A smaller sample of
companies still produce
robust results
U.S. VC early-stage activity
Deal value ($B)
735 699
697
U.S. early-stage and latestage VC activity
800 822
755
# of deals closed
760
726
747 739
645
612
$3.7
$3.9
$4.6
$4.6
$5.5
$5.1
$6.8
$5.3
$6.9
$6.1
$6.0
$6.6
Even as round counts fell once more
at the early stage in the U.S., the
amount of capital invested remained
more than robust—in fact, the $6.6
billion invest