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As hope for a quick end to the war in the Ukraine has sadly eva­po­ra­ted, and the pro­found and dama­ging impacts on many levels are being digested by inves­tors, there has been a flurry of forebo­ding and warnings in the startup/venture capi­tal space. There can also be no doubt that in light of the moun­ting direct effects and deri­va­tive effects of this war, inclu­ding of course an incre­ase in inves­tor risk-aver­sion, pru­dence and cau­tion are repla­cing risk and bold­ness as the memes that are cur­r­ently shaping our eco­sys­tem.  Indeed many of the most recent sta­tis­tics show that a slow­down in deal acti­vity is arriving.