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title: "Only 49% of VC-backed startups show positive velocity growth — VC Deal Flow Signal"
url: https://signals.gitdealflow.com/research/half-of-vc-startups-show-positive-velocity-growth
description: "49% of observations show positive velocity growth."
source: VC Deal Flow Signal
---
# Only 49% of VC-backed startups show positive velocity growth

## Claim

49% of observations show positive velocity growth.

## Why it matters

Counterintuitive. Most assume 'all venture-backed startups grow fast.' Half do, half don't — even at this stage.

## Source section

§4.2 Velocity change of the SSRN preprint.

## How to cite

> 49% of observations show positive velocity growth. — VC Deal Flow Signal (GitDealFlow), §4.2 Velocity change, https://ssrn.com/abstract=6606558.

## Canonical

https://signals.gitdealflow.com/research/half-of-vc-startups-show-positive-velocity-growth