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PitchBook Named the Official Data Provider of NVCA

All Press Releases, Corporate Venture, Exits, Fundraising, Venture Investment September 21, 2016/by actualize

WASHINGTON, DC – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) today announced the selection of PitchBook, the leading data software provider for professionals in VC, PE and M&A, as its official data provider. Moving forward, NVCA will report on all venture capital activity using data provided by the PitchBook Platform and will partner with PitchBook to produce the quarterly PitchBook and National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) Venture Monitor, detailing venture capital activity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The selection of PitchBook as NVCA’s new data provider ends a lengthy review of NVCA’s current data capabilities and competitive selection process of a long-term data provider to support NVCA’s advocacy initiatives and commitment to providing best in class services to its members.

“We couldn’t be more excited to team up with PitchBook to start a new chapter for NVCA and our data reporting capabilities, opening up a whole new world of possibilities for us as an organization as well as for our members,” said Bobby Franklin, President and CEO of NVCA. Read more

Corporate Venture Activity Slows in Second Quarter

All Press Releases, Corporate Venture July 20, 2016/by actualize

Corporate Venture Groups Participated in 20.6 Percent of all Deals and 24.2 Percent of Investment in Biotechnology Sector

WASHINGTON, DC – Corporate venture groups deployed over $1.2 billion in 198 deals to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the second quarter of 2016, according to the MoneyTree™ Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. The percentage of deals with corporate venture participation was 20.6 percent during the second three months of the year. While this marked the sixth straight quarter of over 20 percent of all venture deals having corporate venture involvement, it was the first quarter to show signs of a slowdown in corporate venture participation. Including the second quarter, corporate venture groups have now invested more than $1 billion into the entrepreneurial ecosystem for ten straight quarters.

“Corporate venture activity for the quarter largely mirrored overall venture investing trends, marked by a 17 percent drop in the number of deals with corporate venture participation. While the second quarter was more subdued, we’ve witnessed a high-level of corporate venture engagement the past year and a half, demonstrating an appreciation by corporations of the value and importance of being a part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem,” said Bobby Franklin, President and CEO of NVCA. Read more

Corporate Venture Engagement in Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Continues to Rise

All Press Releases, Corporate Venture, Research April 22, 2016/by actualize

Corporate Venture Groups Participated in 23.5% of Deals and Accounted for 20.6% of Dollars Deployed in First Quarter

WASHINGTON, DC – Corporate venture groups deployed over $2.5 billion in 228 deals to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the first quarter of 2016, according to the MoneyTree™ Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. The percentage of deals with corporate venture participation has risen for nine straight quarters, reaching 23.5 percent of all venture capital deals during the first three months of the year, which marks the highest level since Q3 2008 when corporate venture groups were involved in 24.1 percent of deals. By dollars invested, corporate venture represented 20.6 percent of venture capital invested for the first quarter, marking the strongest three month period for corporate venture dollars deployed in the history of the MoneyTree Report. Read more

2016 NVCA Yearbook Captures Busy Year for Venture Capital Activity

All Press Releases, Corporate Venture, Exits, Fundraising, Research, Venture Investment March 8, 2016/by actualize

WASHINGTON, DC – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) today released the 19th edition of the annual NVCA Yearbook, documenting trends and analysis of venture capital activity in the United States from the past year and capturing historical data and information about venture’s role in fueling entrepreneurship in America. The NVCA Yearbook is an annual publication based on data from Thomson Reuters that provides statistics on investments into startups, capital managed by general partners, commitments from limited partners and exit activity either thorough an initial public offering (IPO) or merger and acquisition (M&A). Read more

Corporate Venture Investment to Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Hits Fifteen Year High in 2015

All Press Releases, Corporate Venture, Research January 19, 2016/by actualize

Corporate Venture Groups Participated in One Fifth of All Deals and Provided 40 Percent of Investment in Industrial/Energy Companies

WASHINGTON, DC – Corporate venture groups deployed over $7.5 billion in 905 deals to high-growth startups in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in 2015, accounting for 13 percent of all venture capital dollars invested for the year and 21 percent of all deals, according to the MoneyTree™ Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. For the fourth quarter, corporate venture capital investment totaled $1.2 billion in 199 deals, representing 10.3 percent of dollars invested and 21 percent of deals for the quarter.

