VentureView: GlobalData's VC Activity Coverage - Q2 2022 Edition
GlobalData's Venture Capital (VC) activity report provides detailed coverage of the global venture capital activity in Q2 2022, covering key insights such as the global VC investment trends, quarterly funding activity, and key investments of Q2 2022, among others.
Q2 2022 reported a steep global QoQ decline in both investment value and volume, value hits seven quarter low. The quarter reported a decline of 32% QoQ and 49% YoY in funding activity. 2022 H1 funding activity reported a steep decline of 31% compared to H1 2021.
Q2 2022 global mega-size investments contributed 51% of the total deal value, registers a QoQ decline of 39%, and hit a nine-quarter low. Q2 2022 reported a decline of 39% QoQ and 63% YoY in mega deals funding activity. Mega deals funding activity reached pre-COVID-19 levels implying a slowdown, after having reported a consecutive QoQ growth in 2021.
Q2 2022 new unicorn birth declined by 33% QoQ. The quarter registered a slowdown in new unicorns creation and the growth rate hit an eight-quarter low.
Access the below key findings discussed in the report:
- Digitalization accounted for about 40% of the top ten VC deals to accumulate about $2.6 billion in total investment. The theme gained traction in industries such as construction, insurance, and semiconductors with developments in infrastructure, insurtech, and chip manufacturing
- Digital media is evolving as a new area of interest for investors with advances in digital content generation, online gaming and education, among others. Maryland’s Epic Games has accumulated $2 billion to develop video games
- Energy players usher in a new age with the rise in demand for clean and sustainable energy technologies such as carbon capture, low-carbon, and solar solutions. US-based Intersect Power has raised $750 m to develop innovative and scalable low-carbon solutions for its customers in energy and commodity markets
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