Series A rounds have flat lined, while earlier funding rounds have flooded the market, leaving thousands of startups floundering for follow-up funding.

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The common shareholders have seen the stock fall about 15% over the past thiry days, while the Series A shareholders are flat overall.

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It was a disappointingly flat end to a otherwise thoroughly exciting series, from which both sides will take plenty of positives.

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