Finance Watch: VC Interest Lags At Early Stage – 'Hogwash' Or Evidence-Based?
Executive Summary
Venture Capital Edition: A VC investor at a recent conference said it's "hogwash" that venture capitalists aren't interested in funding early-stage biopharma, but the trend toward large financings – such as the $220m raised to date by Rubius – and 2017 investment data suggest otherwise.
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