What To Expect From Fintech In 2022 After A Record Year, And The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds

[Crunchbase News]( January 8, 2022 [1]( [Fintech Led VC Investment Last Year. Here’s What To Look For In 2022]( Financial services was the leading sector for venture investment in 2021 with $134 billion invested, marking a whopping 177 percent year-over-year growth. With fintech emerging as the leading sector for startup sector investment, here are three trends worth watching in 2022—plus a few words of caution from investors we spoke with. [Fintech Forecast →]( [2]( [The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Silicon Ranch Powers Up With $775M, Eikon Scopes Out $517.8M]( The first week of the new year saw five rounds of more than a quarter-billion dollars each. Biotech was the flavor of the week, accounting for three of the top 10 rounds this week. [Top 10 Rounds →]( [3]( [Global Venture Funding And Unicorn Creation In 2021 Shattered All Records]( Venture funding in 2021 broke records across the board, Crunchbase data shows, with investment last year up more than 10x what it was a decade earlier. Global venture investment last year totaled $643 billion, compared to $335 billion for 2020—marking 92 percent growth year over year. [Record Funding →]( [4]( [As Crypto-Corns And Venture Dollars Flood The Digital Asset Landscape, What Will The Industry Do For A 2022 Encore?]( Venture funding in the crypto space hit more than $21 billion in 2021, far surpassing the $3.7 billion invested in 2020, according to Crunchbase numbers. That level of funding also helped birth more than 30 new unicorns—companies valued at $1 billion or more—last year in the industry, about three quarters of all unicorns created in crypto. [Next For Crypto →]( [5]( [For 2022, Here’s What Startups Are Doing To Extend Our Lifespans]( In areas from neurodegenerative disease prevention to age indexing to organ regeneration, upstart companies are working on breakthroughs with collective potential to radically extend the human lifespan. Longevity investors predict 2022 will be a big year for the space; we take a look at where activity is accelerating. [Longevity Startups →]( [6]( [Starter, Pro Or Enterprise? A Guide To Finding The Right Crunchbase Plan For You]( Whether you're a salesperson, entrepreneur, investor, job seeker or market researcher, Crunchbase has a prospecting solution for you. In this guide, we’ve summarized key features included in Crunchbase Starter, Pro and Enterprise to help you identify which solution can best address your needs. [Crunchbase Plans →]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [View in Browser]( | [Unsubscribe]( Crunchbase, Inc. 564 Market Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104