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What will this year bring in VC? We asked a few investors | TechCrunch

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The number of venture firms in the U.S. has taken a sharp dip as risk-averse institutional investors splash money on only the biggest names in Silicon Valley .

But the new year has just started, and perhaps so has the impetus for change.

We spoke to some VCs to gather their predictions on the good, the bad, and what might end up being the unexpected.

A surge in venture dollars looking at hard tech, as software becomes commoditized due to generative AI .

A significant climate-related disaster, geopolitical conflict, or economic shock has the potential to fundamentally reshape the startup and VC landscape.

We could see mergers or even closures of some big-name unicorns, many industry darlings for years .

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