CB Insights: a record 1,200 VC-backed unicorns have yet to IPO or get acquired; Carta: fewer than 30% of 2021 unicorns raised funding in the past three years (Katie Roof/Bloomberg)

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CB Insights: a record 1,200 VC-backed unicorns have yet to IPO or get acquired; Carta: fewer than 30% of 2021 unicorns raised funding in the past three years  —  The billion-dollar startup bubble is deflating, and more than $1 trillion in value is locked up in companies with dwindling prospects.