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,…
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