Too Long; Didn't Read
Over the last three years (2014 to 2017), the funding ecosystem for early stage founders have been high in dollar amounts and low in number of deals that were being funded. VCs were more interested in maintaining their positions and helping their current portfolio companies stay afloat longer by <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/investing" target="_blank">investing</a> more money into them versus adding new companies to their portfolio.