Investing.com
Published Apr 11, 2024 21:14
Investors and founders are busier, showing significant quarterly and yearly growth in future dealmaking metrics
Market Reawakening: Investor Activity Accelerates
Both founder and investor activity rose in Q1 2024 following a slow 2023 and Q4's ramp-up. Investor engagement with pitch decks is outpacing the rate of founder pitch decks sent out, both year-over-year (YoY) and quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), demonstrating decreased competition in a crowded landscape as VCs prepare to make deals.
Investor pitch deck interactions increased by 17.8% YoY in Q1, and the rate at which founders distributed pitch decks increased by 9.2%. Investors continue to review pitch decks at a quick pace of 2 minutes and 30 seconds, evaluating opportunities and making decisions promptly, despite the shifting temperament of dealmaking over the last few years.
The start of 2024 is showing promise for dealmaking, with a 17.3% rise QoQ in pitch deck interactions. This increased momentum contrasts with 2023 when global venture funding fell to roughly
VC Metrics Reach 2021 Levels with Surging Investor Interest
As the 2024 fundraising landscape evolves, the current fundraising climate is on pace with the fervor of record-breaking 2021.
"Investors appear to be as enthusiastic as they were during the bullish 2021 fundraising climate," said
Opportunities are rising for VCs, with potential interest rate cuts on the horizon and the current AI industry boom ” investment in AI more than doubled from 2022 to 2023.
"The market is gravitating towards startups that offer not just innovation, but also practical, scalable models and the traction to prove it," said
DocSend releases quarterly data analyses via the Pitch Deck Interest metrics to track and predict the investment landscape, informing founders of volatility or stability in the venture capital environment.
Key Leading Indicators of Fundraising Activity
There are three core metrics unique to DocSend for tracking investors' hunger for deals and founders' quest for capital.
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