Today, I take a look at the state of venture capital and seed funding during the month of August nationally, where $7.7B was invested into US startups. 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+]).
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The average early-stage round in the US for August was $2.8M Tweet This
The median early-stage round in the US for August was $2.1M Tweet This
$756.7M 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 $11.4M Tweet This
The median Series A round in the US for August was $8.2M Tweet This
$1.4B was invested across Series A rounds in the US in August Tweet This
A Banksy got everyday investors 32% returns?
Mm-hmm, sure. So, what’s the catch?
We know it may sound too good to be true. But thousands of investors are already smiling all the way to the bank, thanks to the fine-art investing platform Masterworks.
These results aren’t cherry-picking. This is the whole bushel. Masterworks has built a track record of 16 exits, including net returns of +10.4%, +27.3%, and +35.0%, even while financial markets plummeted.
But art? Really? Okay, skeptics, here are the numbers. Contemporary art prices:
- outpaced the S&P 500 by 131% over the last 26 years
- have the lowest correlation to equities of any asset class
- remained stable through the dot-com bubble and ’08 crisis
Got your attention yet? Alleywatch readers can skip the waitlist with this exclusive link.
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See important disclosures at masterworks.com/cd
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The average Series B round in the US for August was $31.6M Tweet This
The median Series B round in the US for August was $21.7M Tweet This
$1.4B 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 $101.0M Tweet This
The median late-stage round in the US for August was $50.0M Tweet This
$4.1B was invested across Series C+ rounds in the US in August Tweet This
A Banksy got everyday investors 32% returns?
Mm-hmm, sure. So, what’s the catch?
We know it may sound too good to be true. But thousands of investors are already smiling all the way to the bank, thanks to the fine-art investing platform Masterworks.
These results aren’t cherry-picking. This is the whole bushel. Masterworks has built a track record of 16 exits, including net returns of +10.4%, +27.3%, and +35.0%, even while financial markets plummeted.
But art? Really? Okay, skeptics, here are the numbers. Contemporary art prices:
- outpaced the S&P 500 by 131% over the last 26 years
- have the lowest correlation to equities of any asset class
- remained stable through the dot-com bubble and ’08 crisis
Got your attention yet? Alleywatch readers can skip the waitlist with this exclusive link.
LEARN MORE
See important disclosures at masterworks.com/cd
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$7.7B was invested in startups in August in the US across 479 deals Tweet This
US VC funding in August was +45.6% from last month and -18.2% from the same period last year Tweet This
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