Raising venture capital has never been a given, but economic factors in the 2010s led to a historic flood of startup investment that gushed forward throughout the last decade. Now, the tides have turned. The return of interest rate hikes has sobered the VC community.
That’s a positive thing, according to Nasir Qadree, founder and managing partner of DC-based Zeal Capital. “I think the market needed a reset,” he said, “to understand quality deals.” READ MORE