Startup funding up 11.9% in August month-over-month and down 45% year-over-year, dipping below $10B for the month for the second month in row.
Today, I take a look at the state of venture capital and seed funding during the month of August nationally. Analyzing some publicly available data from our friends at CrunchBase, we break down the aggregate statistics for all funding deals by stage of funding (Early Stage [Angel, Pre-Seed, Seed], Series A, Series B, and Late Stage [Series C+]) including mention of notable rounds.
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The average early-stage round in the US for August was $3.1M Tweet This
The median early-stage round in the US for August was $2.5M Tweet This
$843.1M was invested across early stages rounds in the US in August Tweet This
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The average Series A round in the US for August was $12.0M Tweet This
The median Series A round in the US for August was $9.6M Tweet This
$2.0B was invested across Series A rounds in the US in August Tweet This
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The average Series B round in the US for August was $29.0M Tweet This
The median Series B round in the US for August was $23.0M Tweet This
$1.7B was invested across Series B rounds in the US in August Tweet This
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The average late-stage round in the US for August was $85.8M Tweet This
The median late-stage round in the US for August was $50.0M Tweet This
$4.9B was invested across Series C+ rounds in the US in August Tweet This
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$9.4B was invested in startups in August in the US across 551 deals Tweet This
US VC funding in August was +11.9% from last month and -45% from the same period last year Tweet This
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