Annual data review: 2019
In 2019 GCV Analytics tracked 3,232 deals worth an estimated $134bn in capital raised. While the deal count was a notable increase on a year-on-year basis (13%) versus the 2,861 transactions reported in 2018, the total value of corporate-backed venture capital rounds decreased by 20% to $134bn, down from an estimated $168bn in the previous year.
Nearly half all tracked corporate-backed transactions took place in the US (1,312). Other notable countries were Japan (382). China (324), India (196) and the…