This is our data snapshot based on last month’s investment activity. 
The charts and tables have been generated by our data platform GCV Analytics.

The number of corporate-backed rounds reported in September was 239, up 12% from the 213 funding rounds in the same month last year. Investment value also increased slightly to $9.72bn – up 6% from the $9.12bn in September 2017. September’s deal number was similar to those of July and August, with their 244 and 243 rounds respectively.

Most corporate-backed deals were hosted by the US, where there were 117 rounds, China and India were second with 20 rounds and the…