US investors deployed $32.6bn in venture capital (VC) funding across 1,853 deals, registering 10.5% increase in volume and a 22.5% decrease in count compared to 1Q 2018.

Angel & seed deal value reached $1.9bn in the first quarter, but saw the greatest decline in deal count among investment stages, falling 44.2% between 2015 and 2018, said the PitchBook-NVCA Vent