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Global venture capital funding surged by 16% in Q1 2024, reaching $89 billion across 4,600 deals, with the U.S. leading the way with a 72% increase. This robust investment environment is particularly evident in early-stage and Series B deals, which are driving significant growth in sectors like generative AI, clean energy, and healthcare. The rise of corporate venture capital and partnerships with startups suggests a bright future for innovation and accessibility in these cutting-edge fields. #VentureCapital

"While the number of #venturecapital deals in the #Houston region declined in the third quarter of 2023, the total value of those deals was the largest in a year... Houston’s venture capital activity was spearheaded by local space company Axiom Space's $350 million Series C funding round in August. The raise was the largest in Texas in the third quarter. It brought the company’s total fundraising to $505 million as it prepares to launch the first module of its Axiom Station project in 2026. Other top local deals in the third quarter included $40 million in late-stage funding for Houston based clean technologies company Cemvita Inc. and $20 million in late-stage funding for electronics manufacturing company MacroFab. Cemvita recently secured a sustainable aviation fuel deal with Chicago-based United Airlines (NYSE: UAL), which is one of Houston’s busiest airlines. Meanwhile, MacroFab also closed a $42 million Series C funding round in the first quarter of 2023, which was the top local deal in that quarter... Through the third quarter, #Texas has been one of the most active markets in the U.S. for venture capital deals. There have been 564 deals in the state worth $4.89 billion through #Q3 2023. Both deal count and deal value trail only California, Massachusetts and New York through the first three quarters of 2023. Nationwide, there were 2,716 deals and 989 estimated deals in the third quarter, the lowest number of total deals in a quarter since Q2 2018 and the sixth-straight quarter that deal volumes have declined. Deal value totaled $36.7 billion last quarter, the lowest figure since Q4 2019." Source: Houston Business Journal

“Buckle Up: Emerging Trends in New Mobility Worldwide” Interview with Ron Hesse features Sam Baker, Managing Partner of MobilityFund, an international venture capital firm. To listen to Interview, please visit here: https://lnkd.in/daeFVeNR In the 11-minute Audio Interview, Mr. Baker discusses these questions: • What role does a venture capital firm like MobilityFund play in the automotive industry? • Which sectors of the mobility space do you find to be most promising? Are there any portfolio companies that you think are riding those trends? • What are some trends that legacy automotive companies need to be most on guard about? • And provides his Final Thoughts. #automotive #automotiveindustry #smartmobility #mobility #global #startups #vc #capital #funding #innovation #technology Lis McNeil John Horrell Cathie Bliss Chad Upton Sam Baker Jonah Bliss About Sam Baker: Managing Partner, MobilityFund Sam Baker serves as the Managing Partner of MobilityFund, a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments in disruptive technologies in the transportation sector, including connectivity, autonomy, sharing, and electrification. MobilityFund is backed by global automotive and energy companies, with a portfolio spanning Europe and the Americas. Before assuming his role at MobilityFund, Sam co-founded Wunder Mobility, a leading software provider for vehicle sharing operators worldwide. To listen to Interview, please visit here: https://lnkd.in/daeFVeNR

Venture capital is crucial in driving deep-tech innovation, and providing the funding and support necessary for groundbreaking advancements. Discover how it shapes the future of technology in this article by #etedgeinsights https://lnkd.in/dW9MXcpM #VentureCapital #DeepTech #Innovation #TechTrends #StartupFunding

#VentureCapital #Funding for #ClimateTech #Dips 40% in #FirstHalf of 2023 After bucking the broader trend of deals slowing down,climate tech investments dropped precipitously compared to this time last year. Climate tech has been an investing bright spot since 2021 in an otherwise dismal venture capital ecosystem,raking in deals as other sectors stagnated. But the first half of 2023 saw a decrease in climate venture funding,according to a new report from Climate Tech VC (CTVC) which tracks venture capital funding for climate tech across seven categories and over 60 subsectors Funding during the first six months of the year totaled $13.1 billion. That marked a 40% decrease compared to the same period last year,according to the report. That change reflects an overall slowdown in venture capital investments,driven by larger macroeconomic forces like higher interest rates as well as sector-specific issues In its report,CTVC noted that while “other market observers may promote larger climate market sizes,”it excludes state-backed and private equity investors as well as post-IPO,grant and other types of funding from its analysis Growth and late-stage startups,particularly in the more mature transportation and energy sectors,saw the greatest declines. Venture capital is starting to shift from mature sectors like electric vehicles,which require large pools of capital to scale up,towards enabling technology like charging infrastructure,which is generally less capital-intensive,said CTVC co-founder and chief executive officer Kim Zou Startups focused on the built environment—which includes sustainable building materials and low-carbon heating and cooling,for example—were among the few bright spots. The sector saw a 7% increase in funding compared to the first half of 2022. Seed funding for climate tech overall also rose 23% compared to this time last year A large part of that rise can be attributed to deals with startups like Kensa Group,HeatTransformers and Gradient working in the heat pump space,which Zou said ballooned from $6 million to almost $200 million. Higher gas prices in Europe as well as new gas bans and Inflation Reduction Act tax credits in the US are driving a ramp-up in heat pump adoption globally Climate tech companies raised $12.6 billion in the first quarter of 2023,according to BloombergNEF, the lowest quarterly funding tracked by BNEF since the second quarter of 2021. That figure includes private equity deals as well as state-owned enterprise funding BNEF data shows that,outside of high investments in mainland China,other markets like Europe and the US saw a more than 50% drop in first quarter funding compared with averages over the last four quarters Zou said “time will tell” whether this is a true slowdown or just a needed correction to an overheated market. Historically, the sector sees most funding deals in the latter half of the year,so if the slowdown continues through then,Zou said,“then maybe that’s a different story.”

