Venture capital fundraising hit a record-high last year. There were more deals, and more money poured into startups last year than at any other time in history. Now, the FT’s Richard Waters says the fundraising bonanza is over. On this week’s episode, we explore what that means for the future of startups.  Clips from Looney Tunes: ⓒ Warner Bros.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  For further reading: Venture capital’s silent crash: when the tech boom met reality Klarna’s valuation crashes to under $7bn in tough funding round Venture capital’s delayed rendezvous with reality - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  On Twitter, follow Richard Waters (@RichardWaters) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07) Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sri Lanka is facing dire fuel and food shortages amid ongoing economic and political crises. In this week’s episode, the FT’s Antoni Slodkowski shares what he’s seen after a week of reporting in Sri Lanka. And then, emerging markets correspondent Jonathan Wheatley explains how the crises in Sri Lanka may impact the rest of the world.   Clips courtesy of Voice of America - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  For further reading: No food, no fuel and no jobs: the economic catastrophe engulfing Sri Lanka What Sri Lanka reveals about the risks in emerging markets China reckons with its first overseas debt crisis Debt sell-off intensifies strains for more than a dozen emerging markets - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  On Twitter, follow Jonathan Wheatley (@Jonthn_Wheatley), Antoni Slodkowski (@slodek) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07) Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.