Annual analysis: 2017

In 2017, GCV Analytics tracked 2,320 deals worth an estimated $109.23bn of total capital. While the deal count registered a minor increase year-to-year (6%) compared with the 2,173 transactions of 2016, the total value of corporate-backed VC rounds reached a new all-time high, surpassing $100bn.

The number of active corporate venturers also grew. Since 2011, when our publication was launched, GCV Analytics has tracked more than 2,234 distinct corporate investors,…

Kaloyan Andonov

Kaloyan Andonov is head of analytics at Global Corporate Venturing.