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The venture capital market is racing ahead.

Foot on the gas, middle finger out the window, hair on fire.

That's our read for the Q2 2021 data released thus far

concerning how much money venture capitalists deployed around the world during the second three

months of the year.

Startups have never had it this good when it comes to accessing private market funds.

Turns out, the second quarter of 2021 was the biggest quarter for venture capital activity ever measured by dollars invested.

Speaking of which, let's see what's going on in the world of startups.

Korean online grocery startup Curly raises $200 million, bringing its worth to more than $2 billion.

The right-hailing market's insatiable appetite for capital was fed another half billion today with news that India's

Ola has raised new funds.

Brazilian HR startup Flash just put together a $22 million series B that the hyper-caffinated venture capital group led.

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