1、Venture PulseQ42022Global analysis of venture fundingJanuary 18,20232#Q4VCWelcome to the Q422 edition of Venture Pulse KPMG raised$450 million,China-based SPIC Hydrogen Energy Private Enterprises quarterly report highlighting the key raised$631 million,China-based Voyah Car Technology raisetrends,op
2、portunities,and challenges facing the VC market$631 million,Estonia-based Sunly raised$196 million,and globally and in key jurisdictions around the world.Belgium-based Tree Energy Solutions raised$129 million.Fintech also remained highly attractive to VC investors It was a challenging 2022 for VC in
3、vestment globally,despite globally,in addition to B2B solutions and healthcare and strong fundraising activity and a major amount of dry power biotech.available in the market.The ongoing conflict in the Ukraine,rapidly rising interest rates,high levels of inflation,and Heading into Q123,VC investmen
4、t globally is expected to concerns about a global recession all combined to drive VC remain subdued given the uncertainty in the market.Down investment down,particularly in the second half of the year.rounds will likely become more prevalent as companies are Global VC investment in Q422 was down sig
5、nificantly quarter-forced to raise capital despite the less-than-optimal market over-quarter and less than half the record level set during conditions.M&A activity could also pick up as companies Q421.begin to run out of cash and fail to attract new investment.VC investment in all regions fell quart
6、er-over-quarter.The In this quarters edition of Venture Pulse,we examine these Americas continued to account for the largest share of VC and a number of other global and regional trends,including:investment globally during Q422,with the US accounting for The continued focus on cost-cutting and cash