While corporate-backed deals are down at the subdued levels we've been observing since July, mobility, logistics and gaming saw an uptick.

Overall, corporate-backed startup funding rounds in November were at the same level as we’ve seen since the third quarter of the year, down from last year’s comparative numbers but not declining further. And there were month-on-month rises in three sectors: mobility, logistics and gaming.

There were just 386 corporate-backed deals around the globe in November, down 25% from the 514 rounds registered in the same month last year. Investment value stood at $9.57bn in total estimated capital – less than…

Kaloyan Andonov

Kaloyan Andonov is head of analytics at Global Corporate Venturing.