UPDATE 1-Venture-backed firms take record $32 bln in Q2, mostly in mega-deals
July 23, 2015 at 13:13 PM EDT
FRANKFURT, July 23 (Reuters) - Venture capital-backed firms globally raised a record $32.5 billion in the second quarter, but this eye-watering figure disguises a disquieting fixation on mega-deals, which attracted half of all funding, resulting in fewer start-up deals.
