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Global VC investment reached a new annual investment high this quarter — confirming 2018 as a massive year for the VC market globally with 3 months of investment still to go. While total VC investment dropped quarter over quarter, the decline was not surprising given Q2’18 results were buoyed by the massive $14 billion deal by Ant Financial.
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Venture
Pulse
Q3 2018
Global analysis of
venture funding
10 October 2018
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© 2018 KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”). KPMG International provides no client
services and is a Swiss entity with which the independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated.
Welcome
Welcome to the Q3’18 edition of KPMG Enterprise’s Venture Pulse — a
quarterly report highlighting the key trends, opportunities, and challenges
facing the venture capital market globally and in key jurisdictions around
the world, including the Americas, Asia and Europe.
Global VC investment reached a new annual investment high this quarter —
confirming 2018 as a massive year for the VC market globally with 3 months
of investment still to go. While total VC investment dropped quarter over
quarter, the decline was not surprising given Q2’18 results were buoyed by
the massive $14 billion deal by Ant Financial. Despite the decline, results
remained strong compared to other quarters, led by a $2 billion raise by Grab
in Singapore and $1 billion raises by Bitmain in China and Oyo Rooms
in India.
The IPO market globally now appears wide-open, helping to spur
ongoing interest in the VC market. More than 20 unicorn companies
globally have issued IPOs already in 2018 — far exceeding totals over
the past 2 years. Post-IPO results have been relatively strong for most
companies — a trend spurring excitement for potential high-profile exits
expected heading into 2019.
Urban mobility continued to gain momentum in Q3’18, with many of the
big car-sharing companies continuing to expand into other forms of
transportation. Uber’s recent investment in Lime — an electronic scooter
and bike share company is a prime example of this. This trend follows
one that began in China — where unicorn company Ofo’s bikes ar