Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login New data shows Australian technology start-up company valuations and funding volumes are on the rise again after a tumultuous three years, but venture capitalists fear US President Donald Trump’s tariff trade war may send the volatile asset class back into freefall. Quarterly research from industry tracker Cut Through Venture shows venture capital firms invested nearly $1 billion across 100 deals over the first three months of the 2025 financial year, the strongest start to the year since the end of the tech boom in 2022.
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Start-up valuations increase but tech investors brace for Trump disruption
New data shows VC firms have invested about $1 billion in 100 start-up deals so far this year, but recession fears and market uncertainty is spooking investors.