Between October 2020 and March 2021, venture capital-backed companies were acquired for record high sums globally. In the first quarter of 2021 alone, these acquisition deals reached 57.1 billion U.S. dollars in value, which was greater than the value of deals closed in the first two quarters of 2020 combined.
Value of acquisitions of venture-backed companies worldwide from Q4 2018 to Q1 2021
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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CrunchBase. (April 7, 2021). Value of acquisitions of venture-backed companies worldwide from Q4 2018 to Q1 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244053/global-acquisition-deal-size-of-vc-backed-companies/
CrunchBase. "Value of acquisitions of venture-backed companies worldwide from Q4 2018 to Q1 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244053/global-acquisition-deal-size-of-vc-backed-companies/
CrunchBase. (2021). Value of acquisitions of venture-backed companies worldwide from Q4 2018 to Q1 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244053/global-acquisition-deal-size-of-vc-backed-companies/
CrunchBase. "Value of Acquisitions of Venture-backed Companies Worldwide from Q4 2018 to Q1 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244053/global-acquisition-deal-size-of-vc-backed-companies/
CrunchBase, Value of acquisitions of venture-backed companies worldwide from Q4 2018 to Q1 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244053/global-acquisition-deal-size-of-vc-backed-companies/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Value of acquisitions of venture-backed companies worldwide from Q4 2018 to Q1 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], CrunchBase, April 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244053/global-acquisition-deal-size-of-vc-backed-companies/
