In 2019, in the US alone, more than 10,000 startups raised more than $133 billion in venture funding, with a large proportion of that equity investments.
In 2019, U.S. venture-backed startups represented approximately 2.27 million employees.
The 82 venture-backed IPOs representing $199 billion in exit value in 2019 marked the highest annual exit value on record.
The overall US median VC fund size in 2019 was $80 million, the highest since 2008 and a 7% increase from 2018.