investment trends

Companies focused on reducing CO2 emissions raised big sums, second only to Q3 2023.

Climate tech investment roars back with an $8.1B start to 2024

The downturn in the technology sector — dragged by inflation, higher interest rates and geopolitical events — continues to persist, and one of the most acutely impacted areas has been…

European startup funding halved to $45B in 2023, says Atomico

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Latin America’s Q3 2023 venture results show glimmers of light

While some Latin American data, sourced from Sling Hub and Distrito, illustrates certain positive trends, other data from the region points the other direction.

11:25 am PDT • October 17, 2023
Latin America’s Q3 2023 venture results show glimmers of light

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The global VC market continues to stumble

Venture deal volume has fallen every quarter since Q2 2022 across the world, and the trend shows no signs of reversing.

10:36 am PDT • October 4, 2023
The global VC market continues to stumble

Capital markets are changing, which means financing options for companies are changing as well.

Investors prefer debt over equity (but not venture debt)

New data indicates that venture investors are on their way back to preferring growth over profitability at startups.

Tech investors’ obsession over profit is already waning

An increasing number of venture firms think the solution to cutting through the noise is by incorporating data science into their deal sourcing process.

Slowly but surely, data is helping VCs look beyond networks for sourcing deals

As realizing big exits becomes difficult, deep tech startups transforming entire industries offer some of the only paths to “10x exits.”

A VC’s perspective on deep tech fundraising in Q1 2023

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Will record levels of dry powder trigger a delayed explosion of startup investment?

Despite the downturn, strong cash supply and tailwinds for spending are leading experts to believe we’re in a strong investment cycle.

9:00 am PST • January 6, 2023
Will record levels of dry powder trigger a delayed explosion of startup investment?