Almost 140 more venture capital-backed companies were acquired in the first quarter of 2021 than in the previous quarter. In the first quarter of 2021, 631 VC-backed companies were acquired, up from only 495 in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Number of acquisitions of venture-backed companies worldwide from Q4 2018 to Q1 2021
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CrunchBase, Number of acquisitions of venture-backed companies worldwide from Q4 2018 to Q1 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244037/global-acquisitions-of-vc-backed-companies/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Number of acquisitions of venture-backed companies worldwide from Q4 2018 to Q1 2021 [Graph], CrunchBase, April 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244037/global-acquisitions-of-vc-backed-companies/