The pace at which venture capitalists are deploying funding across the globe slowed yet again in April.
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This morning, we’re parsing the latest numbers to better grok market sentiment around the current venture capital market. Which, as you will shortly see, is far smaller than it was just a few months ago.
Despite the 12-month low, we aren’t witnessing a dramatic dip. According to Crunchbase, the amount invested in private companies last month is only 10% lower than in March of this year. The year-on-year decline isn’t massive either, with April 2022’s tally only 13% inferior to April 2021’s.
The decline is also nuanced when looking at different investment stages. Seed funding actually increased by 14% year on year. But late-stage funding is down 19% year on year. Even though it was flat month on month, we think it is the latter figure that matters the most.
