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US garners over half of global high-value VC investments

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

A study revealed that the US continues to remain the top destination for venture capital (VC) investments globally - it accounted for 55.4% share of the total number of high-value VC deals announced globally during Q1-Q3 2024, while its share in terms of the corresponding value stood at 56.4%.

Moreover, it also outpaced peer countries by a significant margin for high-value (that is, valued more than or equal to $100 million) VC investments and accounted for more than half of deal volume as well as the value of those investments during Q1-Q3 2024, according to the report by GlobalData.

The US saw the announcement of 209 high-value VC deals during Q1-Q3 2024 with the total value of these deals pegged at $48.4 billion.

"The US outpaced other nations in terms of both the volume and value of high-value VC deals by a substantial margin. The dominance of the US for high-value VC deals can also be understood from the fact that it was distantly followed by China, which held 12.7% and 16.6% share of high-value VC deal volume and value, respectively, during Q1-Q3 2024," said Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData.

"Of the top 10 countries by high-value VC deals volume during Q1-Q3 2024, five were from Europe, three were from the Asia-Pacific region, and two countries were from the North American region," Aurojyoti added.

Meanwhile, a total of 48 high-value VC deals worth $14.2 billion in terms of disclosed funding value were announced i......................

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