In the first quarter of 2018, GCV Analytics tracked 625 funding rounds involving corporate venturers, a 3% increase over the 609 rounds recorded in in the first quarter of last year. However, the estimated total investment surged to $34.26bn, 87% higher than the $18.31bn recorded last year.

The US hosted the largest number of funding rounds (274), while China was second with 67 deals, India third with 39, and the UK fourth with…

Kaloyan Andonov

Kaloyan Andonov is head of analytics at Global Corporate Venturing.