Quarterly data: Q1 2022
At the end of the first quarter two years ago, most of the world was in shock from the covid-19 pandemic and going into the first nearly global lockdown. Despite the pandemic, we have since seen much upward momentum that both public and private markets have enjoyed as a result of massive monetary intervention on part of central banks. However, with rising inflation and a large-scale commodities crunch, monetary authorities around the globe are changing course, which will expectedly exert an impact over capital markets that we are yet to discern. Despite this and all indications that there may be some “cooling off” in valuations, the first quarter of 2022 seems to be, in the main, part of this still ongoing bullish story.
GCV Analytics tracked 1,506 funding rounds involving corporate venturers during the first quarter of this year,…
