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Overall, venture GPs are more optimistic about fundraising and the IPO market than they were a year ago, according to our H1 2024 Tech Survey analyst note. GPs are mostly expecting asset valuations to get more attractive over the next month—which is supporting market activity, though still at subdued levels. While AI remains a top area of focus, investors have expressed concern of overinvestment. Interest rates remain a key determiner of market activity, as well as the need for founders to temper their valuation expectations. While several managers have pushed out fundraising plans or ruled out opening another fund, the majority cited no changes to current fundraising plans.  #VentureCapital #TechSurvey #InvestmentTrends #MarketActivity #AI #Fundraising #IPOMarket

Are the VC winds shifting? PitchBook's latest survey reveals a surge of optimism among investors. ➡️ Nearly triple the number of VCs now expect strong increase in funding for startups over the next year compared to 2023. ➡️ While the IPO outlook has improved slightly, most anticipate only modest growth or no change as valuations continue adjusting. ➡️ AI reigns as the tech frontier drawing the most expected innovation, even as over-exuberance sets in. Health/biotech and climate tech are tipped as underinvested areas ripe for disruption. Through the turbulence, VC fundraising plans hold steady for many and over 1 in 10 funds plan to accelerate their raise, sensing opportunities in the market's evolution. Analyst note can be found below

Novel closes $15m round. Novel announces a $15M oversubscribed Pre-Series A round, co-led by IGNIA Partners and Ulu Ventures, to propel the FinTech’s expansion of their groundbreaking Capital Intelligence™ platform. The round also includes participation from MatterScale, Gaingels, as well as previous investors. This injection of capital catapults Novel’s total funding to over $130M, fueling its mission to transform how tech founders fund and grow their business. By harnessing AI, real-time data, and their innovative capital-as-a-service model, the Novel platform equips founders with non-dilutive capital and essential tools for optimizing their capital stack. By making more strategic fundraising decisions, Founders are enabled to scale faster and exit better. The recent downturn in VC activity and the demise of SVB have caused an acute need amongst growth-oriented tech companies to re-evaluate their capital stack decisions. Novel meets the needs of entrepreneurs with data and insights to support their capital strategy decisions, paired with alternative financing options that give them quick and transparent access to capital. Source: https://lnkd.in/eeavy-rp Sign up for more news updates like this in our daily newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eskQx7Ym #donedeal #funding #seriesa #fintech #financialservices #financialtechnology #financialsolutions #fintechnews 

GlobalData discovers that in the first half of 2024, early-stage funding takes the lead in the world of VC funding deals, accounting for 77.8% of the total volume. #VCfunding #GlobalData

The recent liquidity crunch has impacted nearly every corner of the capital markets, from startups seeking capital to investors raising new funds. Sluggish venture market has weighed further on fundraising, as LPs take a cautious approach to new commitments. A number of promising and potential VC exits are still stuck. With uncertainty remaining in global markets, founders must demonstrate exemplary grit, gumption and patience to ride it out. SaaS and lifescience lead the exit value in H1, and AI continues to generate interest for fund managers. There is a stronger sentiment that 2024 marks the ’bottoming out’ stage of venture fundraising. It is still early in the recovery stage, but things are looking better.

By the numbers: U.S. venture capitalists invested $37.5 billion via 2,794 deals during Q3 2024. The deal number is 34% lower than in the prior quarter, and 17% below the year earlier period. And it looks even worse beneath the hood, given the plethora of insider and bridge rounds. The dollar number is down 32% from Q2, despite a handful of massive AI rounds, and 11.7% lower than the average dollar volume over the prior eight quarters (i.e., the post-pandemic era). The number of active investors has fallen by more than 25% year-over-year, and 2024 is set to be the second straight year in which VC fundraising is less than half of 2021 or 2022.

🚀 Q3 2024 European Venture Capital Report Highlights 🚀 📉 VC Investment: Down 9.7% overall, but AI investments are up 24%. 💰 Venture Debt: Surged to €13.2B YTD as a popular alternative to equity. 📈 Exits: Recovery with €26.2B in exit value driven by key IPOs and acquisitions. Curious to see how this data could support your strategy? Let’s connect! 📩 #VentureCapital #EuropeVC #PitchBook #AI #VentureDebt

Explore how June's PE and VC investment surge to $3.1 billion reflects rising deal sizes, spotlighting @TPG_Capital's pivotal moves in Altimetrik and Zepto. #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #InvestmentTrends

🚀Check out MAGNiTT's latest article, "Decoding Private Capital: How Private Equity Compares to Venture Capital," which sheds light on the key differences across the Private Capital landscape. 💼 🔍 Curious about the distinctions between Venture Capital and Private Equity? Dive into our latest publication to find out! & Stay tuned for what's upcoming on Private Equity 🤩 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dnDHiMbk #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #EmergingMarkets #Investment #MAGNiTT #Analytics #StrategicDevelopment

💰 Funding Alert 💰 RealSage 💲 Amount Raised: $4M 🚀 Series: Seed 💡 Founded: 2022 👥 Founders: Arunabh Dastidar, Gaurav Madani, Zain Nathoo 🔍 Problem: Multifamily real estate sector faces challenges in finance management and decision-making ✅ Solution: AI-driven software platform to enhance decision-making for real estate asset managers, improving operational efficiency and profitability through predictive, data-driven models 🤝 Investors: York IE, Karman Ventures, StellifiVC, Golden Section, Second Century Ventures, and others. Subscribe below to our newsletter for more! 👇 #venturecapital #proptech #AI #realestatetech