<ul><li>Startups attracted $91.5 billion in venture capital funding in Q1, marking the second-highest quarterly investment in the last decade.</li><li>However, the outlook for 2025 appears to be bleak due to shattered expectations of significant exits and a potential recession, which has derailed IPO plans.</li><li>Stock market volatility and fears of a recession triggered by President Trump’s tariff policy have impacted the plans of startups to debut on public markets.</li><li>Despite strong Q1 dealmaking totals, the challenges faced by many founders are being masked, and startups are anticipated to face difficulties and potential shutdowns in 2025.</li></ul>

Startup funding hit records in Q1. But the outlook for 2025 is still awful.

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