Survey: 88% of U.S. startup leaders worried about fundraising

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Cash concerns: New research published Monday by tech company Qualtrics quantifies the growing sense of caution among U.S. startup leaders. Nearly 88% of more than 250 startup founders and CEOs said they were extremely worried or somewhat worried about the current fundraising environment. Lack of operating cash was cited as the biggest concern, by far, for the current year.

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