Startups more valuable

Valuations for startups are on average 16% higher today than they were a year ago, that according to VentureOne. A 16% rise might not impress many who have seen their home valuations rise a lot more than that in the past year, but still its good progress. Other findings include:
- It takes longer for VCs to get to liquidity thanks to fewer IPOs and fewer M&A activity.
- M&A may seem to have picked up but that is because there are some larger M&A deals; there are just fewer of them.

Read - Value of VC Backed Firms Hits an All-time High (BizJournals)