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Ed Markey: That's great, and that's what we want, but at the same time, one half of all venture capital in the United States went…

On the recordMay 2, 2017
That's great, and that's what we want, but at the same time, one half of all venture capital in the United States went to software and Internet-specific startups.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the significant venture capital investment in tech reliant on net neutrality.

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