Quarterly data report: Q2 2020

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and an almost worldwide lockdown, most people spent much of the second quarter at home. That does not mean, however, that everyone stopped working or the world came to a halt – and venture investing is no exception.

In this odd, locked-down second quarter, GCV Analytics tracked 762 funding rounds involving corporate venturers, representing a nearly 11% drop from the 855 rounds recorded in Q2 2019. The estimated total investment dollars stood at $25.69bn, down 14%…