“Buckle Up: Emerging Trends in New Mobility Worldwide” GlobalAutoIndustry.com Interview with Ron Hesse features Sam Baker, Managing Partner of MobilityFund, an international venture capital firm. To listen to Interview, please visit here: https://lnkd.in/g-AnqA68 In the 11-minute Audio Interview, Mr. Baker discusses these questions: • What role does a venture capital firm like MobilityFund play in the automotive industry? • Which sectors of the mobility space do you find to be most promising? Are there any portfolio companies that you think are riding those trends? • What are some trends that legacy automotive companies need to be most on guard about? • And provides his Final Thoughts. #automotive #automotiveindustry #smartmobility #mobility #global #startups #vc #capital #funding #innovation #technology Lis McNeil John Horrell Cathie Bliss Chad Upton Sam Baker Jonah Bliss About Sam Baker: Managing Partner, MobilityFund Sam Baker serves as the Managing Partner of MobilityFund, a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments in disruptive technologies in the transportation sector, including connectivity, autonomy, sharing, and electrification. MobilityFund is backed by global automotive and energy companies, with a portfolio spanning Europe and the Americas. Before assuming his role at MobilityFund, Sam co-founded Wunder Mobility, a leading software provider for vehicle sharing operators worldwide. To listen to Interview, please visit here: https://lnkd.in/g-AnqA68

FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH is delighted to publish the new “Robotics Venture Capital Report – 2023”. The report is part of the “FCF DeepTech Series”, which is a quarterly series of reports tracking European venture capital funding trends within four main DeepTech verticals. Here are some key highlights from the report: 1️⃣ The Robotics Venture Capital sector faces significant downwards trend: after a peak in 2021 with €1.9bn in funding volume across 384 transactions, funding activity has continuously declined, resulting in only €1.0bn of capital raised within 170 deals in 2023 (Q3 YTD). This indicates that the VC winter has now arrived in the Robotics sector as well. 2️⃣ Funding volumes are strongly driven by mega deals: since 2021, yearly total funding volumes were mainly driven by mega deals (>€100m): - 2021 with CMR Surgical (€497m, €239m), Agile Robots AG (€184m, €107m), Skyports Infrastructure (€116m) and eCential Robotics (€100m) – 52% of total volume - 2022 with Exotec (€295m) and Scandit (€132m) – 23% - 2023 with Distalmotion (€142m) and CMR Surgical (€142m) – 28% 3️⃣ 70% of robotic IPOs were in Scandinavia by Scandinavian companies: Despite a low number of VC deals in the Scandinavian countries, the majority of IPOs - 7 out of 11 in total since 2018 - were placed there on the NASDAQ OMX or the Oslo Stock Exchange. However, these IPOs are small IPOs with volumes in the low double-digit and even single-digit million range. The only exception was the mega-IPO of AutoStore™ Holdings in 2021 with a volume of €1.9bn. This suggests that the public capital market is a viable option for fundraising start-ups in the Nordics. 4️⃣ Robust M&A exit environment for robotic start-ups: After a slow year 2021 with only 2 M&A exits a record year 2022 with 11 M&A transactions followed. The year 2023 also shows a robust M&A environment with 6 deals YTD. It can be assumed that the currently difficult financing environment influences that development.   To access the full report, please click: https://lnkd.in/d7rkFgCn #robotics #drones #industry4.0 #automation #manufacturing #deeptech #venturecapital #vc #fcffoxcorporatefinance #fcf #RoboticsVentureCapital #FCFDeepTechSeries #TechInvestments #EuropeanVentureCapital

September’s Industry Snapshots #1 💡 Accelerators and incubators are jumping on the opportunity to nurture next-gen clean energy startups 🚀 With the growing public sentiment towards #sustainability, increased innovations and deals being made in this arena, and government incentives like the US Investment Reduction Act, #cleantech has been surpassing others as an attractive investment class. Techstars, a global #accelerator, recently backed Zipline, a California-based drone logistics firm reducing #carbonemissions by up to 97%. Their valuation soared to $2.75 billion in 2021 after securing $250 million. Y Combinator is also going green, welcoming Elyos Energy, a #london startup optimizing energy consumption for large businesses through smart tech. Another trend on the rise is a ‘Studio Model’ that supports startups not just in their early stages but over a couple of years, as opposed to traditional accelerators that just provide short-term bed. This could particularly benefit cleantechs as these often involve higher hardware resources and complex regulatory landscapes. The clean energy wave keeps growing with Google’s #middleeast and #africa climate solutions accelerator and Amazon’s clean energy accelerator. At Scalar North Capital, we actively look at various climate tech, smart infrastructure, and e-mobility opportunities, Converge being one of them. We are excited to witness what more the clean energy future holds for the investing landscape and support innovative startups in their pursuit to promote sustainability💡 https://buff.ly/44QAXUk #Cleantech #Sustainability #Innovation #Funding #VentureCapital #CarbonNeutral #studiomodel #incubators

🚀 Pittsburgh's Tech Scene Triumphs: $340M Raised in Q4, Surging Forward in Venture Capital! 🎉 Discover how local innovators like Gecko Robotics and Imagine Pharma lead the charge in a remarkable rebound, setting the stage for an even brighter 2024-25. Tap in for the full scoop on our tech renascence! #PittsburghTech #VentureCapital #InnovationBoom #InvestInTech #TechTrends #FutureEconomy ➡️ [Link to blog post]