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- Number of Founders 5,897.
- Average Founded Date Mar 7, 2021.
- Percentage Non-Profit 0%
- Number of For-Profit Companies 4,327.
- North America Overall
- Late-Stage Funding
- Early-Stage Funding
- Seed-Stage Funding
- Exits
- Public Offerings
- M&A
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Overall venture investment nearly doubled year over year in 2021, capping off roughly a decade of mostly steady increases in funding. For perspective, here are the annual funding totals, color-coded by stage, for the past 10 years: In case you were wondering, the surge in investment was driven by bigger deals, not more of them. The number of comple...
Late stage accounts for the largest share of venture dollars across any stage, so we’ll start there. An astounding $208 billion went into late-stage and technology-growth investment rounds in 2021. That’s up 91 percent from the 2020 tally of $109 billion and the highest total we’ve seen to date. Round counts ticked up as well, with nearly 1,971 kno...
Early-stage funding was also on a tear in 2021. For the full year, investors put $108.5 billion into early-stage (Series A and B) deals. That’s just over double the 2020 total of $53.8 billion and, once again, a record-setting tally. The fourth quarter ended on a high note as well, with $33.2 billion going into early-stage rounds—the highest quarte...
Seed and angel funding scaled new heights too. For all of 2021, investors put $12.8 billion into seed-stage deals. That’s an increase of 35 percent over 2020, which saw a total of $9.5 billion in seed investment. The fourth quarter was also a standout period for seed, with $3.3 billion in reported financing, per Crunchbase data. That’s up about 10 ...
Investors weren’t just putting money into startups in 2021. They were also getting returns back amid a robust environment for both public offerings and big-ticket acquisitions. While aftermarket performance was choppy for some, particularly for companies that took the SPAC route to market, others managed to sustain valuations in the tens of billion...
For venture-backed public offerings, the biggest debut came in November from electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian. The Michigan company raised around $12 billion in the largest IPO of the year, garnering an early market cap exceeding Ford and General Motors. Though shares have fallen sharply from their highs, the company was still recently valued a...
Acquirers also kept busy in 2021. Although disclosed prices for the biggest M&A deals were still a small fraction of the largest public offering valuations, the numbers still added up. The fourth quarter closed out the year with a number of sizeable acquisitions of venture-backed companies, including: 1. Truebill, an AI-enabled personal finance app...
For a few years now, the big question in venture capital has been: How long can things run ultra-hot before they overheat? Certainly investments have been scaling ever-higher heights for a longer duration than this author anticipated. Of course, the ascent hasn’t been entirely smooth. We’ve seen a few rocky developments this year, in particular the...
The data contained in this report comes directly from Crunchbase, and is based on reported data. Note that data lags are most pronounced at the earliest stages of venture activity, with seed funding amounts increasing significantly after the end of a quarter/year. All funding values are given in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. Crunchbase conve...
Oct 7, 2021 · Now they’re commonplace, with more than 300 in Q3 alone for North America, per Crunchbase data. The ballooning size of a typical seed round explains why funding at this stage continues to hold strong.
Mar 12, 2021 · The top 10,000 startups that were founded in 2021, by Crunchbase rank. This list of startups that were founded in 2021 provides data on their funding history, investment activities, and acquisition trends.
Jul 20, 2022 · Crunchbase on Wednesday announced a $50 million raise that belies a market contraction with Q2 funding for late-stage ventures falling 31%, to $66.7 billion from Q1’s $96.9 billion. Alignment ...
Jan 27, 2024 · This list of companies and startups founded within the last year in United States provides data on their funding history, investment activities, and acquisition trends. Insights about top trending companies, startups, investments and M&A activities, notable investors of these companies, their management team, and recent news are also included.
Jul 10, 2024 · Funding to North American startups rose 30% quarter-over-quarter, driven by big rounds for artificial intelligence-focused companies. Early-stage dealmaking was particularly robust.
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