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title: "First public 5-quarter longitudinal panel for VC-backed startups (Q2 2025–Q2 2026) — VC Deal Flow Signal"
url: https://signals.gitdealflow.com/research/five-quarter-vc-startup-panel
description: "The dataset spans 5 quarters (Q2 2025 through Q2 2026)."
source: VC Deal Flow Signal
---
# First public 5-quarter longitudinal panel for VC-backed startups (Q2 2025–Q2 2026)

## Claim

The dataset spans 5 quarters (Q2 2025 through Q2 2026).

## Why it matters

First public longitudinal panel at organizational level for venture-backed startups.

## Source section

§1, abstract of the SSRN preprint.

## How to cite

> The dataset spans 5 quarters (Q2 2025 through Q2 2026). — VC Deal Flow Signal (GitDealFlow), §1, abstract, https://ssrn.com/abstract=6606558.

## Canonical

https://signals.gitdealflow.com/research/five-quarter-vc-startup-panel