Quarterly analysis: Q2 2021
At the end of the second quarter last year most of us were still in shock from the covid-19 pandemic and in a lockdown. Few at the time could have imagined the momentum public and private markets would gain a year later.
The second quarter of 2021 seems to be just another page in this bullish story, with virtually every metric reaching a record high.
The number of rounds was 49% higher than in Q2 2020, with capital up 161%. Corporates piled $40.67bn into funding initiatives, though this is skewed by SoftBank committing $30bn to its second Vision Fund.
GCV Analytics tracked 1,263 funding rounds involving corporate venturers during the second quarter of this year, a 49% surge above the 846 rounds recorded in Q2 2020. The estimated total investment dollars stood at $75.04bn, up nearly 161% from the $28.69bn recorded during the same period last…
