Despite the continued uncertainty and upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of venture capital financings reached a record high in 2021 and proceeds nearly doubled from 2020.
VC-backed company liquidity activity also surged, with sharp increases in both the number of IPOs and the median pre-money valuation at the time of IPO, while the number of acquisitions and median acquisition price reached their highest levels in more than two decades.
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