Informationweek Last year was great for new technology firms. This year could be even better. Image: sasun Bughda - stock.adobe.com Despite the multiple challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 turned out to be a boom year for technology startups. According to the latest Pitchbook-NVCA Venture Monitor, US startups set a record in 2020, earning $156.2 billion, erasing the previous mark set in 2018 ($142.7 billion) and last year’s total ($138.1 billion). Jeff Grabow, US venture capital leader at business advisory firm EY, said he anticipates that the venture capital market will remain ...