Deal & Funding Breakdown: November 16th – November 30th
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
by Bullpen
As we’re closing off 2022, deals have slowed with just 31 deals tracked in the last fortnight, slow going at this time of the year. Much of the deals hit the seed and Series A stage. đź’° Top Funding Deals (November 2nd – November 16th) Descript, $50m SponsorUnited, $35m Aescape, $30m Speak, $27m Ace Games,
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Deal & Funding Breakdown: November 2nd – November 16th
Thursday, 17 November 2022
by Bullpen
Of course FTX’s meltdown was the big news of the week. This is likely to cast a shadow over investments into web3 sports, wagering and gaming, with a broader step back in crypto sponsorships to follow. FTX’s venture capital arm, FTX Ventures, launched a $2 billion fund focused on gaming and entertainment investments earlier this
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Deal & Funding Breakdown: October 19th – November 2nd
Wednesday, 02 November 2022
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In the last fortnight, 32 deals were recorded by Bullpen. Two mega rounds were announced plus three significant deals involving blockchain gaming – Manc, Stardust and ChainSafe. Of note, healthtech companies not tracked by Bullpen have received a lot of backing in recent weeks solving challenges in mental health, tele-health, nutrition, patient management, therapy (including
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Deal & Funding Breakdown: October 5th – October 19th
Wednesday, 19 October 2022
by Bullpen
It’s been a very significant drop in deals in the last fortnight, just the 27 deals tracked, which has been the lowest all year. What has occurred in the meantime has been sports, fitness, entertainment and media focussed venture capital firms closing funds – look at Will Ventures recently closing a $150m fund. There’s also a
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Deal Breakdowns: Bullpen’s Q3 2022 Wrap
Sunday, 09 October 2022
by Bullpen
It’s the Q3 wrap up as I look back over the quarter for this edition and the next. There were 331 deals in the last quarter and some of the breakdowns are below. Industries Adtech/Martech & Marketing – 32 deals Web3 (Blockchain, NFT & Metaverse) – 42 deals Media, Content, Communications & Social Media –
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Deal & Funding Breakdown: September 7th – September 21st
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
by Bullpen
We breakdown some of the highlights of the deals tracked by Bullpen in the last fortnight. All deals are tracked in our deal and funding tracker. There were 56 deals in the last fortnight tracked. The most in a fortnight for a while. Four mega rounds led by Epic Games’ $2b raise but the one
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Deal & Funding Breakdown: August 10th – August 24th
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
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We breakdown some of the highlights of the deals tracked by Bullpen in the last fortnight. All deals are tracked in our deal and funding tracker. Where sports deals ruled in the previous fortnight, this is the time for media, marketing and adtech based businesses to share in the highest quantity of funding here. There
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Deal & Funding Breakdown: July 27th – August 10th
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
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We breakdown some of the highlights of the deals tracked by Bullpen in the last fortnight. All deals are tracked in our deal and funding tracker. I’ve now come across possibly the first, yet certainly the biggest, startup casualty since developing the deal tracker from January 1st. UK-based music, travel and experiences company Pollen has
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Deal & Funding Breakdown: July 13th – July 27th
Thursday, 28 July 2022
by Bullpen
We breakdown some of the highlights of the deals tracked by Bullpen in the last fortnight. All deals are tracked in our deal and funding tracker. Checking out the last fortnight, it got a little busier and perhaps a little bit of confidence seeped in with capital markets and fund raising for startups. Out of 51
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Deal Breakdowns: Largest Series A Stage Deals (above $30m)
Tuesday, 19 July 2022
by Bullpen
After tracking 643 deals for the first half of the year, we dive in to the Series A stage highlights. There were 120 Series A stage deals, with an average size raised of $22.89m for a total of $2.68b raised for companies at that stage. The largest Series A stage deals as tracked by Bullpen from January 1st to June
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