Smaller VC funds from 2017-2020 have seen a significant decline in their returns over the past 24 months.
Many hot deals and unicorn rounds that happened between 2018-2021 no longer have the same valuation, resulting in mark-downs and write-offs.
New emerging VC funds from 2021-2023 are still negative overall, and one reason could be the lack of mark-ups and valuation increases on their investments.
Most smaller VC funds are not yet benefiting from their AI investments.