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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

U.S. venture capitalists are expected to pour over $100 billion into startups for a second straight year, following the record sum invested in 2018, said PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor.

During the first three quarters of the year, venture capital firms had already invested $96.7 billion in 7,862 funding deals, which puts 2019 on pace to be the second-highest year for venture capital investment behind last year's record totals. said the study.

Venture-backed exit activity stabilized in the third quarter of 2019 after a surge in the second quarter; however, the steady flow of exits has pushed year-to-date exit value over $200 billion for the first time, surpassing the annual record following just three quarters of the year.

Outsized liquidity events continue to be a dominating trend across VC, with exits over $100 million making up 98.7% of the value so far this year.

Late-stage dealmaking has continued its strong momentum from the past couple of years, showing no signs of slowing down. 185 mega-deals ($500+ million) have already been completed so far this year, nearly reaching 2018's full-year total and accounting for 43% of total VC investment value.

Interest in female-founded startups continues to increase, with 2019 pacing to be a record year of VC activity. Investor confidence in VC continued as fundraising has shifted towards increasingly larger funds since 2012.

Mega-funds continued to close at lofty levels, with 15 fund......................

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