Inside The Q2 2017 Global Venture Capital Ecosystem
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The Q2 2017 Venture Capital Report highlights growth in global VC investment across various stages, with increasing deal volumes and sizes, though late-stage financing is recovering more slowly. Notably, while the quarter saw successful tech IPOs, venture-backed mergers and acquisitions reflected one of the weakest performances in years. The report utilizes both projected and reported data, ensuring accurate trend analysis while converting foreign currencies to U.S. dollars.
Inside The Q2 2017 Global Venture Capital Ecosystem
- 1. Global Q2 2017 Venture Capital Report
- 2. Table Of Contents Money In • Overview • Angel & Seed • Early Stage • Late Stage • Technology Growth Money Out - Exits Around The World • Acquisitions • IPOs Methodology
- 3. Money In Reviewing Investment Into Venture Capital Around the Globe
- 5. Bullish Key Findings Both deal and dollar volume are up across almost all stages, and round sizes continue to grow. Across most measures, the global VC market is on track to return to previous highs by the end of this year, if growth continues.
- 6. Bearish Key Findings Despite growth in dollar and deal volume, measures of late-stage financings suggest a return to historic highs will be slower to come. Also, very late-stage technology growth equity rounds have continued a multi-quarter downtrend.
- 12. Angel & Seed Stage Investment
- 30. Money Out Reviewing Venture-Backed Exits And IPOs Around The Globe
- 31. Bullish Key Finding Q2 saw a number of successful tech IPOs, quelling fears that public market investors have lost their appetite for new tech stocks.
- 32. Bearish Key Finding Despite a handful of high-profile acquisitions, venture-backed M&A saw one of its worst quarters in years, at least in terms of total dollar volume.
- 38. Methodology Definitions & Notes On Data
- 39. Defining Funding Terms Seed/Angel include financings that are classified as a seed or angel including accelerator fundings and equity crowdfunding below $5 million. Early stage venture include financings that are classified as a Series A or B, venture rounds without a designated series that are below $15M, and equity crowdfunding above $5 million. Late stage venture include financings that are classified as a Series C+ and venture rounds greater than $15M. Technology Growth include private equity investments with participation from venture investors.
- 40. About “Projected” Data Crunchbase uses projections for global and U.S. trend analysis. Crunchbase bases these projections on historical patterns in late reporting, which are most pronounced at the earliest stages of venture activity. Using projected data helps prevent undercounting or reporting skewed trends that only correct over time. All projected values are noted accordingly.
- 41. About “Reported” Data Certain metrics, like mean and median reported round sizes, were generated using only reported data. Unlike with projected data, Crunchbase calculates these kinds of metrics based only on the data it currently has. All reported values are noted accordingly.
- 42. About Foreign Currency All funding values are given in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. Crunchbase converts foreign currencies to US dollars at the prevailing spot rate from the date funding rounds, acquisitions, IPOs, and other financial events are reported. Even of those events were added to Crunchbase long after the event was announced, foreign currency transactions are converted at the historic spot price.