The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds, And Buyers Call Bluff On Unicorn Valuations

[Crunchbase News]( January 21, 2023 [1]( [The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Pathalys Pahrama Lands $150M; Impel Drives Away With $104M]( After a strong start to the year, this week slowed down. No round came close to $200 million, and only three rounds hit the $100 million mark. Health care and biotech were big again. [Biggest Rounds →]( [2]( [Buyers Call Bluff On Unicorn Valuations: Spread Between Asking Prices And Bids Widens On Secondary Markets]( In 2021, thanks to high valuations, employees could sell shares of the private companies they worked for at rather generous prices. But those stock options aren’t as valuable anymore. [Secondary Markets →]( [3]( [Top Seed Trends Include Carbon Capture, Women’s Health And AI Productivity]( Where is seed funding activity on the rise? Out of numerous potential options, we narrowed our take to four emerging themes: carbon capture, AI productivity tools, women’s health and hybrid work. [Seed Trends →]( [4]( [Funding To Web3 Startups Plummets 74% in Q4]( The end of 2022 showed a significant cooling of investor interest in the still young space. [Web3 Funding →]( [5]( [High-Speed Latin American Startup Funding Slows in 2022]( One year, you’re the fastest-growing region in the world for startup investment. The next, it’s all shrinking fast. [LatAm Slowdown →]( [6]( [Forecast: For 2023, Novelty Is In, Copycats Are Out]( For 2023, we predict that startup investors will be looking for novelty in the companies they back. Out with the me-too business plans. [Novelty Investing →]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [View in Browser]( | [Unsubscribe]( Crunchbase, Inc. 564 Market Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104