In 2016 GCV Analytics tracked 1,952 deals worth an estimated $83.59bn of total capital raised.
GCV Analytics tracked 1,952 deals worth an estimated $83.59bn of total capital raised. While the deal count is a slight decrease on the 2015 figure, when we tracked 2052 deals, the total dollar value of corporate-backed VC rounds is a new high compared with the $76.34bn in 2015. Furthermore, the total capital involved in 2016 is almost double the estimated $42.95bn of 2014. We are yet to see whether this impressive growth will be sustained through 2017 and beyond.
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