VC investor argues massive funding rounds reflect over-financialized private markets
arian_ghashghai · x · 2026-10-21
Quoting Bryce's take that "equivocating ambition with massive funding rounds is the cancer of an entire generation," investor arianghashghai argues the invest-markup-sell-secondary game most VCs now play stems from excess cheap private capital over-financializing private markets. With no regulatory oversight, the asset class is building a pseudo-liquid private market — public-market upside without regulatory downside. His fix: push companies to go public sooner.
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