This survey is a special interim report to highlight changes in the Silicon Valley venture capital environment through October 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please note that when providing data on a monthly...more
This survey is a special interim report to highlight changes in the Silicon Valley venture capital environment through August 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please note that when providing data on a monthly basis,...more
This survey is a special interim report to highlight changes in the Silicon Valley venture capital environment through July 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please note that when providing data on a monthly basis,...more
This survey is a special interim report to highlight changes in the Silicon Valley venture capital environment in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on May financing activity and supplements our March 2020 and April...more
This survey is a special interim report to highlight changes in the Silicon Valley venture capital environment in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on April financing activity and supplements our March Flash Report...more
6/22/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Financing ,
Life Sciences ,
Media ,
Popular ,
Silicon Valley ,
Software ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
This survey is a special interim report to highlight changes in the Silicon Valley venture capital environment in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
To facilitate analysis, we are providing information on a monthly basis,...more
Background — We have analyzed the terms of venture financings for Israeli and Israeli-related technology companies that reported raising money during the year 2016. Our survey does not include financing rounds of less than US...more
This survey analyzes the financings of 31 US-based, venture-backed unicorns that raised money in 2016. It also includes comparative data from our prior surveys covering unicorn financings in 2014 and 2015. Our prior surveys...more
We analyzed the terms of 149 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2016 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Overview of Results -
The weakening in venture valuations that began in the second...more
We analyzed the terms of 195 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2016 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Overview of Results -
The weakening in venture valuations that began in the second...more
Background -
We analyzed the terms of 148 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2016 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Overview of Results -
The weakening in valuations that began in...more
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We analyzed the terms of 152 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2015 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Overview of Fenwick & West Results -
Valuation results in 4Q15...more
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In May 2015, we published our first survey of the terms of unicorn financings. That survey covered financings undertaken by US based unicorns in the 12 month period ended March 31, 2015, and is available...more
To better understand the effect that the terms and valuations of late stage financings are having on IPOs, we undertook an analysis of the 41 US-based technology companies that went public in 2014-2015 and that had undertaken...more
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We analyzed the terms of 175 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2015 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Overview of Fenwick & West Results -
Valuation results continued to...more
Background -
We analyzed the terms of 166 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2015 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
- Overview of Fenwick & West Results
- Valuation results continued...more
There has been a great deal written about the growing number of venture backed companies with billion-dollar valuations. While valuations are clearly high discussions about venture valuations can be misleading, because the...more
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We analyzed the terms of 150 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2014 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Overview of Fenwick & West Results -
Valuation results...more
Background -
We analyzed the terms of 180 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2014 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Overview of Fenwick & West Results -
Valuation results...more
Background — We have analyzed the terms of venture financings for Israeli and Israeli-related technology companies that reported raising money during H1 2014. Our survey does not include financing rounds of less than US...more
We analyzed the terms of 174 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2014 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley....more
Background — We have analyzed the terms of venture financings for Israeli and Israeli-related technology companies that reported raising money during 2013. Our survey does not include financing rounds of less than US...more
We analyzed the terms of venture financings for 124 companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that reported raising money in the fourth quarter of 2013....more
We analyzed the terms of venture financings for 128 companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that reported raising money in the third quarter of 2013.
Overview of Fenwick & West Results -
Valuation results in...more
11/20/2013
/ Acquisitions ,
Angel Investors ,
Dilution ,
Dividends ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Liquidation ,
Nasdaq ,
Pay-To-Play ,
Seed Financing ,
Silicon Valley ,
Venture Capital
In this Guide:
- Guide to Starting a Corporation
- Venture Capital for High Technology Companies
- Angel/Seed Financing Survey – 2012: Internet/Digital Media and Software Industries
- Trends in...more