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Where is the smartest money in startups going in 2026? A good way to find out is to look at Sequoia and a16z. Between them, they joined OpenAI’s $122 billion round, Anthropic’s $65 billion round, Waymo’s $16 billion round and Anduril’s $5 billion round. But the headlines only show big numbers. They don’t tell you …
The numbers coming out of the US venture capital market in H1 2026 are historic by practically every measure. $412.7 billion has been deployed in just six months, exceeding the total yearly spending for 2025 of $339.4 billion. A single quarter, Q1 2026, saw the largest deal value ever recorded, at $267.2 billion. The exit …
The population of first-time fund managers has grown substantially. Between 2020 and 2024, 41.9% of GPs had no prior VC experience. By 2025, that figure had climbed to 49.6%. So, roughly half of all active GPs are managing a fund for the first time. For limited partners, this shift is a signal to approach fund …
Corporate venture capital offers startups something traditional VCs rarely can. They pair industry expertise with patient, strategically motivated capital. Unlike financial-first investors chasing IRR, corporate VCs invest to strengthen their parent company’s competitive position. This makes them uniquely willing to support innovations that align with their core business, even when timelines are long. At the …
Last Updated: April 2026 A disruptive notion is the starting point for a startup. Not every business idea, however, becomes a reality. Some fail, while others are abandoned throughout the course. However, in order to assure that a startup concept can turn into a profitable business, an entrepreneur needs to validate it. Frequently, this validation …
For most of its history, venture capital has been an industry where the price of admission was experienced. But that gatekeeping dynamic is quietly eroding. In 2025, for the first time, new VC managers with and without prior VC experience were nearly equal. This convergence signals a real opportunity. The moment to launch a new …
Last Updated: April, 2026 The process of raising enough capital is the backbone of every startup. But company founders will agree that it is easier said than done. With a limited operating period, few assets and no reputation to rely on, convincing investors, ie. venture capital firms, to fund your startup is always a challenge. …
2025 was a year of recovery for venture capital, but calling it a full comeback misses the point. Yes, global VC funding reached $425 billion. Funding gained 30% year over year, up from $328 billion in 2024. However, when examining where the money actually went, a clearer picture appears, and capital in 2025 was plentiful …
VC funding in Q4 2025 indicates a stable yet cautious investment environment. While a large amount of money is still being invested globally, this funding is heavily concentrated in a few specific regions and sectors. North America remains the clear leader in global VC, bringing in $91.15 billion in Q4. At the same time, companies …
29% of startups fail not because their ideas were flawed, but because they ran out of money. This is a striking reality given that the United States alone is home to over 12,000 venture capitalists (VCs), according to Crunchbase data. This suggests a lack of connection, rather than a shortage of capital. Founders who know where to …
Conventional investing wisdom suggests investing across multiple asset classes for diversification benefits and managing liquidity needs. Disciplined asset allocation also ensures operational efficiency at the fund-level. As a general partner (GP), you must balance opposing objectives, such as maximizing capital deployment and creation of reserves for operational expenses and strategic reinvestments. This requires you to …
In December, the number of companies raising Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A funding declined by 6% compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, the number of AI companies being raised has grown by 7% in the same time frame. The overall slowdown is in line with what we have been witnessing in the last quarter. AI’s …
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has maintained its position as a leading investor across multiple sectors, making it one of the world’s famous venture capital firms. Founded in 1977, NEA has built an impressive track record with over 280 portfolio companies reaching IPO and 99 achieving unicorn status. The firm’s portfolio includes leaders like Cloudflare, Coursera, …
The funding market has been on fire owing to the AI revolution. This makes it important to understand what is transpiring in the US VC market. This article aims to achieve the same goal using the November 2025 VC deals as its source. Number of AI companies by funding type, funding raised and Multiples Figure …
Venture capital has been on a stride in the past couple of quarters, owing to the AI revolution. Without a doubt, few forces have reshaped funding activity as profoundly as AI. This makes it worth noting to decipher what is happening in the US VC market. September 2025s US deal data offers a telling snapshot …
In Q3 2025, the total global VC funding reached $97B, marking the fourth consecutive quarter exceeding $90B and a robust 38.6% year-over-year increase. Q3 was characterized by extreme capital concentration with mega rounds ($500M+) capturing more than 30% of all funding and just 18 companies securing one-third of total capital deployed. AI dominated with $45.1 …
Venture capital is changing and fast. In 2024, U.S private AI investment went up to $109.1B —nearly 12x that of China’s $9.3B and around 24x that of the U.K.’s $4.5B. Generative AI has notably witnessed strong momentum, raising $33.9 billion globally in private investment. That’s an 18.7% increase from 2023. However, beneath these headline VC …
Venture capital has always been a risky asset class. The general consensus is that 90% of startups fail, and more than 66.67% of startups do not provide positive returns to investors. These risks pushed venture capitalists to develop a valuation method that secures desirable exits. The importance of the venture capital (VC) valuation method has …
Venture debt is extended to venture-backed startups and typically amounts to about 20-40% of the funds raised in previous funding rounds. It is meant to extend a startup’s runway and has the added benefit of mitigating equity dilution. As venture debt deal value almost doubled to $53.3 billion in 2024 and VC investments remained muted, …
Did you know that there are about 75,600 tech startups in the US as of 2024? In comparison, by the end of 2023, there were only 3,417 venture capital firms. A limited pool of VCs is tasked with evaluating and shortlisting startups for investment. Because of all this competition, securing funding from VCs is extremely …
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