A RECORD HIGH ON $130B IN VC FUNDING IN 2020, UP 14% YOY, BUT TOTAL DEALS FAILED TO 6,022, for the second straight year in a row.

September 3, 2022

Report: VC funding in the US reached a record high of $130B in 2020, up 14% YoY, but the total number of deals fell to 6,022, down for the second year in a row — What began as a desperate year for startups, characterized by mass layoffs as the pandemic took hold, has turned into a record venture capital funding haul.