In 2022, it’s no surprise that most assets are in a bear market. People have a variety of signals they look for when determining a good time to enter the market, with Cointelegraph Research’s venture capital report for Q2 revealing that venture capital inflows stalled at just over $14. billion last quarter, same as the first quarter.
However, Q3 was not so good, falling over 66% to just $4.98 billion, as Cointelegraph Research explores in its latest Venture Capital Report for Q3. The number of operations also fell to 338 in the entire quarter, compared to 621 in the second. Although this could paint a bleak picture for the blockchain industry, there are still many apparent positive signs after analyzing all the data.
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Cointelegraph Research Terminal’s venture capital database contains comprehensive details on deals, mergers and acquisition activities, investors, cryptocurrency companies, funds, and more. The team analyzes this data to uncover the most important trends in the industry, and this latest report provides a brief summary of the highlights of the last quarter – not everything can fit in the 12-page quarterly report.
Is a potential fund building?
Looking at the quarterly charts, the third quarter shows a massive drop from over $14.6bn in capital inflows in the second quarter to just $4.98bn in the third. But as Cointelegraph Research noted in its most recent Investor Insights report, September saw a 20.6% increase in venture capital interest, rising from a 2022 low of $1.36 billion in August to $1.64 billion in September. .
While one data point doesn’t make a trend, there were other activities focused on building blockchain companies and promoting Web 3.0, such as the launch of funds like the $665 million Peter Thiel-backed Valar Ventures. , the $430 million Multicoin Capital fund, and the three new Headline funds that have a combined value of over $900 million. Speaking of which, what exactly is Web 3.0?
The second quarter venture capital report highlighted that decentralized finance (DeFi) had ceased to be the main sector of interest for venture capital, as it had moved to Web 3.0. This trend has continued through the third quarter, but that begs the question: What is Web 3.0? The Private Equity Database breaks down the sector into subcategories, and the Third Quarter Private Equity Report provides an analysis of this data. The results are, to say the least, interesting. To learn more, read the report here.
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