Our survey analyzed the terms of 171 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2023 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Fourth-quarter Bay Area venture capital financings remained largely flat from the...more
Third-quarter Bay Area venture capital financings reached the highest number in the past 12 months (188), including the most Series A financings (100) since Q2 2021. However, Q3 was notably consistent with the prior quarter,...more
11/30/2023
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Corporate Financing ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Life Sciences ,
Liquidation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Our survey analyzed the terms of 162 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2023 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Venture capital financings in Silicon Valley reached a seven-year low and down...more
8/24/2023
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Corporate Financing ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Investors ,
Silicon Valley ,
Software ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Our survey analyzed the terms of 177 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2023 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
While Fenwick doesn’t track fundraising volume, the drop in investments continues to...more
Our survey analyzed the terms of 169 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2022 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
The Q4 2022 data is consistent with what we would have expected. The terms are...more
2/16/2023
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Corporate Financing ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Financing ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital ,
Venture Funding
Our survey analyzed the terms of 194 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2022 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
While the number of venture financings were down in the second quarter compared to...more
8/19/2022
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Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Financing ,
Digital Media ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Life Sciences ,
Silicon Valley ,
Software ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Our survey analyzed the terms of 287 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2021 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Key Findings -
• Valuation results again reached new record highs, with the...more
3/8/2022
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Capital Raising ,
Corporate Financing ,
Digital Media ,
Life Sciences ,
Silicon Valley ,
Software ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Valuation ,
Venture Capital
Our survey analyzed the terms of 260 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2021 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Key Findings:
• Valuation results remain near historical highs with the average...more
11/19/2021
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Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Financing ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Life Sciences ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Our latest survey analyzed the terms of 358 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2021 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Key Findings Include:
- The average and median price increases of...more
Our latest survey, analyzing the terms of 259 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2021 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley, shows valuation results continued their momentum from the fourth quarter of...more
5/14/2021
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Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Financing ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Life Sciences ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Our survey analyzed the terms of 229 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2020 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Key Findings -
Valuation results rebounded from the prior quarter, but remain...more
This survey is a special interim report to highlight changes in the Silicon Valley venture capital environment through October 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please note that when providing data on a monthly...more
Our survey analyzed the terms of 211 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2020 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Key Findings -
Valuation results rebounded from the prior quarter, but remain...more
This survey is a special interim report to highlight changes in the Silicon Valley venture capital environment through August 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please note that when providing data on a monthly basis,...more
This survey is a special interim report to highlight changes in the Silicon Valley venture capital environment through July 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please note that when providing data on a monthly basis,...more
We analyzed the terms of 230 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2020 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. This survey follows our recent Silicon Valley Venture Capital Flash Report – First Quarter...more
This survey is a special interim report to highlight changes in the Silicon Valley venture capital environment in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
To facilitate analysis, we are providing information on a monthly basis,...more
We analyzed the terms of 188 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The quarter recorded the highest average and median price increases in the 16-year history of...more
We analyzed the terms of 189 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The quarter recorded the highest average price increase since mid-2015. The software and...more
12/11/2019
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Capital Raising ,
Corporate Financing ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Mergers ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
We analyzed the terms of 189 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The quarter recorded the highest average price increase since mid-2015. The software and...more
We analyzed the terms of 215 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The quarter showed the highest percentage of up rounds since 2004, when we first started...more
We analyzed the terms of 185 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. We found that valuation results continued to be strong, with the average price increase in Q1...more
6/14/2019
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Capital Raising ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Funds ,
Life Sciences ,
Mergers ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Background –
We analyzed the terms of 234 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2018 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. We found that valuation results are at three-year highs, with the software...more
Background –
We analyzed the terms of 215 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2018 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Overview of Fenwick & West Results –
Valuation results were generally...more
Background -
We analyzed the deal terms of 83 financings for privately-held, U.S.-based companies valued at $1 billion or more—known as unicorns—that raised money in 2017 and the first half of 2018. We included comparative...more