{"id":18653,"date":"2021-04-28T13:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T10:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sijoitusrahastot.org\/?p=18653"},"modified":"2021-05-04T13:11:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T10:11:57","slug":"worldwide-venture-investments-soared-by-94-in-q1-2021-to-all-time-high-of-125-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sijoitusrahastot.org\/worldwide-venture-investments-soared-by-94-in-q1-2021-to-all-time-high-of-125-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Worldwide Venture Investments Soared by 94% in Q1 2021 to All-Time High of $125 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the first time in history, global venture investments surpassed $100 billion in Q1 2021. According to the research data analyzed and published by Sijoitusrahastot<\/a>, worldwide funding hit an all-time high of $125 billion during the period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compared to the first quarter of 2020, that marked an increase of 94%. It was 50% higher than the Q4 2020 figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new quarterly record is considerably higher than the previous one of $92 billion set in Q4 2018. Q2 2018 was close behind it, with a total of $91 billion. Q3 2020\u2019s total of $87 billion now ranks fourth on the list of highest funding quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the enormous boom in investments, there was also record performance in the creation of unicorns. During the three-month period, there were a total of 112 new unicorns created according to the Crunchbase Private Unicorn Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It translated to an average of close to two new unicorns every day. For some perspective, the whole of 2020 saw the creation of 159 companies join the ranks. That was the equivalent of one new unicorn every two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, unicorns attracted a total of $57.9 billion in funding, close to half of the total Q1 2021 VC investment figure. Comparably, unicorn companies accounted for about one-third of the VC capital in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Late-Stage Funding Up by 122% to $85.6 Billion, Accounting for 68% of Global Total<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As is typically the case, late-stage funding played dominant role, accounting for 68% of total investment in the quarter. Together with technology growth, the segment posted a 122% increase from $38.6 billion in Q1 2020 to $85.6 billion in Q1 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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