PitchBook’s 2H 2015 VC Valuations & Trends Report unveils the hottest trends within the U.S. venture capital industry, taking a deep dive into a decade of VC valuations, financings and series terms. The report is powered by the PitchBook Platform, which tracks 25,000 VC-backed company valuations. To summarize the key findings, we’ve produced the short video above, which unveils some particularly interesting details regarding today’s venture industry, including:
- $21.8 billion was invested in the U.S. during 2Q 2015, another post-crisis record. Despite this, deal flow has steadily decreased since 1Q 2014
- Median Series A and B valuations have increased to $15.1M and $41.4M, respectively. Median Series D+ valuations are at an all-time high ($184M)
- 32 startups entered the realm of unicorns through August of this year. This number nearly eclipses last year’s record high of 33
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