Venture Capital Investment Market Expected to Reach $1,068.5 Billion by 2031

According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, “Venture Capital Investment Market," The venture capital investment market size was valued at $173.45 billion in 2021, and is estimated to reach $1068.5 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 20.1% from 2022 to 2031.

Furthermore, major market players are undertaking various strategies to increase the competition and offer enhanced services to their customers. For instance, Singapore-based Jungle Ventures raised $600 million towards the close of its fourth fund. This includes $450 million in the main fund and $150 million in additional managed commitments. Therefore, with this latest fundraise, Jungle Ventures Assets Under Management (AUM) reached over $1 billion. This makes Jungle the first independent Singapore-headquartered corporate venture capital firms to achieve the feat. This is a major driving factor for the venture capital investment market.

By fund size, the under $50 M segment is the fastest growing segment. This is attributed to the fact that funds at these sizes are mostly focused on pre-seed, seed, and Series A deals. Many are led by first-time and other emerging fund managers early on in their investing careers. Furthermore, under $50 million funds are focused on investing in seed and early-stage companies and are frequently managed by new and emerging managers.

On the basis of region, North America attained the highest growth in 2021. This is attributed to the fact that the market is now expanding as a result of an increase in startups, financial institutions, and mutual funds venture capital investments, as well as the market's overall expansion. Apart from this, the expanding investment activities in diverse industry verticals, such as healthcare, biotechnology, agriculture, and media & entertainment, are further strengthening market venture capital investment market growth.   

Due to the COVID-19, small and medium-sized businesses have been halted, and the majority of businesses have been liquidated. Additionally, the portfolio's valuation deduction, the volatility of the foreign exchange market, and difficulties with current investments have all contributed to a worsening of the SME's asset's financial performance. Therefore, all venture capital providers, including business angels, equity crowd funding platforms, and seed and venture capital funds, experience an immediate decline in investment due to the economic crisis brought on by COVID-19. Therefore, COVID-19 negatively impacted the venture capital investment industry.

Key Findings of the Study

• By funding type, the first-time venture funding segment led the venture capital investment market in terms of revenue in 2021.
• On the basis of industry vertical, the computer and consumer electronics segment accounted for the highest venture capital investment market share in 2021.
• According to region, North America generated the highest revenue in 2021.

The report profiles of key players operating in the venture capital investment market analysis such as Accel Partners Venture, Agoranov, Balderton Capital (UK) LLP, Battery Ventures, Caixa Capital Risc, Cherry Ventures, Eurazeo, Greylock Partners, Hoxton Ventures LLP, Index Ventures, Lakestar, Seedcamp, Sequoia, Target Global, Union Square Ventures, Park Capital, and GetVantage. These players have adopted various strategies to increase their market penetration and strengthen their position in the venture capital investment industry.