Venture Should Steady In 2024, And North American Startup Funding Dipped In Q4

[Crunchbase News]( January 13, 2024 [1]( [Forecast: After A Turbulent Few Years, Venture Should Steady In 2024]( VCs view 2024 pretty optimistically — although with caveats — with funding likely already hitting its low, the exit markets coming back, and a coming to terms with the new normal of work. [Venture Forecast →]( [2]( [North American Startup Funding Ended 2023 With A Q4 Dip]( North American startup investors closed out 2023 with the worst quarter of the year, pulling back sharply on late-stage deals amid a weak exit environment. [N.A. Funding Dip →]( [3]( [Artificial Buildup: AI Startups Were Hot In 2023, But This Year May Be Slightly Different]( Generative AI and AI-related startups raised more than $42 billion in 2023, per Crunchbase data, with some, including OpenAI, Anthropic and Inflection AI, raking in billions of dollars all by themselves. [A New Year →]( [4]( [Asia Venture Funding In 2023 Hits Lowest Level Since 2015]( Mirroring the global market, venture funding to startups in Asia in 2023 dropped 38% — falling to its lowest total dollar amount since 2015. [Asia's 2023 →]( [5]( [European Venture In 2023 Halved From Peak, But Was Still Above Pre-Pandemic FundingÂ]( Funding to European startups reached $52 billion in 2023, down 39% year over year from 2022, Crunchbase data shows. However, the continent's share of the venture capital ecosystem has increased since 2021. [Europe's Numbers →]( [6]( [Survey Says: Readers Forecast Sunnier Outlook For Startup World In 2024]( We provide the sentiments from our latest reader survey, in which our audience shared its thoughts on tech, AI, the economy, startup funding, company cost-cutting, and more. [Survey Results →]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [View in Browser]( | [Unsubscribe]( Crunchbase, Inc. 564 Market Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104