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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: During 2024, a total of 10,384 venture capital (VC) funding deals with disclosed funding rounds were announced globally - this is a decline of 11.9% compared to the 11,786 VC deals announced during the previous year, revealed a study.
According to the latest GlobalData report, among all VC funding rounds, early-stage funding rounds (Comprising Seed and Series A funding rounds) witnessed a significant decline in their volume last year compared to 2023.
An analysis of GlobalData's Deals Database reveals that the total number of early-stage funding rounds declined by 14.2% in 2024 compared to 2023.
A total of 8,086 early-stage funding rounds (comprising 4,457 Seed rounds and 3,629 Series A funding rounds) were announced globally during 2024 compared to the previous year's announcement of 9,424 early-stage funding rounds that included 5,359 Seed rounds and 4,065 Series A funding rounds.
However, despite the decline, early-stage funding rounds continued to dominate the global VC funding landscape in 2024. These accounted for a 77.9% share of the total number of VC deals with disclosed funding rounds announced globally during 2024.
Meanwhile, the number of growth, expansion, and late-stage funding rounds (Series B onwards) declined by 2.7% from 2,362 VC deals in 2023 to 2,298 VC deals in 2024. Growth, expansion, and late-stage funding rounds collectively accounted for a 22.1% share of the total number of VC deals with disclosed fundin...................... To view our full article Click here
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