as the year wore on, the Business Journal recently reported.
Here are some assessments from an"early look" by PitchBook from the data flood that is starting to emerge from 2022:Investing in the earliest startup rounds held up the best last year in the U.S., with about $21 billion invested in 7,261 fundings. While that is a drop in the annual number of deals of about 5%, the deal count crashed in Q4 of 2022 about 46% below the same period in 2021.
There will be lots more insights coming next week and later this month as researchers sift through the chaos of 2021. Stay tuned!Join 4 local Mayors as they discuss the economic outlook for Silicon Valley. The event opens with a presentation from Bank of America's Senior US & Global Economist, Aditya Bhave.The Silicon Valley Business Journal is compiling its annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the region.