Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global venture capital (VC) investment, impacted by macroeconomic trends, recorded a 16% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline to reach $195bn in Q1 2022, said a study.
According to a GlobalData study, North America accounted for around $95bn in terms of deal valuation. During the same period, there is a QoQ 11% fall in unicorn births.
The QoQ deal valuation rate in North America fell by around 8% and in South & Central America, it was flat. MENA recorded a QoQ valuation growth of about 19% while APAC witnessed a dip of nearly 26%. Europe witnessed a 12% QoQ valuation growth.
An analysis of the Deals Database of GlobalData's Disruptor Intelligence Center shows the fluctuating trend of VC activities and unicorn births during 2021 and a QoQ drop during the last quarter.
The report said that the power and utility sector registered a maximum YoY increase in investment value by 72% followed by the food service sector at around 63%. The industrial goods & machinery sector recorded a nearly 66% nosedive followed by the automotive sector, which registered a decline of about 50%.
Meanwhile, the notable technology themes that garnered attention during the quarter were digital media, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, e-commerce, big data, and blockchain. Among the top 10 deals, fintech and digitalization broadly dominated the investments.
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