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Hey there,
Here's your monthly breakdown of everything that happened in the world of startups, venture capital and M&A transactions from our proprietary database.
Happy Tracking,
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| Shayan Somani
Managing Director
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Startup funding in February was slightly lower compared to January. Overall, there were more than 3.1k funding rounds captured by TechTrack. Here's a breakdown of all things big
and small in the world of startups & VC:
- There were 3,158 deals in February compared to 3,357 in January, a decrease ⬇ of 6%.
- Early stage funding was up in February with 1,385 deals announced compared to 1,264 in January, an increase ⬆ of 10%.
- Expansion stage funding was down in February with 798 deals announced compared to 972 in January, a decrease ⬇ of 18%.
- Overall, deals in February were down ⬇ 15% compared to the same period last year, while the average deal size increased ⬆ 12%. As a
percentage of total deals, pre-seed and angel rounds were down, as investors continue to focus on later stage opportunities.
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M&A deals were down in February, with close
to 1,000 acquisitions captured by TechTrack. Here's a summary of Mergers & Acquisitions activity:
- There were 991 acquisitions in February, a decrease ⬇ of 30% compared to January.
- Despite the drop, M&A activity remains fairly strong with 3,852 acquisitions announced in the last three months, an increase ⬆ of 7% compared to the same period last year.
- Overall, that brings the total number of Mergers & Acquisitions over the last 12 months to 15,382, an increase ⬆ of 62% compared to the preceding 12 months where there were 9,521 acquisitions.
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HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES
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US VC Fund - Fund II - $250M
Description: This VC fund invests in biotechnology and life-sciences-technology startups at the intersection of biology and computing.
Company HQ: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Year Founded: 2020 Employees: 11 - 50
Primary Industries: Biopharma, Biotechnology, Health Care, Health
Diagnostics, Life Science, Medical Device, Personal Health, Pharmaceutical, Product Research, Science and Engineering, Therapeutics
Assets Managed: $400,000,000
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Spain VC Fund - Fund I - $118M
Description: This VC fund invests across the board in human healthcare, including health-tech and biopharma industries.
Company HQ: Barcelona,Spain Year Founded: 2018 Employees: 1 - 10Primary Industries: Apps, Biotechnology, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Healthcare IT, Hospital, Information Technology, Life Science, Medical Device, Natural Language Processing, Pharmaceutical, Science and Engineering, Wearables, Wellness Assets Managed: $118,000,000
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Belgium MicroVC Fund - Fund II - $50M
Description: This VC fund is focused on financing biotech and life science projects in Europe and Japan for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.
Company HQ: Brussels, Belgium
Year Founded: 2017 Employees: 11 - 50
Industries: Biopharma, Biotechnology, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Healthcare Services, Life Science, Manufacturing, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Project Management, Science and Engineering, TherapeuticsAssets Managed: $132,000,000
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US VC Fund - Fund I - $115M
Description: This VC fund invests in rapidly growing businesses that leverage artificial intelligence, machine learning, data, and automation to deliver transformative solutions.
Company HQ: Menlo Park, California, United States Year Founded: 2016 Employees: 11 - 50
Industries: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Consumer Goods, Data and Analytics, E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech, Healthcare IT, Marketing Automation, Machine Learning, Marketplace, Mobile Payments, Software
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UK MicroVC Fund - Fund II - $75M
Description: This VC fund is focused on Seed stage investments throughout Europe across various sectors including biotech, entertainment,
financial services, industry 4.0, and more.
Company HQ: London, United Kingdom (UK)
Year Founded: 2015 Employees: 11 - 50
Industries: 3D
Printing, Advertising, Biotechnology, Blockchain, Commerce and Shopping, Cryptocurrency, Digital Entertainment, Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Software, Video Streaming
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US VC Fund - Fund II - $200M
Description: This US VC fund launched a Crypto Seed fund aimed at building a global digital rights system with an emphasis on emerging markets.
Company HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded: 2017 Employees: 1 - 10
Industries: Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Cyber Security, Enterprise IT, Enterprise Software, Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Personal Finance, SaaS, Transaction Processing
Assets Managed: $200,000,000
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Description: Plexium is a targeted protein degradation (TPD) company, leading the way in the rational design and discovery of monovalent protein degraders across a range of modalities.
Company HQ: San Diego, California, United States
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Year Founded: 2019 Employees: 101 - 250
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Year Founded: 2009 Employees: 251 - 500
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Year Founded: 2021 Employees: 1 - 10
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Year Founded: 2017 Employees: 11 - 50
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Year Founded: 2018 Employees: 11 - 50
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