1、The Future of Venture Capital:Unlocking Liquidity and GrowthI N S I G H T R E P O R TM A Y 2 0 2 6In collaboration with Stanford Graduate School of Business Venture Capital InitiativeImages:Adobe Stock,Getty ImagesDisclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to
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4、 41 Why venture capital matters and why the model is under strain 61.1 What makes venture capital unique 81.2 The US case study:From ERISA to market dominance 91.3 The global expansion of the asset class 102 The liquidity squeeze and the exit gap 112.1 The exit and distribution gap 132.2 The scale o
5、f trapped value 172.3 The rise of secondary markets 182.4 Improving secondary-market infrastructure 203 The global scale-up gap in innovation 223.1 The new geography of innovation:Scaling start-ups 233.2 How success breeds ecosystems:The power of founder factories 284 Strengthening the foundation:Ca
6、pital,regulation andinstitutional reform 294.1 How the LP landscape is changing 304.2 Regulatory fragmentation:The invisible scaling tax 325 AI and the new economics of venture capital 335.1 From software to labour markets 345.2 The new growth playbook:Faster,leaner,harder to value 345.3 Private cap