Over the past few months we have seen the initial public offering (IPO) market go from hot to not, with proceeds slowing by more than 50% in the third quarter compared with the second quarter.

Unicorns, the name given to start-ups with private valuations of $1bn or more, have recently lost large amounts of money. ..

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