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Modern venture capital has transformed into an unchecked oligarchy, or "Cancer Capital", where mega-firms managing $50B+ live off fees and shift risk elsewhere

First reported by Anildash ·

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What happened

We really, really need to talk about venture capital. Because it's not “venture capital” anymore.

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