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Some 50 corporate-backed startups had an exit in June including six stock market listings and two company closures.
Some 46 corporate-backed startups had an exit in May, a handful at more than $1bn. But the market is still in a holding pattern.
April saw fewer corporate-backed startup exits than the high months of Q1 2025, due to a fall in M&A for healthcare and IT companies.
Corporate-backed startups exits were at their highest level for over two years in Q1 2025, with large acquisitions spiking the total value.
The deal, set to make OpenAI the world's second most valuable startup, will include up to $30bn from SoftBank and quadruples the previous fundraising record.
Startups backed by corporate investors are less likely to go bust. This pattern holds true even in a tough investment climate.
CoreWeave, Discord, Klarna and Jio are among the high-value tech companies on the slate for 2025 IPOs, but market volatility could delay things, says exits expert Jeff Baglio.
Some 37 corporate-backed startups were bought in February in sectors ranging from semiconductors and skincare to pharma and robots.
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January 2025 saw 53 corporate-backed startup exits, marking a 47% year-on-year increase and the highest total since early 2023, with deal values soaring to $4.52bn.
Large life sciences deals and corporate investors buying the companies in their own portfolio have been key to an improving exit market.
There was a 62% jump in exits for corporate-backed startups in November, with IPOs and acquisitions across a range of geographies and sectors but also some notable bankruptcies.
Some 37 corporate-backed startups were either acquired or taken public in October, with the total value of exits at $4.37bn, a significant rise on last year.
The US cardiovascular health research and public awareness nonprofit has launched a fund for startups tackling women's health conditions.
The longed-for recovery in startup exits hasn't yet arrived. But those startups that did get bought or publicly listed in September did so at higher prices.
Some 50 corporate-backed startups had an exit in June including six stock market listings and two company closures.
Some 46 corporate-backed startups had an exit in May, a handful at more than $1bn. But the market is still in a holding pattern.
SoftBank emerged in the news last week with its sizeable bets in the equity derivative markets in the US. Despite some recent challenges, the telecoms conglomerate has been very active in large venturing deals this year as well.
As the month of August draws to a close, last week we reported several initial public offerings (IPOs) which are lined up for the coming weeks along with some notable ones that have already taken place.
The number of corporate-backed companies going public declined in 2019, despite some major IPOs like those of Uber, Lyft and Slack.
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