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Matrix Partners, Citic Private Equity Funds Management Co, Macrolink Group, Warburg Pincus LLC, Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, Didi Chuxing and even Temasek Holdings Pte all now seem to be suffering bouts of fear of missing out, and have decided to throw money at companies that don't actually seem to have business models.
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