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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global venture capital investment dropped for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q4'2022 - falling from $102.2 billion on 9,767 deals to $75.6 billion on 7,641 deals. Global investment has fallen to its lowest levels since Q2'2019, said a study.
According to the KPMG Private Enterprise Venture Pulse report, the decline comes despite large deals in the energy sector, including alternative energy vehicles, battery technologies, and alternative power generation and distribution technologies as governments seek to secure energy independence and meet their climate obligation.
VC investment in the Americas fell from $49.6 billion across 4,022 deals in Q3'22 to $39.2 billion across 3,322 deals in Q4'22, with the US accounting for $36.2 billion invested, the study said.
Meanwhile, VC investment in Asia dropped from $30.4 billion across 3,052 deals in Q3'22 to $22.6 billion across 2,157 deals in Q4'22. Europe's VC investment fell from $21.2 billion across 2,476 deals, compared to $12.9 billion across 1,936 deals in Q4'22.
Corporate VC investment declined for the fourth consecutive quarter. Total CVC-affiliated investment fell from $108 billion in Q4'2021 to $36.5 billion in Q4'2022.
In the meantime, exit value fell dramatically year-over-year - from $1.427 trillion on 4,174 exits in 2021 to only $308.8 billion on 2,997 deals in 2022. The fall was most notable in the US, where total exit value declined from $753.2 billion to only $7...................... To view our full article Click here
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