Q1 saw a marked increase in early-stage funding, with $39 billion invested in nascent startups, up from $25 billion in the fourth quarter and $22 billion in the first quarter of 2020. The Q1 figure marks an all-time global high for early-stage funding, per Crunchbase data.
Is Early-Stage Venture Becoming A Growth Investor's Game?
Global venture funding hit an all-time high in the first quarter of 2021, per Crunchbase data. That sort of increase in venture funding is typically attributable to growth in late-stage funding.
But, along with a surge in late-stage funding, we also saw a marked increase in early-stage funding last quarter, with $39 billion invested in nascent startups, up from $25 billion in the fourth quarter and $22 billion in the first quarter of 2021.
The Q1 figure marks an all-time global high for early-stage funding.
Growth equity leads early stage
The most active investor leading at the Series A and B stages was, surprisingly enough, a growth-stage investor: Insight Partners, which led six Series A fundings.
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