Today, technology is advancing at an incredible speed, and we
are seeing things that once seemed to be left to science fiction.
When we have these periods of significant technological
advancement, investors take notice. So, where are investors
deciding to put their money when it comes to emerging
technologies?
Pitchbook is out with their Emerging Tech Indicator* (you can
download the full report
here), looking at the technologies that the top ten percent
(10%) of venture capital investors are pursuing, and drilling down
into how those investors are allocating their capital. Below, we
take a look at the data behind the startups receiving funding.
First, as was expected, deal values decreased in Q4 of 2022,
dropping 26% from Q3 of that year. The 130 deals in Q4 totaled
$3.53 billion, down from $4.83 billion in Q3. While this was the
fourth quarter in a row to show a decline in ETI investment, they
do point out that “ETI deal value still accounted for 11.6%
of all
