普华永道：2018年4季度MoneyTree Report(英文版)(99页).pdf

1、PwC / CB Insights MoneyTree Report Q4 2018 PwC | CB Insights MoneyTree Report Q4 2018 2 Executive summary $100M+ deals drive 2018 global funding to highest levels since 2000, with US startups raising $99.5B over 5,536 deals. Annual US funding nears record amid falling deal activity: US VC funding ju

2、mped to $99.5B, the highest yearly funding level since 2000, over 5,536 transactions, the lowest level of deal activity since 2013. $100M mega-rounds drive funding higher: Driving the trend toward fewer, bigger deals, US companies raised a record number of mega-rounds in 2018, with 184 $100M+ fundin

3、g rounds. Seed-stage deal share continues to fall in 2018: Seed-stage deal share fell to 25%, the third consecutive yearly decline, as larger, later-stage deals take up more US funding. US sees a record number of new unicorns: 53 US VC-backed companies saw their valuation rise to over $1B in 2018 a

4、record number of new unicorns. Artificial Intelligence funding peaks in Q318: AI-related funding declined in Q418 to $2.4B, from $2.7B in Q318, after increasing in the first three quarters of 2018. 2018 Global funding surges 21% compared to 2017, approaching 2000 record. Global funding hits $207B: T

5、otal annual global VC funding increased by 21% to $207B. Deal activity rose 10%, to 14,247 transactions. Asia funding increases moderately amid surging deal activity: Asia was an exception to falling global deal activity, with 5,066 transactions in 2018, a 42% increase compared to 2017. Funding in t

6、he region increased by 11%, to $80.9B. San Francisco funding hits historical record in 2018: VC funding in San Francisco jumped by 55% in 2018 to $28B, from $18B in 2017. Quarter-over-quarter, however, Q418 saw a decline in funding (-17%) and deal activity (-5%). New York Metro funding sets historic