Tech firms face funding ‘Hunger Games’

The relaxed and open approach to funding that saw start-ups raise record amounts of money last year could be coming to an end with the tech sector now entering a "Hunger Games" environment, venture capitalists have warned.

VC investment hit an all-time high of $128 billion in 2015, but the fourth quarter saw investment slow dramatically, according to a report by KPMG and CB Insights out this month, with the number of new unicorns – start-ups valued at over $1 billion – dropping significantly.

Tech firms face funding ‘Hunger Games’