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$5B
Strategic Funding
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Investors
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Expert analysis on venture capital trends and investment strategies
Since 1984, venture funds have exhibited comparable risk to some public and private equity investments, while potentially offering better returns.
Since 2006, the number of deals and the capital raised have been growing exponentially, reaching a total of $164 billion invested across 11,651 deals in 2020 alone.
Annual VC Investment
$164B
Annual deployed venture capital investment in last measured year
Annual Investment Rounds
11,651
Number of VC funding rounds in most recent year
Growth Trend
+243% Increase
Number of annual VC investment rounds vs. 15 years ago
Venture capital investments over time

Source: NVCA, 2021. “NVCA 2021 Yearbook”, with underlying data provided by Pitchbook. Analysis period 2002-2020. The chart as displayed includes the total capital raised for each year in the VC asset class and the number of investments made by VC funds.
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Arlington, VA, US
Founded
2015
Stage
Series D
Total Raised
$157.4M

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Aug 2026
$400M
Series C

Aug 2026
$36M
Series A

Aug 2026
$60M
Series B

Aug 2026
$45M
Series B

Aug 2026
$63M
Series C

Aug 2026
$750M
Series G

Aug 2026
$250M
Series C
Source: Morgan Stanley (2020), "Public to Private Equity in the United States: A Long-Term Look". Past performance does not ensure future results and expected risk, returns, or other projections may not reflect future performance. All asset classes correspond to the period 1984-2015, except for venture capital funds, which reflect the period 1984-2013, representing the most recent data available at the time of the study publication.
Risk Level vs Other Equities
Comparable Risk Profile
Similar long-run standard deviation to small public companies
Returns
Best Risk Adjusted Returns
Well above average risk-adjusted returns of any asset class
Founded
2019
Stage
Seed
Total Raised
$3.3M
Founded
2021
Stage
Acquired Subsidiary
Total Raised
$37M
Arlington, VA, US
Founded
2015
Stage
Series D
Total Raised
$157.4M