Source - https://medium.com/@efeng/a-stats-based-look-behind-the-venture-capital-curtain-91630b3239ae
TL;DR - There are many more investors now than a few years ago, particularly at the seed stage. However, the overall accuracy rate of investors has decreased from 15% to 10% because significantly more companies are being invested in.
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Tags - Stats, VC, seed funding, history of investment, investment trends
Questions answered:
- What has changed in the VC industry from a decade ago?
- Why are people funding more companies at seed stage?
Summary:
- There are now a lot more investors in VC than 10 years ago
- From 2003 to 2011, an average of 157 new funds were raised each year. But from 2012 onward, that average rose to 223, or an impressive 42% increase.
- The rate of non-seed funds raised each year has been relatively stable for the past 15 years at about 90. But the rate of seed funds raised has jumped dramatically
- In the past 15 years, the amount of money invested by US-based VC firms into startups grew more than 4x to almost $85 billion dollars last year.
- venture and growth-stage deals (i.e. non seed deals) have accounted for over 90% of the capital and that ratio has been consistent over the past decade
- Total number of exits (startups going public or getting acquired) are up 2x in the past 15 years
- Return on investment is roughly the same now as it was 15 years ago despite having about 3x as much money in the system.
Follow up links:
- More general info about why VC investing more in seed-stage companies https://medium.com/greater-colorado-venture-fund/a-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-new-risk-capital-landscape-cec1b810eea4