the IPOs, acquisitions and secondaries that returned it.
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