Proposed Rule Changes Could Chill Already Cool SPAC Market, And The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds

[Crunchbase News]( April 16, 2022 [1]( [Proposed Rule Changes Could Chill Already Cool SPAC Market]( While all the rage the past two years, both SPACs going public and those finding a target to merge with are on the decline—and newly proposed rule changes by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding blank-check firms could further affect the market. [SPAC Rules →]( [2]( [The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Epic Games Scores Huge Round, Circle Loops In $400M Raise]( Last week's largest VC funding deals to U.S. companies felt very 2022. A large gaming company looking to build its own metaverse raised billions of dollars, while a crypto company raised millions from large traditional financial institutions as a soap opera swirled around it. [Big Rounds →]( [3]( [Gaingels, Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Most Active Investors In US Market In March]( Although venture funding has hit a dip in North America—and globally—several big-name firms stayed active in the U.S. market in March. [Active Investors →]( [4]( [Venture Funding To Latin America Fell Sharply In Q1]( Overall, investors put $3.4 billion into Latin America funding rounds in Q1 of 2022—down 30 percent from Q4 2021. [LatAm Venture →]( [5]( [Asia Venture Funding Falls After Record 2021]( The venture market in Asia is not immune to the decline in funding seen globally. [Asia VC Falls →]( [6]( [What is Seed Funding and Why Do You Need It?]( Every business starts with an entrepreneur and a great idea. But to bloom, they need money to grow — and that begins with seed funding. Here’s everything you need to know about seed money and how to successfully raise a seed round to take your startup from an idea to a thriving business. [Seed Funding →]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [View in Browser]( | [Unsubscribe]( Crunchbase, Inc. 564 Market Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104