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Welcome back , and welcome to 2024 !

We ’re starting the year off on a in high spirits short letter : After a fair 2023 , investors are affirmative about way out natural action pick back up in 2024 . Some think M&A activity will skyrocket , while others think we will see the initial offering market bounce back .

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But the biggest question on our mind : When will we lead off seeing all this activity ? “ While VCs are n’t sure of the timing , they do know the overarching factors that will run a large theatrical role in determining that timeline , ” writes venture reporter Rebecca Szkutak .

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VCs forebode more exits in 2024 but have no consensus on when or how

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YL Ventures details the challenges facing Israeli cybersecurity startups

“ There were several impressive funding rounds and acquisitions of Israeli cybersecurity startups in the final quarter of 2023 , despite the circumstances , ” write Nadav Lev , the CTO at YL Ventures , “ and the effects of these events will most in all probability be patent only in the first half of 2024 . ”

Debunking the myth that crowdfunding is only good for cash

Though investors often search down on it , equity crowdfunding can be a good manner for startup to get capital . In fact , some father consider that engage this uncommon way can yield a unspoilt increase taradiddle than chasing a venture capital investor .

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Climate tech might be the hot job market in 2024

Layoffs rock the technical school world in 2023 , but mood tech seems to be the solitary bastion of hope . Companies in the sphere have been on a hiring spree over the past class , and it does n’t look like they ’ll slow down in 2024 .

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