Venture capital investment in US-based companies got off to a strong start in 2019: 2,179 deals completed for a total value of $55bn in H1, which represented a 17% increase in deal value, but a 20% drop in the number of deals, from H1 2018.

"Looking at how this compares to H1 2018, aggregate deal value was higher in H1 2019 by some $8bn, but through 566 fewer de