SoftBank, Tiger Still Lead Pack Of Spendiest Startup Investors In The World, And The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds

[Crunchbase News]( January 15, 2022 [1]( [SoftBank, Tiger Still Lead Pack Of Spendiest Startup Investors In The World]( In a wild year for startup funding, one variable stayed constant: The most active investors and biggest check writers are familiar names who’ve been at this a long time. [Top Investors →]( [2]( [The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Project44 Nabs $420M To Help Supply Chain Issues, Bolt Checks Out With $355M and Biotech’s Big Week]( Although a supply chain platform developer and an e-commerce provider hit it big with the largest rounds of the week, the real takeaway is venture’s current love affair with biotech. [Biggest Rounds →]( [3]( [Startup Round Inflation Skyrocketed In 2021]( Consistently we are seeing a swell in year-over-year inflation rates for funding rounds. We take a deeper look a the data and make the case for calling this type of increase "inflation." [Round Inflation →]( [4]( [The Market Minute: After A Record Year, What’s Next For The SPAC Market?]( Last year was a blockbuster for the public markets and saw a record number of special-purpose acquisition companies go public. All told, 613 SPACs raised more than $162 billion in gross proceeds, crushing the record set in 2020, which was already a standout year for the SPAC market. [SPAC Outlook →]( [5]( [North American Startup Funding Scaled Unprecedented Heights In 2021]( We don’t use many exclamation points when writing about startup funding. But the 2021 North American annual tallies require at least a few. In short: It was a really big year for funding! Really, really big!! It was record-setting big, and not by a small margin!!! [NA Funding →]( [6]( [4 Ways To Find and Engage Hyper-Targeted Sales Leads with Crunchbase]( Finding hyper-targeted sales leads (leads who are highly likely to convert) doesn’t have to be complicated. In this article, we’ll dive into four simple ways Crunchbase can help you easily identify hyper-targeted leads based on your ICP. [Find Leads →]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [View in Browser]( | [Unsubscribe]( Crunchbase, Inc. 564 Market Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104