Corporate Venture Participation Jumps to Over One Fifth of All Venture Deals in Third Quarter

All Press Releases, Corporate Venture, Research November 5, 2015/by actualize

Corporate Venture Accounts for Half of all Funding for Energy Startups in 2015

WASHINGTON, DC – Corporate venture groups deployed $2.3 billion in 240 deals to the startup ecosystem during the third quarter of 2015, accounting for 14.1% of all venture capital dollars invested and 21.5% of all deals, according to the MoneyTree Report™ from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provide by Thomson Reuters. Through the first three quarters, a combined 181 corporate venture groups participated in 20.5% of all deals and accounted for 13.6% of the total venture dollars deployed to startups in 2015. Read more

$1.6 Billion Deployed to Startup Ecosystem by Corporate Venture Groups in Second Quarter

All Press Releases, Corporate Venture July 30, 2015/by actualize

Corporate venture groups participated in 19% of all deals, most since 2008

WASHINGTON, DC – Corporate venture capital groups deployed $1.6 billion to the startup ecosystem in 232 deals during the second quarter of 2015, according to the MoneyTree Report™ from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. Combined, the 132 corporate venture groups accounted for 9.2% of total venture dollars invested and participated in 19.3% of the deals for the quarter, marking the strongest quarter, by number of deals, since the third quarter of 2008 when corporate venture accounted for 24% of all venture deals. Read more

Corporate Venture Groups Accounted for 19% of All Venture Capital Deals in First Quarter

All Press Releases, Corporate Venture April 29, 2015/by actualize

Deployed $2.2 Billion to Startup Ecosystem at Start of 2015

WASHINGTON, DC – Corporate venture groups invested $2.2 billion in 196 deals to U.S.-based companies in the first quarter of 2015, according to the MoneyTree Report™ from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. Corporate venture accounted 16.6% of total venture dollars invested and 19.0% of all venture deals for the quarter. Total dollar investment in the first quarter is up significantly compared to the fourth quarter of 2014 when corporate venture groups deployed $1.4 billion in 199 deals. Part of the dramatic increase can be attributed to a $900 million investment by Google Ventures in SpaceX.

Corporate Venture Groups Deployed More Capital to Startup Ecosystem in 2014 than Any Year Since 2000

All Press Releases, Corporate Venture, Research January 28, 2015/by actualize

Software Companies Dominate but Life Sciences Companies Received More Corporate Venture Investment Dollars than Any Year on Record

WASHINGTON, DC – Corporate venture groups invested $5.4 billion in 775 deals to U.S.-based companies in 2014, according to the MoneyTree™ Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. Corporate venture accounted for 11.0% of all venture dollars invested and 17.8% of all venture deals in 2014, marking the strongest year for corporate venture investing, by dollars, since 2000 when corporate venture groups invested $15.1 billion into 1,948 deals. In the fourth quarter, corporate venture groups invested $1.4 billion in 197 deals. Read more

Corporate Venture Records Strongest Quarter of 2014 as a Percentage of Overall Venture Investing

All Press Releases, Corporate Venture, Research May 13, 2014/by actualize

Corporate venture groups accounted for 10.0% of total dollars invested and 17.2% of deals during Q3

ARLINGTON, VA – Corporate venture groups invested $993.6 million in 176 deals to U.S.-based companies during the third quarter of 2014, according to the MoneyTree™ Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. Corporate venture accounted for 10.0% of all venture dollars invested and 17.2% of all venture deals in the third quarter, marking the strongest quarter of 2014 as a percentage of total venture investing. One hundred and sixty corporate venture groups have invested almost $3.3 billion in 562 deals through the third quarter of 2014, representing 9.3% of total venture dollars invested and 17.7% of all venture deals. If this pace continues, 2014 will mark the strongest year for corporate venture investing since 2000, when corporate venture groups invested $15.1 billion in 1,195 deals. Read more

Member Spotlight: 500 Global

blog, Member Spotlight June 30, 2022/by smaloney@nvca.org

Welcome to our Member Spotlight series where we profile the exciting work of our member firms. For this deep dive, we spoke to Christine Tsai, CEO and Founding Partner of 500 Global to learn more about the firm.

Member Spotlight: Airbus Ventures

blog, Member Spotlight May 25, 2022/by smaloney@nvca.org

Welcome to our Member Spotlight series where we profile the exciting work of our member firms. For this deep dive, we spoke to Thomas d’Halluin, Managing Partner, at Airbus Ventures to learn more about the firm.