Our survey analyzed the terms of 287 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2021 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Key Findings -
• Valuation results again reached new record highs, with the...more
3/8/2022
/ Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
Corporate Financing ,
Digital Media ,
Life Sciences ,
Silicon Valley ,
Software ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Valuation ,
Venture Capital
Our survey analyzed the terms of 260 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2021 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Key Findings:
• Valuation results remain near historical highs with the average...more
11/19/2021
/ Capital Raising ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Financing ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Life Sciences ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Our latest survey analyzed the terms of 358 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2021 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Key Findings Include:
- The average and median price increases of...more
Our latest survey, analyzing the terms of 259 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2021 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley, shows valuation results continued their momentum from the fourth quarter of...more
5/14/2021
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Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Financing ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Life Sciences ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Our survey analyzed the terms of 229 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2020 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Key Findings -
Valuation results rebounded from the prior quarter, but remain...more
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
Our survey analyzed the terms of 211 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2020 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Key Findings -
Valuation results rebounded from the prior quarter, but remain...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
Background -
Our survey analyzed the terms of 203 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2020 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The Q2 2020 survey is the first to analyze a full quarter of results...more
8/26/2020
/ 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. 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
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Corporate Financing ,
Life Sciences ,
Media ,
Popular ,
Silicon Valley ,
Software ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
We analyzed the terms of 230 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2020 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. This survey follows our recent Silicon Valley Venture Capital Flash Report – First Quarter...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.
To facilitate analysis, we are providing information on a monthly basis,...more
We analyzed the terms of 188 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The quarter recorded the highest average and median price increases in the 16-year history of...more
In 2019, we published analysis to help tech and life sciences companies navigate U.S. tax law changes, an evolving IP landscape and new privacy regulations such as the California Consumer Privacy Act. We also tracked venture...more
1/8/2020
/ ABC Test ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Convertible Debt ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Privacy ,
Debt Financing ,
Direct Listing ,
Diversity ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Life Sciences ,
Misclassification ,
New Guidance ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proxy Season ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Venture Capital ,
Withholding Tax ,
Woman Board Members
We analyzed the terms of 189 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The quarter recorded the highest average price increase since mid-2015. The software and...more
12/11/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Raising ,
Corporate Financing ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Mergers ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
We analyzed the terms of 189 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The quarter recorded the highest average price increase since mid-2015. The software and...more
We analyzed the terms of 215 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The quarter showed the highest percentage of up rounds since 2004, when we first started...more
9/5/2019
/ Capital Formation ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Technology Sector ,
Valuation ,
Venture Capital
We analyzed the terms of 215 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The quarter showed the highest percentage of up rounds since 2004, when we first started...more
We analyzed the terms of 185 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. We found that valuation results continued to be strong, with the average price increase in Q1...more
6/14/2019
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Capital Raising ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Funds ,
Life Sciences ,
Mergers ,
Silicon Valley ,
Startups ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Background We analyzed the terms of 185 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. We found that valuation results continued to be strong, with the average price...more
Background –
We analyzed the terms of 234 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2018 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. We found that valuation results are at three-year highs, with the software...more
Background –
We analyzed the terms of 215 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2018 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Overview of Fenwick & West Results –
Valuation results were generally...more
We analyzed the terms of 225 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2018 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Overview of Fenwick & West Results -
Valuation results continued to be strong in Q2...more