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There is an article a week ago from Tech Lunch

showing that 151 new unicorns joined the list in 2018 and a

unicorn is a private company valued at a billion dollars or more. So in 2018 more than 135

billion dollars was invested in these companies or wait are they saying that

135 billion dollars was invested or valuation went into those companies?

It sounds like it's got to be valuation, right? It said investors poured more than 135 billion dollars into those companies.

So you think that's actual cash? $135 billion into those companies.

So you think that's actual cash?

135 billion was raised?

It says a 52% increase year over a year.

I understand that.

But do you think, I'm saying, this is your story, man,

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