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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

Despite a notable decline in share in March, North America maintained its dominance by accounting for 45.6% of global VC investment volume in Q1 2021, followed by APAC with 28.1%, Europe with 20.8% share, Middle East and Africa with 3.7% share, and South and Central America with 1.8%, said a study.

The number of VC funding deals that were announced globally increased marginally by 0.7% from 2,069 in January to 2,084 in February, and further grew by 10.6% to 2,305 deals in March 2021, said a study by GlobalData.

"Global venture capital (VC) funding witnessed moderate growth during the first quarter (Q1) of 2021 with North America continuing to attract the highest number of investments, while Europe and the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region witnessed significant growth in deals volume as well as corresponding share," the study pointed out.

Though North America registered consistent month-on-month growth in February and March, it was relatively much lesser when compared to regions such as Europe, and the Middle East and Africa, which also witnessed consistent growth in the number of VC investments.

Resultantly, Europe's and the Middle East and Africa's share of global VC investment volume increased from 19.9% and 3% in January to 22% and 4.1% in March, respectively. Meanwhile, North America's share declined from 46.6% in January to 43.4% in March.

Aurojyoti Bose, the Lead Analyst at GlobalData, said: "VC funding activity in ......................

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